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The Elder Scrolls: Blades · Preservation Project

Data Capture Setup

Help preserve Blades before the servers close on June 30, 2026. While a VPN we run is on, the server records your game's API traffic so developers can rebuild it. About 10 minutes.

iPhone / iPad
Before you start

You'll sign in with a Discord account at newblades.dethele.com. New accounts may need a quick admin approval — if you see “Account pending approval” after signing in, ask in Discord; the Setup wizard unlocks once you're approved.

This guide mirrors the website's built-in Setup wizard, which walks you through the same steps with live links and a status check.

1

Sign in with Discord

Open https://newblades.dethele.com and sign in with Discord (create a free Discord account first if you don't have one). From your dashboard, open the Setup wizard and begin.

2

Choose what to capture

The wizard lists the game hosts it captures. Leave everything ticked for the fullest picture — untick anything you'd rather not have stored (you can change this later in your dashboard). Tap Continue.

3

Install our certificate — two parts, both required

This lets the server decrypt the game's HTTPS traffic. Apple hides the trust toggle in a separate menu, so don't skip Part 2 — without it nothing is captured.

Use Safari — not Firefox or Chrome

On iPhone & iPad, only Safari can install this certificate. Other browsers (Firefox, Chrome, or the in-app browser inside Discord) will download the file, but it won't show up in Settings → VPN & Device Management. If you're not in Safari, tap the share / ••• icon → Open in Safari, then return here.

Part 1 — Install the profile
  1. Tap Download CA certificate. iOS shows “Profile downloaded.”
  2. Open Settings → General → VPN & Device Management → tap the Blades Capture profile → Install → enter your device passcode.
Part 2 — Enable full trust (don't skip)
  1. Open Settings → General → About and scroll to the bottom.
  2. Tap Certificate Trust Settings. (No such menu item? Part 1 didn't finish — install the profile first.)
  3. Turn on Blades Capture under “Enable full trust for root certificates,” then tap Continue on the warning.
Sanity check

The Blades Capture toggle should now be green / on. If it's grey, capture will not work.

4

Install the WireGuard app

Install the official WireGuard app from the App Store. It runs the VPN tunnel that carries your game traffic to the capture server.

5

Get your VPN config

This also registers your device with the server.

  1. In Get your VPN config, choose Arena + Bethesda (recommended) — captures the full game including live Arena PvP, while leaving your other apps off the VPN.
  2. Tap Generate VPN config, then Download .conf (blades-capture.conf).
  3. Open WireGuard → tap + (top-right) → Create from file or archive → pick blades-capture.conf from Downloads.

Manage or add more devices later under Your devices on your dashboard.

6

Play & capture

  1. In WireGuard, toggle the blades-capture tunnel ON.
  2. Launch The Elder Scrolls: Blades and play normally — the login screen alone is enough to test.
  3. Back in the wizard, the status panel shows “seen in last 60s” once capture is working.
While you play

Keep the VPN on while playing and turn it off when you're done. Don't use this VPN for sensitive traffic (banking, email). Captured data is visible to project admins and developers, so avoid accounts you want kept private.

After setup

What gets captured

  • Character data
  • Progress & statistics
  • Arena activity & match info
  • Other game API data

Where to see it — your dashboard

  • Live view
  • Capture session history
  • Upload recording
  • Your tasks