The Banner Saga
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| Developers | |
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| Stoic | |
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| Versus Evil | |
| Engines | |
| Adobe AIR | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | January 14, 2014 |
| macOS (OS X) | January 14, 2014 |
| Linux | April 16, 2015[1] |
| Reception | |
| Metacritic | 80 |
| OpenCritic | 81 |
| IGDB | 82 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| Microtransactions | None |
| Modes | Singleplayer |
| Pacing | Turn-based |
| Perspectives | Bird's-eye view |
| Controls | Point and select |
| Genres | Tactical RPG |
| Art styles | Cartoon |
| Themes | Fantasy |
| Series | The Banner Saga |
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| The Banner Saga | |
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| The Banner Saga: Factions | 2013 |
| The Banner Saga | 2014 |
| The Banner Saga 2 | 2016 |
| The Banner Saga 3 | 2018 |
General information
- The Banner Saga Wiki
- Official forum
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability[edit]
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Collector's Edition | |
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| Epic Games Store | |
Bundled with The Banner Saga 2 and The Banner Saga 3. Stoic Edition also available. |
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| GOG.com | |
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| Green Man Gaming | |
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| Humble Store | |
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| Microsoft Store | |
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| Origin | |
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| Steam | |
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Version differences[edit]
- The Collector's Edition includes the Insane Viking Pack which was previously only available to pre-order customers.
- The Linux version of the game has been removed, as Adobe AIR no longer works properly in modern Linux system as of it's support being dropped since 2011. The game developer recommends using SteamPlay's Proton feature which according to the report works flawlessly out of the box.[2]
Game data[edit]
Configuration file(s) location[edit]
| System | Location |
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| Windows | %APPDATA%\TheBannerSaga\Local Store |
| Microsoft Store | |
| macOS (OS X) | ~/Library/Application Support/TheBannerSaga/Local Store |
| Linux | |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/237990/pfx/[Note 1] |
- It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.
Save game data location[edit]
| System | Location |
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| Windows | %APPDATA%\TheBannerSaga\Local Store\save\saga1 |
| Microsoft Store | |
| macOS (OS X) | ~/Library/Application Support/TheBannerSaga/Local Store/save/saga1 |
| Linux | ~/.local/share/Steam/userdata/<user-id>/237990/remote/save/saga1 |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/237990/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing[edit]
| System | Native | Notes |
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| Epic Games Launcher | ||
| GOG Galaxy | ||
| Origin | ||
| Steam Cloud |
Video[edit]
General settings.
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | Pillarboxed 21:9, with 16:9 in some menus. | ||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | Elements are misaligned, and characters clip outside of the screen bounds. | ||
| Field of view (FOV) | 2D artwork and isometric gameplay. | ||
| Windowed | |||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | Enable Fullscreen in game options. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | 2D game. | ||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | Variable refresh rate cap. | ||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | Animation drawn at 24 fps, camera movement like panning as well as unit movement restricted to 30 fps [3] in contrast to BS 2 and 3.[4] Variable refresh rate cap. |
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Input[edit]
Gamepad settings.
Controller prompt settings.
| Keyboard and mouse, touch | State | Notes |
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| Remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
| Mouse acceleration | The game does not use mouse acceleration. | |
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Touchscreen optimised | [5] | |
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | ||
| Full controller support | ||
| Controller remapping | A remapping menu is available, but only to ensure that controllers are set up correctly; controls cannot be rebound. | |
| Controller sensitivity | ||
| Controller Y-axis inversion |
| Controller types |
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| XInput-compatible controllers | ||
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| Xbox button prompts | ||
| Impulse Trigger vibration |
| DualShock 4 controllers | ||
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| DualShock button prompts | If Dualshock prompts are not set up automatically, they can be set using the controller remapping menu. | |
| Light bar support | ||
| Connection modes | unknown | |
| Generic/other controllers |
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| Additional information | ||
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| Button prompts | Can be changed by remapping | |
| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio[edit]
Audio settings.
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
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| Separate volume controls | Music and Effects can be individually set and/or muted. | |
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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| English | ||||
| Simplified Chinese | ||||
| Czech | ||||
| French | ||||
| German | ||||
| Italian | ||||
| Japanese | ||||
| Korean | ||||
| Polish | ||||
| Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
| Russian | In-game official localization. | |||
| Russian | Fan translation by «ZoG Forum Team» | |||
| Spanish | In-game official localization. | |||
| Spanish | Improved fan translation, download. |
Other information[edit]
API[edit]
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| macOS (OS X) | |||
| Linux |
Middleware[edit]
| Middleware | Notes | |
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| Audio | FMOD |
System requirements[edit]
| Windows | ||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | XP SP3 | 7 SP1 |
| Processor (CPU) | ||
| System memory (RAM) | 2 GB | 4 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 3 GB | 6 GB |
| macOS (OS X) | ||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 10.7.5 | |
| Processor (CPU) | ||
| System memory (RAM) | 2 GB | 4 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 3 GB | 6 GB |
| Linux | ||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | ||
| Processor (CPU) | ||
| System memory (RAM) | 2 GB | 4 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 4 GB | |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/237990/in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (237990) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.
References
- ↑ Banner Saga Update - Linux+SteamOS and more! - Steam Community :: Group Announcements :: The Banner Saga
- ↑ Stoic have now removed the Linux version of The Banner Saga, in favour of Steam Play
- ↑ Lets Play Recorded at 60 fps capture rate
- ↑ Lets Play of Banner Saga 3 in comparison
- ↑ Magstroyer comments on After all that waiting, The Banner Saga is getting released tomorrow!