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|publishers  =  
 
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|engines      =  
 
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{{Infobox game/row/engine|Unity}}
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|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|December 11, 2014}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|December 11, 2014}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|December 11, 2014}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|December 11, 2014}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|EA}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|Cancelled}}
 +
|taxonomy    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | }}
 
|steam appid  =  
 
|steam appid  =  
−
|gogcom page  =  
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|gogcom id    =
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|wikipedia    = Scrolls (video game)
+
|mobygames    =
 +
|strategywiki =  
 +
|wikipedia    = Caller's Bane
 
|winehq      = 14511
 
|winehq      = 14511
 +
|license      = Former commercial
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
'''Key points'''
 
'''Key points'''
−
{{--}} Servers are estimated to shut down on July 1st, 2016. No further development, aside from balancing patches, if needed. <ref>https://scrolls.com/2015/06/its-been-a-blast-automaton</ref>
+
{{ii}} Originally titled '''Scrolls''', the game was renamed to '''Caller's Bane''' and was made available for free with community run servers on the June 20, 2018.<ref name="free_community_servers">{{Refurl|url=https://scrolls.com/2018/06/the-game-is-now-free/index.html|title=Caller's Bane - The game is now free!|date=2018-08-13}}</ref>
 +
{{ii}} No longer in development. Official game servers shut down on February 13, 2018.<ref name="shutdown">{{Refurl|url=https://scrolls.com/2018/02/server-news/index.html|title=Caller's Bane - Status Update|date=2018-08-13}}</ref>
 +
{{--}} The experimental Linux version never made the transition to '''Caller's Bane'''.<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Aemony|date=2018-08-13|comment=Caller's Bane is only available for Windows and OS X. The [http://download.scrolls.com/client/linux.tar.gz experimental Linux version] was last updated 2015-09-30 according to the modified timestamps on some of the files in the archive.}}</ref>
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
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==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
−
{{Availability/row| official | https://scrolls.com/buy | account | Demo version also available (see [[#Demo version|Demo version]]).}}
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{{Availability/row| official | https://scrolls.com/download/index.html | account, online | Pre-configured for the [http://www.scrollsguide.com/ Scrolls Guide] community server. | | Windows, OS X }}
 
}}
 
}}
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{{ii}} All versions require a [https://account.mojang.com Mojang Account].
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{{ii}} All versions require an account on a community server.
−
{{++}} Accounts are cross-platform, so no additional purchase e.g. for Android/iOS versions of Scrolls is required.
 
−
 
 
−
===Demo version===
 
−
The Demo version allows anyone to access the following content for free:
 
−
 
 
−
* Tutorials
 
−
* Easy/Medium AI Skirmish
 
−
* Easy Trials
 
−
* Unranked multi-player matches
 
−
* Deckbuilding
 
−
* NPC-Store (with limitations)
 
−
* Replays
 
−
* Spectating
 
−
 
 
−
Progress and stats from the Demo version carry over to the full version of the game.
 
−
 
 
−
===Experimental Linux client===
 
−
An experimental Linux client can be acquired [https://www.reddit.com/r/Scrolls/comments/2j3pxw/linux_client_experimental/ here].
 
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
−
{{Game data/row|Windows|{{p|userprofile}}\AppData\LocalLow\Mojang\Scrolls\}}
+
{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|userprofile}}\AppData\LocalLow\Mojang\Scrolls\}}
−
{{Game data/row|OS X|}}
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{{Game data/config|OS X|}}
−
{{Game data/row|Linux|}}
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{{Game data/config|Linux|}}
 
}}
 
}}
 +
{{ii}} Progress and stats are automatically saved online.
  
−
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
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==Video==
−
{{ii}} Progress and stats are saved automatically online.
 
