Game crashes on start-up

FishNab · May 19, 2015

Game crashes on start-up

Hello, I am sorry if this has been posted before, I know there are several other people with the same issue. Game crashes immediately on startup for me. Galaxy.dll seems to be causing the issue I heard. Tried a workaround deleting galaxy.dll, instead of a crash I get a black screen with the little windows loading screen cursor and the game not responding.

After the crash, it saves some crashinfo file, but it does not allow me to upload it. I suppose I can just copy-paste the contents.
---------- Updated at 10:24 AM ----------

System specs:
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3537U CPU @ 2.00GHz
Operating system: Windows 8.1 64-bit
Graphics: AMD Radeon (TM) HD 8500M/8700M
RAM: 8 GB

---------- Updated at 10:25 AM ----------

Red Engine Crash Log
--------------------------------------
Build: Not Set [ Compiled May 17 2015 ]

Crash reason: EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION (3221225477), Error writing location 0x39220008

Crashed Thread:

Thread ID: 3784

callstack:
USC::CShaderInstruction::SupportsPredicate() + 0x668f - <Unknown File>(0)
USC::CShaderInstruction::SupportsPredicate() + 0x539e - <Unknown File>(0)
USC::CShaderInstruction::SupportsPredicate() + 0x4f6d - <Unknown File>(0)
USC::CShaderInstruction::SupportsPredicate() + 0x409e - <Unknown File>(0)
<Unknown Symbol>() + 0x0 - <Unknown File>(0)
<Unknown Symbol>() + 0x0 - <Unknown File>(0)
<Unknown Symbol>() + 0x0 - <Unknown File>(0)
<Unknown Symbol>() + 0x0 - <Unknown File>(0)
<Unknown Symbol>() + 0x0 - <Unknown File>(0)
<Unknown Symbol>() + 0x0 - <Unknown File>(0)
<Unknown Symbol>() + 0x0 - <Unknown File>(0)
<Unknown Symbol>() + 0x0 - <Unknown File>(0)
<Unknown Symbol>() + 0x0 - <Unknown File>(0)
<Unknown Symbol>() + 0x0 - <Unknown File>(0)
<Unknown Symbol>() + 0x0 - <Unknown File>(0)

Debug Information
================================================================

Commandline: "D:\Games\The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt\bin\x64\witcher3.exe"

Thread ID: 5088

callstack:
TpWaitForWork() + 0x27 - <Unknown File>(0)
OpenAdapter10_2() + 0x107a04 - <Unknown File>(0)
OpenAdapter10_2() + 0x1ee1 - <Unknown File>(0)
D3D11CoreGetLayeredDeviceSize() + 0x850e - <Unknown File>(0)
<Unknown Symbol>() + 0x0 - <Unknown File>(0)
D3D11CoreGetLayeredDeviceSize() + 0x846d - <Unknown File>(0)
D3D11CoreGetLayeredDeviceSize() + 0x83f4 - <Unknown File>(0)
D3D11CoreGetLayeredDeviceSize() + 0x83cb - <Unknown File>(0)
<Unknown Symbol>() + 0x0 - <Unknown File>(0)
<Unknown Symbol>() + 0x0 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::System::~System() + 0x43ccf4 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::System::~System() + 0x43c3da - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix2x4<float>:

repend() + 0xfb00d - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix2x4<float>:

repend() + 0xc4b7c - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix2x4<float>:

repend() + 0xc52f2 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix2x4<float>:

repend() + 0xc518b - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix4x4<float>::SetIdentity() + 0xb3a542 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix4x4<float>::SetIdentity() + 0xb2e960 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix4x4<float>::SetIdentity() + 0xb2ec79 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix2x4<float>:

repend() + 0x10b90b - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix4x4<float>::SetIdentity() + 0xa39 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix4x4<float>::SetIdentity() + 0x21a6d - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix4x4<float>::SetIdentity() + 0xc59 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix4x4<float>::SetIdentity() + 0xd4c - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix2x4<float>:

repend() + 0x267d38 - <Unknown File>(0)
BaseThreadInitThunk() + 0x22 - <Unknown File>(0)
RtlUserThreadStart() + 0x34 - <Unknown File>(0)

