The Arena mutator is a mutator present in every Tournament and Championship game which replaces the game's weapons and ammo with a specific one. The Instagib mutator can be considered part of this, to some extent.
Unreal Tournament
The Arena mutator as per se doesn't exists here. Instead, five different mutators allow the players to play with specific weapons. These are:
| Mutator | Weapon |
|---|---|
| Shock Rifle Arena | Shock Rifle |
| Pulse Arena | Pulse Gun |
| Flak Arena | Flak Cannon |
| Rocket Launcher Arena | Rocket Launcher |
| Sniper Rifle Arena | Sniper Rifle |
There are two extra Arena mutators in the game's code, which aren't available without modifying the file Botpack.int
| Mutator | Weapon |
|---|---|
| Impact Hammer Arena | Impact Hammer |
| Minigun Arena | Minigun |
UC/UT2003/UT2004
This time, Epic decided to get rid of the above, and put all the Arena mutators into a single, configurable mutator.
In order to choose the weapon, you must go to the Mutators tab, and then to the button Configure Mutator. There, you have a droplist where you can choose the weapon.
Vehicle Arena
There's a mutator in 2004, Vehicle Arena, which replaces every vehicle in the map with a specific vehicle.
Unreal Tournament III
This mutator is present again, but under a different name, Weapon Replacement.