−
 
 
−
==Video settings==
 
 
{{Image|Scrolls settings.png|General settings.}}
 
{{Image|Scrolls settings.png|General settings.}}
 
{{Image|Scrolls launcher.png|Advanced launcher options.}}
 
{{Image|Scrolls launcher.png|Advanced launcher options.}}
−
{{Video settings
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{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|widescreen resolution      = true
 
|widescreen resolution      = true
 
|widescreen resolution notes=  
 
|widescreen resolution notes=  
−
|multimonitor              = unknown
+
|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
−
|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
+
|ultrawidescreen            = true
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
 
|4k ultra hd                = true
 
|4k ultra hd                = true
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
−
|fov                        = N/A
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|fov                        = n/a
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed                  = true
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|borderless windowed        = true
 
|borderless windowed        = true
 
|borderless windowed notes  = To be enabled in launcher.
 
|borderless windowed notes  = To be enabled in launcher.
−
|anisotropic                = N/A
+
|anisotropic                = n/a
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
−
|antialiasing              = unknown
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|antialiasing              = n/a
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 +
|upscaling                  = unknown
 +
|upscaling tech            =
 +
|upscaling notes            =
 
|vsync                      = unknown
 
|vsync                      = unknown
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
−
|high frame rate            = unknown
+
|60 fps                    = true
−
|high frame rate notes     =  
+
|60 fps notes              =
 +
|120 fps                    = unknown
 +
|120 fps notes              =
 +
|hdr                        = unknown
 +
|hdr notes                 =  
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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==Input settings==
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==Input==
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{{Input settings
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{{Input
 
|key remap                = false
 
|key remap                = false
 
|key remap notes          = Mouse driven. {{key|Ctrl}} toggles unit stats.
 
|key remap notes          = Mouse driven. {{key|Ctrl}} toggles unit stats.
 
|acceleration option      = false
 
|acceleration option      = false
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 +
|mouse sensitivity        = unknown
 +
|mouse sensitivity notes  =
 
|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
−
|invert mouse y-axis      = N/A
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|invert mouse y-axis      = n/a
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
−
|controller support        = unknown
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|controller support        = false
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|full controller          = unknown
 
|full controller          = unknown
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|controller remap          = unknown
 
|controller remap          = unknown
 
|controller remap notes    =  
 
|controller remap notes    =  
 +
|controller sensitivity    = unknown
 +
|controller sensitivity notes=
 
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
 
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|touchscreen              = true
 
|touchscreen              = true
 
|touchscreen notes        =  
 
|touchscreen notes        =  
 +
|controller hotplug        = unknown
 +
|controller hotplug notes  =
 +
|haptic feedback          = unknown
 +
|haptic feedback notes    =
 +
|simultaneous input        = unknown
 +
|simultaneous input notes  =
 +
|steam input api          = unknown
 +
|steam input api notes    =
 +
|steam hook input          = unknown
 +
|steam hook input notes    =
 +
|steam input presets      = unknown
 +
|steam input presets notes =
 +
|steam controller prompts  = unknown
 +
|steam controller prompts notes =
 +
|steam cursor detection    = unknown
 +
|steam cursor detection notes =
 
}}
 
}}
  
−
==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
−
{{Audio settings
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{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume notes    = SFX, Music
 
|separate volume notes    = SFX, Music
 
|surround sound          = unknown
 
|surround sound          = unknown
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|surround sound notes    =  
−
|subtitles                = N/A
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|subtitles                = n/a
 
|subtitles notes          =  
 
|subtitles notes          =  
−
|closed captions          = N/A
+
|closed captions          = n/a
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|mute on focus lost      = true
 
|mute on focus lost      = true
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
−
|eax support notes        =  
+
|eax support notes         =
 +
|royalty free audio       = unknown
 +
|royalty free audio notes  =
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
{{L10n|content=
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = English
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = unknown
 +
|subtitles = unknown
 +
|notes    =
 +
|ref      =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==Network==
 
==Network==
 
{{Network/Multiplayer
 
{{Network/Multiplayer
−
|local play          =  
+
|local play          = true
 
|local play players  =  
 
|local play players  =  
−
|local play notes    =  
+
|local play modes    =
−
|lan play            = false
+
|local play notes    = Requires the [https://scrolls.com/download/index.html game server] to be running on the local computer.
 +
|lan play            = true
 
|lan play players    =  
 
|lan play players    =  
−
|lan play notes      =  
+
|lan play modes      =
 +
|lan play notes      = Requires the [https://scrolls.com/download/index.html game server] to be running on the local network.
 