================================================================

Thread ID: 5532

callstack:
Scaleform::Render::Matrix4x4<float>::SetIdentity() + 0xb17477 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix4x4<float>::SetIdentity() + 0xb29c00 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix2x4<float>:

repend() + 0x26fc57 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix2x4<float>:

repend() + 0x26fdfe - <Unknown File>(0)
BaseThreadInitThunk() + 0x22 - <Unknown File>(0)
RtlUserThreadStart() + 0x34 - <Unknown File>(0)

================================================================

Thread ID: 5468

callstack:
Scaleform::Render::Matrix4x4<float>::SetIdentity() + 0xb29c00 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix2x4<float>:

repend() + 0x26fc57 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix2x4<float>:

repend() + 0x26fdfe - <Unknown File>(0)
BaseThreadInitThunk() + 0x22 - <Unknown File>(0)
RtlUserThreadStart() + 0x34 - <Unknown File>(0)

================================================================

Thread ID: 5592

callstack:
BaseThreadInitThunk() + 0x22 - <Unknown File>(0)
RtlUserThreadStart() + 0x34 - <Unknown File>(0)

================================================================

Thread ID: 5628

callstack:
DllUnregisterServer() + 0x45ad - <Unknown File>(0)
DllUnregisterServer() + 0x48a6 - <Unknown File>(0)
BaseThreadInitThunk() + 0x22 - <Unknown File>(0)
RtlUserThreadStart() + 0x34 - <Unknown File>(0)

================================================================

Thread ID: 5308

callstack:
RtlUserThreadStart() + 0x34 - <Unknown File>(0)

================================================================

Thread ID: 5420

callstack:
RtlUserThreadStart() + 0x34 - <Unknown File>(0)

================================================================

Thread ID: 5436

callstack:
BaseThreadInitThunk() + 0x22 - <Unknown File>(0)
RtlUserThreadStart() + 0x34 - <Unknown File>(0)

================================================================

Thread ID: 5272

callstack:
BaseThreadInitThunk() + 0x22 - <Unknown File>(0)
RtlUserThreadStart() + 0x34 - <Unknown File>(0)

================================================================

Thread ID: 5440

callstack:
Scaleform::Render::Matrix4x4<float>::SetIdentity() + 0xb29c00 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix2x4<float>:

repend() + 0x26fc57 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix2x4<float>:

repend() + 0x26fdfe - <Unknown File>(0)
BaseThreadInitThunk() + 0x22 - <Unknown File>(0)
RtlUserThreadStart() + 0x34 - <Unknown File>(0)

================================================================

Thread ID: 5320

callstack:
Scaleform::Render::Matrix4x4<float>::SetIdentity() + 0xb29c00 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix2x4<float>:

repend() + 0x26fc57 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix2x4<float>:

repend() + 0x26fdfe - <Unknown File>(0)
BaseThreadInitThunk() + 0x22 - <Unknown File>(0)
RtlUserThreadStart() + 0x34 - <Unknown File>(0)

================================================================

Thread ID: 5780

callstack:
Scaleform::Render::Matrix4x4<float>::SetIdentity() + 0xb29c00 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix2x4<float>:

repend() + 0x26fc57 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix2x4<float>:

repend() + 0x26fdfe - <Unknown File>(0)
BaseThreadInitThunk() + 0x22 - <Unknown File>(0)
RtlUserThreadStart() + 0x34 - <Unknown File>(0)

================================================================

Thread ID: 5784

callstack:
Scaleform::Render::Matrix4x4<float>::SetIdentity() + 0xb29c00 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix2x4<float>:

repend() + 0x26fc57 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix2x4<float>:

repend() + 0x26fdfe - <Unknown File>(0)
BaseThreadInitThunk() + 0x22 - <Unknown File>(0)
RtlUserThreadStart() + 0x34 - <Unknown File>(0)

================================================================

Thread ID: 2284

callstack:
Scaleform::Render::Matrix4x4<float>::SetIdentity() + 0xb29c00 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix2x4<float>:

repend() + 0x26fc57 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix2x4<float>:

repend() + 0x26fdfe - <Unknown File>(0)
BaseThreadInitThunk() + 0x22 - <Unknown File>(0)
RtlUserThreadStart() + 0x34 - <Unknown File>(0)

