# How to install Team Arena?

**URL:** <https://discourse.ioquake.org/t/how-to-install-team-arena/211>\
**Category:** ioquake3\
**Created:** [February 24, 2014, 7:29pm UTC](https://discourse.ioquake.org/t/how-to-install-team-arena/211 "2014-02-24T19:29:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![1alan\_headrick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/e99b99/32.png) [@1alan\_headrick](https://discourse.ioquake.org/u/1alan_headrick)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2014, 7:29pm UTC](https://discourse.ioquake.org/t/how-to-install-team-arena/211/1 "2014-02-24T19:29:35Z")

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I managed to get Quake3 installed and working.  
I have read a lot of posts about Team Arena, but not much on how to install it.

I tried to copy files from baseq3 to the installed baseq3 and get all kinds of missing file errors.  
Not sure how its done.  
Please post me some directions…

thanks

AARRGG! never mind I found it.

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**Author:** ![MANATARMS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.ioquake.org/manatarms/32/5_2.png) [@MANATARMS](https://discourse.ioquake.org/u/MANATARMS)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2014, 7:41pm UTC](https://discourse.ioquake.org/t/how-to-install-team-arena/211/2 "2014-02-26T19:41:17Z")

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The Team Arena pk3’s go into the ‘missionpack’ folder, not into ‘baseq3’

Team Arena is basically handled exactly like any other mod would be.

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**Author:** ![777](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.ioquake.org/777/32/29_2.png) [@777](https://discourse.ioquake.org/u/777)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2014, 2:49pm UTC](https://discourse.ioquake.org/t/how-to-install-team-arena/211/3 "2014-08-02T14:49:24Z")

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Hi guys! I’ve installed quake 3 team arena how it was written above. Now I start team arena and get follow message in console:

> ## Parsing menu file:ui/mai…menu Parsing menu file:ui/joinservr.meenu Parsing menu file:ui/filter.menu ^1Error: file ui/filter.menu, line 1: file ui/menddef.h not found Parsing menu file:ui/punkbustr.meenu Parsing menu file:ui/player.menu ^1Error: file ui/player.menu, line 1: file ui/menddef.h not found Parsing menu file:ui/setup.menu ^1Error: file ui/setup.menu, line 1: file ui/menddef.h not found Parsing menu file:ui/fight.menu ^1Error: file ui/fight.menu, line 1: file ui/menddef.h not found Parsing menu file:ui/skirmishmenuu Parsing menu file:ui/createsever…menu Parsing menu file:ui/controlsmenuu Parsing menu file:ui/cdkey.menu ^1Error: file ui/cdkey.menu, line 1: file ui/menddef.h not found Parsing menu file:ui/system.menu ^1Error: file ui/system.menu, line 1: file ui/menddef.h not found Parsing menu file:ui/options.enu" Parsing menu file:ui/hel…menu Parsing menu file:ui/ordershep.meenu Parsing menu file:ui/mo.mmenu Parsing menu file:ui/dem…menu Parsing menu file:ui/cinematimenuu.menu Parsing menu file:ui/credit.menu ^1Error: file ui/credit.menu, line 1: file ui/menddef.h not found Parsing menu file:ui/demo\_qui.mennu Parsing menu file:ui/connect.enu" Parsing menu file:ui/powerup.enu" Parsing menu file:ui/passwordmenuu Parsing menu file:ui/quake3.menu ^1Error: file ui/quake3.menu, line 1: file ui/menddef.h not found Parsing menu file:ui/qui…menu Parsing menu file:ui/vid\_restrt.mmenu Parsing menu file:ui/default.enu" Parsing menu file:ui/addfilte.mennu Parsing menu file:ui/error.menu ^1Error: file ui/error.menu, line 1: file ui/menddef.h not found Parsing menu file:ui/serverino.meenu Parsing menu file:ui/findplayr.meenu Parsing menu file:ui/endofgam.mennu Parsing menu file:ui/quitcredt.meenu Parsing menu file:ui/resetscoe.meenu Parsing menu file:ui/createfaoritt.mmenu UI menu load time = 3 milli seconds Parsing menu file:ui/ingame.menu ^1Error: file ui/ingame.menu, line 1: file ui/menddef.h not found Parsing menu file:ui/ingame\_vte.mmenu Parsing menu file:ui/ingame\_aout…menu Parsing menu file:ui/ingame\_cntrool…menu Parsing menu file:ui/ingame\_jin.mmenu Parsing menu file:ui/ingame\_otionn.mmenu Parsing menu file:ui/ingame\_sstemm.menu Parsing menu file:ui/ingame\_lave…menu Parsing menu file:ui/ingame\_payerr.menu Parsing menu file:ui/ingame\_adbott.menu Parsing menu file:ui/ingame\_cllvoot…menu Parsing menu file:ui/ingame\_oderss.menu UI menu load time = 0 milli seconds 45 bots parsed — Common Initialization Complete — IP: 127.0.0.1 IP: 192.168.1.7 IP6: ::1 IP6: fe80::d2df:9aff:fe64:bd8d%wlan0 Opening IP6 socket: [::]:27960 Opening IP socket: 0.0.0.0:27960 ]\quit ----- CL\_Shutdown ----- Closing SDL audio device… SDL audio device shut down. RE\_Shutdown( 1 )

PAK0.pk3 has only ui/menudev.h. May be “menddev.h” it’s typo.  
How can I resolve it?