|online play          = true
 
|online play          = true
 
|online play players  =  
 
|online play players  =  
−
|online play notes   =  
+
|online play modes   =  
−
|local co-op          =
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|online play notes    = Uses community servers since June 20, 2018<ref name="free_community_servers"/> after the official servers shut down on February 13, 2018.<ref name="shutdown"/>
−
|local co-op players  =
 
−
|local co-op notes    =  
 
−
|lan co-op            =
 
−
|lan co-op players    =
 
−
|lan co-op notes      =
 
−
|online co-op        =
 
−
|online co-op players =
 
−
|online co-op notes  =
 
−
|hot-seat            = false
 
−
|hot-seat players    =  
 
−
|hot-seat notes      =  
 
 
|asynchronous        = false
 
|asynchronous        = false
 
|asynchronous notes  =  
 
|asynchronous notes  =  
 +
}}{{Network/Connections
 +
|matchmaking        =
 +
|matchmaking notes  =
 +
|p2p                =
 +
|p2p notes          =
 +
|dedicated          =
 +
|dedicated notes    =
 +
|self-hosting      =
 +
|self-hosting notes =
 +
|direct ip          =
 +
|direct ip notes    =
 +
}}{{Network/Ports
 +
|tcp  =
 +
|udp  =
 +
|upnp =
 +
}}
 +
 +
==Other information==
 +
===API===
 +
{{API
 +
|direct3d versions      = 9
 +
|direct3d notes        =
 +
|directdraw versions    =
 +
|directdraw notes      =
 +
|opengl versions        =
 +
|opengl notes          =
 +
|glide versions        =
 +
|glide notes            =
 +
|software mode          =
 +
|software mode notes    =
 +
|mantle support        =
 +
|mantle support notes  =
 +
|metal support          =
 +
|metal support notes    =
 +
|vulkan versions        =
 +
|vulkan notes          =
 +
|dos modes              =
 +
|dos modes notes        =
 +
|shader model versions  =
 +
|shader model notes    =
 +
|windows 32-bit exe    = true
 +
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 +
|windows arm app        = unknown
 +
|windows exe notes      =
 +
|mac os x powerpc app  =
 +
|macos intel 32-bit app = unknown
 +
|macos intel 64-bit app = unknown
 +
|macos arm app          =
 +
|macos app notes        =
 +
|linux powerpc app      =
 +
|linux 32-bit executable= unknown
 +
|linux 64-bit executable= unknown
 +
|linux arm app          = unknown
 +
|linux executable notes =
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|OSfamily = Windows
 
|OSfamily = Windows
  
−
|minOS    = XP,<ref>https://scrolls.com/2014/08/new-launcher-windows-xp-bugfix</ref> Vista
+
|minOS    = XP,<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://scrolls.com/2014/08/new-launcher-windows-xp-bugfix|title=Caller's Bane - New launcher – Windows XP bugfix|date=2018-08-13}}</ref> Vista
 
|minCPU  = Intel Pentium D or AMD Athlon 64 (K8) 2.6 GHz
 
|minCPU  = Intel Pentium D or AMD Athlon 64 (K8) 2.6 GHz
 
|minRAM  = 2 GB
 
|minRAM  = 2 GB
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|recRAM  = 4 GB
 
|recRAM  = 4 GB
 
|recHD    = 1.5 GB
 
|recHD    = 1.5 GB
−
|recGPU  = GeForce 4xx Series or AMD Radeon HD 5xxx Series (Excluding
+
|recGPU  = Nvidia GeForce 4xx Series
−
Integrated Chipsets) with DirectX 10.0 or later
+
|recGPU2  = AMD Radeon HD 5xxx Series
 +
|recGPU3  = (Excluding Integrated Chipsets)
 +
|recDX    = 10.0 or later
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|minOS    = 10.6
 