================================================================

Thread ID: 5752

callstack:
Scaleform::Render::Matrix4x4<float>::SetIdentity() + 0x811ac - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix4x4<float>::SetIdentity() + 0xb29c00 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix2x4<float>:

repend() + 0x26fc57 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix2x4<float>:

repend() + 0x26fdfe - <Unknown File>(0)
BaseThreadInitThunk() + 0x22 - <Unknown File>(0)
RtlUserThreadStart() + 0x34 - <Unknown File>(0)

================================================================

Thread ID: 5956

callstack:
Scaleform::Render::Matrix2x4<float>:

repend() + 0x26fc57 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix2x4<float>:

repend() + 0x26fdfe - <Unknown File>(0)
BaseThreadInitThunk() + 0x22 - <Unknown File>(0)
RtlUserThreadStart() + 0x34 - <Unknown File>(0)

================================================================

Thread ID: 5972

callstack:
USC::CShaderInstruction::ResetPrecision() + 0x2c45b6 - <Unknown File>(0)
USC::CShaderInstruction::ResetPrecision() + 0x2c2fe3 - <Unknown File>(0)
USC::CShaderInstruction::ResetPrecision() + 0x1eaf53 - <Unknown File>(0)
USC::CShaderInstruction::ResetPrecision() + 0x8cfdc - <Unknown File>(0)
USC::CShaderInstruction::ResetPrecision() + 0x744dc - <Unknown File>(0)
USC::CShaderInstruction::ResetPrecision() + 0x740cc - <Unknown File>(0)
USC::CShaderInstruction::ResetPrecision() + 0x72ae6 - <Unknown File>(0)
USC::CShaderInstruction::ResetPrecision() + 0x7297c - <Unknown File>(0)
USC::CShaderInstruction::ResetPrecision() + 0x71ee2 - <Unknown File>(0)
USC::CShaderInstruction::ResetPrecision() + 0x2a390 - <Unknown File>(0)
USC::CShaderInstruction::SupportsPredicate() + 0x38f7 - <Unknown File>(0)
USC::CShaderInstruction::SupportsPredicate() + 0xb1ae - <Unknown File>(0)
USC::CShaderInstruction::SupportsPredicate() + 0xcc32 - <Unknown File>(0)
OpenAdapter10_2() + 0xf1d8f - <Unknown File>(0)
RtlFreeUnicodeString() + 0x3397 - <Unknown File>(0)
RtlFreeUnicodeString() + 0x17b7 - <Unknown File>(0)
BaseThreadInitThunk() + 0x22 - <Unknown File>(0)
RtlUserThreadStart() + 0x34 - <Unknown File>(0)

================================================================

Thread ID: 5968

callstack:
USC::CShaderInstruction::ResetPrecision() + 0x8b79a - <Unknown File>(0)
USC::CShaderInstruction::ResetPrecision() + 0x744dc - <Unknown File>(0)
USC::CShaderInstruction::ResetPrecision() + 0x73e13 - <Unknown File>(0)
USC::CShaderInstruction::ResetPrecision() + 0x72b0b - <Unknown File>(0)
USC::CShaderInstruction::ResetPrecision() + 0x7297c - <Unknown File>(0)
USC::CShaderInstruction::ResetPrecision() + 0x71ee2 - <Unknown File>(0)
USC::CShaderInstruction::ResetPrecision() + 0x2a390 - <Unknown File>(0)
USC::CShaderInstruction::SupportsPredicate() + 0x38f7 - <Unknown File>(0)
USC::CShaderInstruction::SupportsPredicate() + 0xb1ae - <Unknown File>(0)
USC::CShaderInstruction::SupportsPredicate() + 0xcc32 - <Unknown File>(0)
OpenAdapter10_2() + 0xf1d8f - <Unknown File>(0)
RtlFreeUnicodeString() + 0x3397 - <Unknown File>(0)
RtlFreeUnicodeString() + 0x17b7 - <Unknown File>(0)
BaseThreadInitThunk() + 0x22 - <Unknown File>(0)
RtlUserThreadStart() + 0x34 - <Unknown File>(0)

