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BeoTeK said:
I very seldom see my fps drop below 45 maybe even 40. I have seen a drop to 30 (lowest) for a split second but it was only in cut scene or cinematic. DOn't know why, but that's when most of the drops happen.

Also I've notice some strange interlacing (may not be the right word). Where it looks like the image was printed by a dot matrix printer?
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I can't deal with it dipping below 50 it's very noticeable for me.
 
I get microstutters when loading a new area, very minimal however -- for some reason though, I get stutters in cutscenes even though it ran just fine before... :confused:
 
‘The Witcher 3’ PC: Bugs And Crashing Issues Plague Player Experience, Possible Fixes


A trend in gaming seems to have hit The Witcher 3 as well yesterday. Many players have been reporting game crashing and other bugs while playing (or rather, attempting to do so) The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. The PC version seems to have the majority of the issues with some players not even able to play for five to ten minutes without the constant crashing.

The issues seem to be affecting both the GOG and Steam versions of The Witcher 3. Reddit users are complaining specifically about Witcher 3 crashing in the inventory screen, as well as a some having the issue while in the card game, Gwent. Nvidia released their Day 1 driver for The Witcher 3, but some players are experiencing drivers crashing as well.


Read more at http://www.inquisitr.com/2102321/th...xperience-possible-fixes/#jzCTboh94zOqYFvL.99
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Also picked up on a lot of little stutters during cut scenes.

Did not have much time to play yesterday so no crashes that others are reporting. Yet. *knocks furiously on wooden desk*

Will keep an eye on frame rate when I play again, hopefully tonight.

Is Hairworks on by default? Or do I need to activate it individually?
 
The game is poorly optimized on PC, regardless of system specs there are micro stutters and sudden yet noticeable slow downs.
In game clips run at poor frames regardless of the system specs.
I spent a lot of time tweaking the game and graphics and I would just like to say we are being trolled hard...Some of the textures in game look like they come out of 2007, trees specifically look rubbish.

So yeah I know a lot of guys are defending cdpr for this abomination (yeah performance and graphics wise that's exactly what it is). The game is gonna need a serious amount of patching and I expect some driver updates in the next few days as well.

Also noticed while playing offline the game sometimes runs poorly and only going back online solves this problem...Doesn't happen all the time but its happened 3 times with me.

Oh and before anyone opens their mouths and tries to talk smack, I am running the game completely maxed on the highest end hardware available.

cdpr put out a poor pc release.
 
I got the same idea. My FPS difference between Ultra and Low is something like 20FPS. A friend of mine gets 55FPS on Ultra, 44FPS on Low.

It really feels like CDPR sold us down the river on this one. Even the controls seem to be optimized for controllers.
 
Graal said:
I got the same idea. My FPS difference between Ultra and Low is something like 20FPS. A friend of mine gets 55FPS on Ultra, 44FPS on Low.

It really feels like CDPR sold us down the river on this one. Even the controls seem to be optimized for controllers.
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Oh and thanx for reminding me but my God the keyboard and mouse controls are shit.
Console port all over it...a poor one at that.
 
It's really sad because this was my most anticipated game of 2015. I'll still play it and probably get some amount of enjoyment out of it, but it leaves a very bitter taste in my mouth. As much as I try to look past them, the porting issues are just too glaring.
 
The Joker said:
The game is poorly optimized on PC, regardless of system specs there are micro stutters and sudden yet noticeable slow downs.
In game clips run at poor frames regardless of the system specs.
I spent a lot of time tweaking the game and graphics and I would just like to say we are being trolled hard...Some of the textures in game look like they come out of 2007, trees specifically look rubbish.

So yeah I know a lot of guys are defending cdpr for this abomination (yeah performance and graphics wise that's exactly what it is). The game is gonna need a serious amount of patching and I expect some driver updates in the next few days as well.

Also noticed while playing offline the game sometimes runs poorly and only going back online solves this problem...Doesn't happen all the time but its happened 3 times with me.

Oh and before anyone opens their mouths and tries to talk smack, I am running the game completely maxed on the highest end hardware available.

cdpr put out a poor pc release.
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Thats shitty to hear. Thought this was going to be a pc release and consoles getting it as a port.
 
well, a controller is certainly the better way to to play the game :) but yeah, i also experienced a couple crashes last night. had to switch Power Mode to always, and that seems to have fixed the issues.
 