|minOS    = 10.6
−
|minCPU  = [https://help.mojang.com/customer/portal/articles/1510481-scrolls-system-requirements See Support site]
+
|minCPU  = [https://web.archive.org/web/20150909212959/https://help.mojang.com/customer/portal/articles/1510481-scrolls-system-requirements See Support site]
 
|minRAM  = 2 GB
 
|minRAM  = 2 GB
 
|minHD    = 700 MB
 
|minHD    = 700 MB
−
|minGPU  = [https://help.mojang.com/customer/portal/articles/1510481-scrolls-system-requirements See Support site]
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|minGPU  = [https://web.archive.org/web/20150909212959/https://help.mojang.com/customer/portal/articles/1510481-scrolls-system-requirements See Support site]
  
 
|recOS    = 10.8 or later
 
|recOS    = 10.8 or later

Latest revision as of 11:24, 24 October 2022

Caller's Bane
Caller's Bane cover
Developers
Mojang
Engines
Unity 4[Note 1]
Release dates
Windows December 11, 2014
macOS (OS X) December 11, 2014
Linux Cancelled
Caller's Bane on Wikipedia
Icon overlay.png

Key points

Originally titled Scrolls, the game was renamed to Caller's Bane and was made available for free with community run servers on the June 20, 2018.[2]
No longer in development. Official game servers shut down on February 13, 2018.[3]
The experimental Linux version never made the transition to Caller's Bane.[4]

General information

Official website - News, announcements and other information.
Official devblog - Personal ideas, thoughts and insights.
Official list of community sites and resources
Official Bug Tracker
Mojang's Support Center

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Official website
Always online (requires a constant internet connection to play)
 Pre-configured for the Scrolls Guide community server.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
All versions require an account on a community server.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Mojang\Scrolls\
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Progress and stats are automatically saved online.

Video

General settings.
General settings.
Advanced launcher options.
Advanced launcher options.

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Toggle with Alt+↵ Enter.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
To be enabled in launcher.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS
120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unity page for more details.

Input

Keyboard and mouse, touch State Notes
Remapping
Mouse driven. Ctrl toggles unit stats.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Touchscreen optimised
Controller
Controller support

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
SFX, Music
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Notes
Local play
Requires the game server to be running on the local computer.
LAN play
Requires the game server to be running on the local network.
Online play
Uses community servers since June 20, 2018[2] after the official servers shut down on February 13, 2018.[3]
Asynchronous multiplayer

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP,[5] Vista 7, 8
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium D or AMD Athlon 64 (K8) 2.6 GHz Intel Core i3 or AMD Athlon II (K10) 2.6 GHz
System memory (RAM) 2 GB 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 700 MB 1.5 GB
Video card (GPU) Integrated: Intel HD Graphics or AMD Radeon HD Graphics with DirectX 9.0c

Discrete: Nvidia GeForce 8400 or AMD Radeon HD 2400 with DirectX 9.0c

Nvidia GeForce 4xx Series
AMD Radeon HD 5xxx Series
(Excluding Integrated Chipsets)
DirectX 10.0 or later compatible
macOS (OS X)
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 10.6 10.8 or later
Processor (CPU) See Support site
System memory (RAM) 2 GB 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 700 MB 1.5 GB
Video card (GPU) See Support site


Notes

  1. ↑ Unity engine build: 4.2.0f4[1]

References

  1. ↑ Verified by User:Mastan on 2022-09-21
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Caller's Bane - The game is now free! - last accessed on 2018-08-13
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Caller's Bane - Status Update - last accessed on 2018-08-13
  4. ↑ Verified by User:Aemony on 2018-08-13
    Caller's Bane is only available for Windows and OS X. The experimental Linux version was last updated 2015-09-30 according to the modified timestamps on some of the files in the archive.
  5. ↑ Caller's Bane - New launcher – Windows XP bugfix - last accessed on 2018-08-13