================================================================

Thread ID: 5920

callstack:
USC::CShaderInstruction::ResetPrecision() + 0x1067d3 - <Unknown File>(0)
USC::CShaderInstruction::ResetPrecision() + 0x7decf - <Unknown File>(0)
USC::CShaderInstruction::ResetPrecision() + 0x7d543 - <Unknown File>(0)
USC::CShaderInstruction::ResetPrecision() + 0x74223 - <Unknown File>(0)
USC::CShaderInstruction::ResetPrecision() + 0x72ae6 - <Unknown File>(0)
USC::CShaderInstruction::ResetPrecision() + 0x7297c - <Unknown File>(0)
USC::CShaderInstruction::ResetPrecision() + 0x71ee2 - <Unknown File>(0)
USC::CShaderInstruction::ResetPrecision() + 0x2a390 - <Unknown File>(0)
USC::CShaderInstruction::SupportsPredicate() + 0x38f7 - <Unknown File>(0)
USC::CShaderInstruction::SupportsPredicate() + 0xb1ae - <Unknown File>(0)
USC::CShaderInstruction::SupportsPredicate() + 0xcc32 - <Unknown File>(0)
OpenAdapter10_2() + 0xf1d8f - <Unknown File>(0)
RtlFreeUnicodeString() + 0x3397 - <Unknown File>(0)
RtlFreeUnicodeString() + 0x17b7 - <Unknown File>(0)
BaseThreadInitThunk() + 0x22 - <Unknown File>(0)
RtlUserThreadStart() + 0x34 - <Unknown File>(0)

================================================================

Thread ID: 4316

callstack:
RtlUserThreadStart() + 0x34 - <Unknown File>(0)

================================================================

Thread ID: 4260

callstack:
RtlUserThreadStart() + 0x34 - <Unknown File>(0)

================================================================

Thread ID: 5668

callstack:
RtlUserThreadStart() + 0x34 - <Unknown File>(0)

================================================================

Thread ID: 5936

callstack:
RtlUserThreadStart() + 0x34 - <Unknown File>(0)

================================================================

Thread ID: 5864

callstack:
RtlUserThreadStart() + 0x34 - <Unknown File>(0)

================================================================

Thread ID: 5820

callstack:
RtlUserThreadStart() + 0x34 - <Unknown File>(0)

================================================================

Thread ID: 5884

callstack:
RtlUserThreadStart() + 0x34 - <Unknown File>(0)

================================================================

Thread ID: 5896

callstack:
RtlUserThreadStart() + 0x34 - <Unknown File>(0)

================================================================

Game

================================================================

Game

================================================================

Insomniyac · May 19, 2015

Exact same problem.

Whigeda · May 19, 2015

I get a similar issue, just with the "Crash reason: EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION (3221225477), Error reading location 0xffffffff"

I can see the screen, where all the logos from publisher and so on are, but then it crashes right to desktop...

Red Engine Crash Log
--------------------------------------
Build: Not Set [ Compiled May 17 2015 ]

Crash reason: EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION (3221225477), Error reading location 0xffffffff

Crashed Thread:

Thread ID: 2172

callstack:
GalaxyStatsGetAchievement() + 0x1aec9e - <Unknown File>(0)
GalaxyStatsGetAchievement() + 0x1aed26 - <Unknown File>(0)
GalaxyStatsGetAchievement() + 0x1923dc - <Unknown File>(0)
GalaxyStatsGetAchievement() + 0x193b02 - <Unknown File>(0)
GalaxyStatsGetAchievement() + 0x18fb13 - <Unknown File>(0)
GalaxyStatsGetAchievement() + 0x190706 - <Unknown File>(0)
GalaxyStatsGetAchievement() + 0x194c0c - <Unknown File>(0)
GalaxyStatsGetAchievement() + 0x194cc6 - <Unknown File>(0)
GalaxyStatsGetAchievement() + 0x15c132 - <Unknown File>(0)
GalaxyStatsGetAchievement() + 0xd2c06 - <Unknown File>(0)
GalaxyStatsGetAchievement() + 0xd3736 - <Unknown File>(0)
GalaxyStatsGetAchievement() + 0xf0f4c - <Unknown File>(0)
galaxy::api::IGalaxy::IGalaxy() + 0xd38b - <Unknown File>(0)
DestroyInterface() + 0x170 - <Unknown File>(0)
DestroyInterface() + 0x94 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::System::~System() + 0x443280 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix4x4<float>::SetIdentity() + 0xaeeeb - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix2x4<float>:repend() + 0x10bcda - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix4x4<float>::SetIdentity() + 0xaf1c7 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix4x4<float>::SetIdentity() + 0x9f6 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix4x4<float>::SetIdentity() + 0x21a6d - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix4x4<float>::SetIdentity() + 0xc59 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix4x4<float>::SetIdentity() + 0xd4c - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix2x4<float>:repend() + 0x267d38 - <Unknown File>(0)
BaseThreadInitThunk() + 0x22 - <Unknown File>(0)
RtlUserThreadStart() + 0x34 - <Unknown File>(0)