I dunno everything has been fine for me except for the crashing issue that I managed to fix. Also I started out using a controller, but it felt so disconnected from the character so I switched to M+KB and it felt a whole lot better for me.

So far I think it's a fantastic RPG.
 
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I'm surprised no one is really bringing up the clearly obvious facade, or are we the only ones experiencing these issues. You'd think the media would be all over this!




 
I'm actually surprised at how well the game runs, given that I'm pushing Highs and other postprocessing features. Have not run into any issues yet, but I am still only in the first town, things probably will change. Even in the beginning, glancing over the horizon, game ran really smooth. :)

I'm finding it difficult to complete side-missions as I'm always distracted by the environment. :o

Note: not running in 1080p yet as my monitor does not natively support that resolution.
Note: not using a controller (tried), as it turns out the Left analog pushed down has issues; needs to be depressed really hard to register :(.

I will probably have to buy a new controller if I so desire to play using a controller, which I do.
For me, a game that does not require accuracy has decent controller support I tend to like to play using one.
 
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BeoTeK said:
I'm surprised no one is really bringing up the clearly obvious facade, or are we the only ones experiencing these issues. You'd think the media would be all over this!
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What facade? That the game doesn't look "Next-gen"?

So here's why the cutscenes feel laggy, they are running at 30fps (thanks consoles, it's Dragon Age Inquisition all over again). Here's how to remove the limit. This won't fix the one that are pre-rendered obviously.

1st is the cut scenes.
go to your config file at "Documents\The Witcher 3\user.settings",and open it with notepad. then search for "MovieFramerate".
change the 30 to 60 and save.
you now have 60fps max cut scenes.
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Isengard said:
What facade? That the game doesn't look "Next-gen"?
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Not only that and the obvious "downgrade" debacle. I won't go as far as to say the game is broken, but it is in definite need of attention as there are clearly broken elements. The fact that this game was clearly developed with console in mind as it appears it was prioritized in development, and it shows!

Apart from all the bullshit and drama that we've been talking about, let's not cover all that again. I'm still helluva enjoying it and get engrossed in it and I will pour hours into it.
 
i'll start playing this weekend, its sad that crysis from 2007 has better graphics than a title from 2015.
 
lol guys are acting like I am the Anti-Christ but you have to see the issues with the game.
As [MENTION=4071]BeoTeK[/MENTION] said, the game is a console port...a poor one. [MENTION=96]Isengard[/MENTION] Yeah I figured out the whole cut scene 30fps shit.

The game is great and I am enjoying the actual story and quests and the audio but they let pc gamers down badly.
 
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Here are a list of compiled fixes, welcome to PC gaming / ports...

Micro stutters on nVidia Cards.

Nvidia Control Panel- Witcher 3 profile- set max pre-rendered frames to 1, apply.
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Laggy in-game cutscenes.

1st is the cut scenes.
go to your config file at "Documents\The Witcher 3\user.settings",and open it with notepad. then search for "MovieFramerate".
change the 30 to 60 and save.
you now have 60fps max cut scenes.
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Game crashes randomly or hangs in inventory.

Turn off the frame limiter in the games graphics options
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Want hairworks on with less fps impact.

Go to: installation directory\The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt\bin\config\base → rendering.ini
search for: HairWorksAALevel and change it to 2 or 4 for a significant boost.
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Get rid of annoying controller detected message box.

Go to your Witcher 3 folder location and go into this folder:
"...\The Witcher 3\bin\config\base"
Open up "hidden.ini" with notepad.
Change "LockControlScheme=0" to "LockControlScheme=2"
This will get rid of the annoying message box and will always show the controls for the controller. You still can switch to your KB/M whenever you want, but it won't display the KB/M controls on the hud.
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[MENTION=96]Isengard[/MENTION]
Thanks, will try those fixes out tonight.


And guys, please don't get me wrong. I am in no means hating on the game or CDPR. Like I said and as [MENTION=21]The Joker[/MENTION] states, the game is amazing if you remove yourself from the obvious problems (unfortunately you can't). I am really getting engrossed in the story and atmosphere (then it crashes), but it could have been better.
 
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