The Witcher 3 Errors and Solutions

This list consists of descriptions and solutions for errors you might encounter when login into Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. The list will be updated regularly as new information are added.

Failed to start game (missing executable) on Steam

Close steam, log back in, it will redownload 1.3gb patch and work.

Game is not installed (when you try to do the patch manually)

No solutions yet.

Movies having a serious framedrop issue

Open C:\Users\\Documents\The Witcher 3\user.settings

Change
[Visuals]
InventoryBgColorScaleB=0.036
InventoryFixedLuminance=0.25
InventoryBgColorScaleG=0.034
MovieFramerate=60 <------- From 30 to 60 or whatever FPS you want

Broken installation

There is an option in the installer for checking files integrity beforehand, you may want to do that before re-dowloading everything

Xbox version is not unlocked

Microsoft confirmed it will be unlocked soon – http://forums.cdprojektred.com/threads/36612-xbox-version-not-unlocked/page3

How to import Witcher 2 save

Move your saves from the Steam directory (…steam\userdata\60685199\20920\remote) to Documents\Witcher 2\gamesaves