Debug Information
================================================================

Commandline: "C:\Program Files (x86)\The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt\bin\x64\witcher3.exe"

Thread ID: 5452

callstack:
Scaleform::Render::Matrix4x4<float>::SetIdentity() + 0xb17477 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix4x4<float>::SetIdentity() + 0xb29c00 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix2x4<float>:repend() + 0x26fc57 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix2x4<float>:repend() + 0x26fdfe - <Unknown File>(0)
BaseThreadInitThunk() + 0x22 - <Unknown File>(0)
RtlUserThreadStart() + 0x34 - <Unknown File>(0)

================================================================

Thread ID: 5096

callstack:
Scaleform::Render::Matrix4x4<float>::SetIdentity() + 0xb29c00 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix2x4<float>:repend() + 0x26fc57 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix2x4<float>:repend() + 0x26fdfe - <Unknown File>(0)
BaseThreadInitThunk() + 0x22 - <Unknown File>(0)
RtlUserThreadStart() + 0x34 - <Unknown File>(0)

================================================================

Thread ID: 3908

callstack:
<Unknown Symbol>() + 0x0 - <Unknown File>(0)

================================================================

Thread ID: 5876

callstack:
<Unknown Symbol>() + 0x0 - <Unknown File>(0)

================================================================

Thread ID: 2680

callstack:
<Unknown Symbol>() + 0x0 - <Unknown File>(0)

================================================================

Thread ID: 2420

callstack:
<Unknown Symbol>() + 0x0 - <Unknown File>(0)

================================================================

Thread ID: 7156

callstack:
<Unknown Symbol>() + 0x0 - <Unknown File>(0)

================================================================

Thread ID: 4236

callstack:
<Unknown Symbol>() + 0x0 - <Unknown File>(0)

================================================================

Thread ID: 6228

callstack:
<Unknown Symbol>() + 0x0 - <Unknown File>(0)

================================================================

Thread ID: 2136

callstack:
<Unknown Symbol>() + 0x0 - <Unknown File>(0)

================================================================

Thread ID: 6984

callstack:
<Unknown Symbol>() + 0x0 - <Unknown File>(0)
<Unknown Symbol>() + 0x0 - <Unknown File>(0)
<Unknown Symbol>() + 0x0 - <Unknown File>(0)
<Unknown Symbol>() + 0x0 - <Unknown File>(0)
<Unknown Symbol>() + 0x0 - <Unknown File>(0)
<Unknown Symbol>() + 0x0 - <Unknown File>(0)

================================================================

Thread ID: 6460

callstack:
<Unknown Symbol>() + 0x0 - <Unknown File>(0)

================================================================

Thread ID: 772

callstack:
RtlUserThreadStart() + 0x34 - <Unknown File>(0)

================================================================

Thread ID: 2336

callstack:
RtlUserThreadStart() + 0x34 - <Unknown File>(0)

================================================================

Thread ID: 5732

callstack:
CoRevokeClassObject() + 0xcb8 - <Unknown File>(0)
CoRevokeClassObject() + 0xe92 - <Unknown File>(0)
CoRevokeClassObject() + 0xeb5 - <Unknown File>(0)
BaseThreadInitThunk() + 0x22 - <Unknown File>(0)
RtlUserThreadStart() + 0x34 - <Unknown File>(0)