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**Author:** ![MANATARMS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.ioquake.org/manatarms/32/5_2.png) [@MANATARMS](https://discourse.ioquake.org/u/MANATARMS)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2014, 2:33am UTC](https://discourse.ioquake.org/t/how-to-install-team-arena/211/4 "2014-08-06T02:33:29Z")

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The baseq3 folder should have pak0-pak8…

MD5sums:  
1197ca3df1e65f3c380f8abc10ca43bf pak0.pk3  
48911719d91be25adb957f2d325db4a0 pak1.pk3  
d550ce896130c47166ca44b53f8a670a pak2.pk3  
968dfd0f30dad67056115c8e92344ddc pak3.pk3  
24bb1f4fcabd95f6e320c0e2f62f19ca pak4.pk3  
734dcd06d2cbc7a16432ff6697f1c5ba pak5.pk3  
873888a73055c023f6c38b8ca3f2ce05 pak6.pk3  
8fd38c53ed814b64f6ab03b5290965e4 pak7.pk3  
d8b96d429ca4a9c289071cb7e77e14d2 pak8.pk3

The missionpack folder should have pak0-pak3…

MD5sums:  
e8ba9e3bf06210930bc0e7fdbcdd01c2 pak0.pk3  
8b8a51f9edf2671dfeb53e0405bac3c6 pak1.pk3  
4e02be54614ca7dbed81b5c44a19302d pak2.pk3  
e7f91f4eb6e3d28d978b8cca54631695 pak3.pk3

Looks like you might be missing pak0.pk3 from TeamArena

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**Author:** ![dixius99](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.ioquake.org/dixius99/32/807_2.png) [@dixius99](https://discourse.ioquake.org/u/dixius99)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2025, 3:20pm UTC](https://discourse.ioquake.org/t/how-to-install-team-arena/211/5 "2025-06-21T15:20:22Z")

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I think I’m missing a step when I try to install Team Arena on my Mac. I have all of the .pk3 files listed here, in the correct folders (checked md5 and they look good), but when I launch ioquake3, I don’t see how to actually get into Team Arena from here. In the old days on Windows, I thought I just went in to Mods, and I’d see Team Arena listed there, but all I see listed in Mods is Quake III Arena. Is there a trick for getting Team Arena to start?

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**Author:** ![WofWca](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.ioquake.org/wofwca/32/795_2.png) [@WofWca](https://discourse.ioquake.org/u/WofWca)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2025, 10:28am UTC](https://discourse.ioquake.org/t/how-to-install-team-arena/211/6 "2025-06-22T10:28:02Z")

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Are you sure that the `missionpack` folder is alongside the `baseq3` folder that contains `pak0-pak8.pk3`?

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**Author:** ![dixius99](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.ioquake.org/dixius99/32/807_2.png) [@dixius99](https://discourse.ioquake.org/u/dixius99)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2025, 12:46pm UTC](https://discourse.ioquake.org/t/how-to-install-team-arena/211/7 "2025-06-22T12:46:13Z")

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Yes, within the Mac app bundle itself. Let me try to show a screen.

 ![Screenshot 2025-06-22 at 08.37.06](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/ioquake/original/1X/803b098bd2438d6090f9ea7fef4bf62153909bec.jpeg)  
This shows the 2 folders, and the contents within each, including the .pk3 files.

I have screens of the MD5s for the .pk3 files too, but as a new user, I’m only allowed one image per message.

I thought it might have something to do with [the version of ioquake3 I’m using from Mac Source Ports](https://www.macsourceports.com/game/quake3arena), but it is the same for both that version and the one from this site.

Hey, just adding: on my Team Arena disc, there, a pak4.pk3. I never see it mentioned, and it doesn’t appear to change anything when I add it to the missionpack folder.

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**Post date:** [June 23, 2025, 2:31am UTC](https://discourse.ioquake.org/t/how-to-install-team-arena/211/8 "2025-06-23T02:31:15Z")

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> [@dixius99](#):
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> I thought it might have something to do with [the version of ioquake3 I’m using from Mac Source Ports](https://www.macsourceports.com/game/quake3arena), but it is the same for both that version and the one from this site.

MacSourcePorts distributes a version of ioquake3.

> [@dixius99](#):
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> In the old days on Windows, I thought I just went in to Mods, and I’d see Team Arena listed there, but all I see listed in Mods is Quake III Arena. Is there a trick for getting Team Arena to start?

With ioquake3 I see Team Arena listed on the main game menu and in the mods menu.

 ![Screenshot 2025-06-22 at 16.29.55](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/ioquake/original/1X/b7994b143f8d2d24322d229caf0e70930322f514.jpeg)

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**Post date:** [June 23, 2025, 2:47am UTC](https://discourse.ioquake.org/t/how-to-install-team-arena/211/9 "2025-06-23T02:47:40Z")

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> [@dixius99](#):
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> Yes, within the Mac app bundle itself.

I do not recommend putting the files inside of the app bundle. I’ve updated the instructions in [the Player’s Guide](https://ioquake3.org/help/players-guide/#macosinstallation) to include instructions for setting up Team Arena.

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**Post date:** [June 23, 2025, 11:58pm UTC](https://discourse.ioquake.org/t/how-to-install-team-arena/211/10 "2025-06-23T23:58:15Z")

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The new instructions work perfectly.