================================================================

Thread ID: 5392

callstack:
BaseThreadInitThunk() + 0x22 - <Unknown File>(0)
RtlUserThreadStart() + 0x34 - <Unknown File>(0)

================================================================

Thread ID: 3968

callstack:
DllUnregisterServer() + 0x45ad - <Unknown File>(0)
DllUnregisterServer() + 0x48a6 - <Unknown File>(0)
BaseThreadInitThunk() + 0x22 - <Unknown File>(0)
RtlUserThreadStart() + 0x34 - <Unknown File>(0)

================================================================

Thread ID: 3952

callstack:
RtlUserThreadStart() + 0x34 - <Unknown File>(0)

================================================================

Thread ID: 2040

callstack:
RtlUserThreadStart() + 0x34 - <Unknown File>(0)

================================================================

Thread ID: 3964

callstack:
BaseThreadInitThunk() + 0x22 - <Unknown File>(0)
RtlUserThreadStart() + 0x34 - <Unknown File>(0)

================================================================

Thread ID: 6588

callstack:
BaseThreadInitThunk() + 0x22 - <Unknown File>(0)
RtlUserThreadStart() + 0x34 - <Unknown File>(0)

================================================================

Thread ID: 6712

callstack:
Scaleform::Render::Matrix4x4<float>::SetIdentity() + 0xb29c00 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix2x4<float>:repend() + 0x26fc57 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix2x4<float>:repend() + 0x26fdfe - <Unknown File>(0)
BaseThreadInitThunk() + 0x22 - <Unknown File>(0)
RtlUserThreadStart() + 0x34 - <Unknown File>(0)

================================================================

Thread ID: 6844

callstack:
Scaleform::Render::Matrix4x4<float>::SetIdentity() + 0xb29c00 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix2x4<float>:repend() + 0x26fc57 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix2x4<float>:repend() + 0x26fdfe - <Unknown File>(0)
BaseThreadInitThunk() + 0x22 - <Unknown File>(0)
RtlUserThreadStart() + 0x34 - <Unknown File>(0)

================================================================

Thread ID: 5376

callstack:
Scaleform::Render::Matrix4x4<float>::SetIdentity() + 0xb29c00 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix2x4<float>:repend() + 0x26fc57 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix2x4<float>:repend() + 0x26fdfe - <Unknown File>(0)
BaseThreadInitThunk() + 0x22 - <Unknown File>(0)
RtlUserThreadStart() + 0x34 - <Unknown File>(0)

================================================================

Thread ID: 4588

callstack:
Scaleform::Render::Matrix4x4<float>::SetIdentity() + 0xb29c00 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix2x4<float>:repend() + 0x26fc57 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix2x4<float>:repend() + 0x26fdfe - <Unknown File>(0)
BaseThreadInitThunk() + 0x22 - <Unknown File>(0)
RtlUserThreadStart() + 0x34 - <Unknown File>(0)

================================================================

Thread ID: 5252

callstack:
Scaleform::Render::Matrix4x4<float>::SetIdentity() + 0xb29c00 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix2x4<float>:repend() + 0x26fc57 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix2x4<float>:repend() + 0x26fdfe - <Unknown File>(0)
BaseThreadInitThunk() + 0x22 - <Unknown File>(0)
RtlUserThreadStart() + 0x34 - <Unknown File>(0)

================================================================

Thread ID: 6708

callstack:
Scaleform::Render::Matrix4x4<float>::SetIdentity() + 0x811ac - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix4x4<float>::SetIdentity() + 0xb29c00 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix2x4<float>:repend() + 0x26fc57 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix2x4<float>:repend() + 0x26fdfe - <Unknown File>(0)
BaseThreadInitThunk() + 0x22 - <Unknown File>(0)
RtlUserThreadStart() + 0x34 - <Unknown File>(0)

================================================================

Thread ID: 3652

callstack:
Scaleform::Render::Matrix4x4<float>::SetIdentity() + 0xb29c00 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix2x4<float>:repend() + 0x26fc57 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix2x4<float>:repend() + 0x26fdfe - <Unknown File>(0)
BaseThreadInitThunk() + 0x22 - <Unknown File>(0)
RtlUserThreadStart() + 0x34 - <Unknown File>(0)

================================================================

Thread ID: 2128

callstack:
AmdDxGsaFreeCompiledShader() + 0x4f69be - <Unknown File>(0)
AmdDxGsaFreeCompiledShader() + 0x4f582f - <Unknown File>(0)
AmdDxExtCreate() + 0x660f - <Unknown File>(0)
AmdDxExtCreate() + 0x67b6 - <Unknown File>(0)
BaseThreadInitThunk() + 0x22 - <Unknown File>(0)
RtlUserThreadStart() + 0x34 - <Unknown File>(0)

================================================================

Thread ID: 6756

callstack:
AmdDxGsaFreeCompiledShader() + 0x2af90 - <Unknown File>(0)
AmdDxGsaFreeCompiledShader() + 0x2a9a9 - <Unknown File>(0)
AmdDxExtCreate() + 0x660f - <Unknown File>(0)
AmdDxExtCreate() + 0x67b6 - <Unknown File>(0)
BaseThreadInitThunk() + 0x22 - <Unknown File>(0)
RtlUserThreadStart() + 0x34 - <Unknown File>(0)

================================================================

Thread ID: 2392

callstack:
AmdDxGsaFreeCompiledShader() + 0x2af90 - <Unknown File>(0)
AmdDxGsaFreeCompiledShader() + 0x2a9a9 - <Unknown File>(0)
AmdDxExtCreate() + 0x660f - <Unknown File>(0)
AmdDxExtCreate() + 0x67b6 - <Unknown File>(0)
BaseThreadInitThunk() + 0x22 - <Unknown File>(0)
RtlUserThreadStart() + 0x34 - <Unknown File>(0)

================================================================

Game

================================================================

Game

================================================================

System Specs:

FX 8350, Radeon R9 270x, 16 GB RAM & Win 8.1 64 bit

Axelino71 · May 19, 2015

Same thing here. You are not alone, and looks like this problem hardware irrelevant.
Exactly same code for everyone:3221225477
Reddit thread: http://www.reddit.com/r/witcher/comments/36h08h/pc_crash_reason_exception_access_violation/
Post at russian gaming portal: http://forum.igromania.ru/showpost.php?p=11832365&postcount=2
I tried to change installation path, but it didnt work. Any ideas?

MrObi1 · May 19, 2015

Axelino71 said:
Same thing here. You are not alone, and looks like this problem hardware irrelevant.
Exactly same code for everyone:3221225477
Reddit thread: http://www.reddit.com/r/witcher/comments/36h08h/pc_crash_reason_exception_access_violation/
Post at russian gaming portal: http://forum.igromania.ru/showpost.php?p=11832365&postcount=2
I tried to change installation path, but it didnt work. Any ideas?

just to confirm that I have the same error:

Red Engine Crash Log
--------------------------------------
Build: Not Set [ Compiled May 17 2015 ]

Crash reason: EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION (3221225477), Error reading location 0xa63315e4

Crashed Thread:

Thread ID: 4296

callstack:
Scaleform::Render::Matrix2x4<float>:

repend() + 0xafdc6 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix4x4<float>::SetIdentity() + 0xb51abf - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix4x4<float>::SetIdentity() + 0xb501af - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix4x4<float>::SetIdentity() + 0xb4d461 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix4x4<float>::SetIdentity() + 0xb29c7b - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix2x4<float>:

repend() + 0x5c8fe - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix4x4<float>::SetIdentity() + 0xb29c00 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix2x4<float>:

repend() + 0x26fc57 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix2x4<float>:

repend() + 0x26fdfe - <Unknown File>(0)
BaseThreadInitThunk() + 0xd - <Unknown File>(0)
RtlUserThreadStart() + 0x21 - <Unknown File>(0)

Debug Information
================================================================

Commandline: "B:\Games\The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt\bin\x64\witcher3.exe"

Thread ID: 1684

callstack:
Scaleform::Render::Matrix4x4<float>::SetIdentity() + 0xb2d8bf - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix4x4<float>::SetIdentity() + 0x10cccd - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix4x4<float>::SetIdentity() + 0xce98a - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix2x4<float>:

repend() + 0x10ba2b - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix4x4<float>::SetIdentity() + 0xa39 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix4x4<float>::SetIdentity() + 0x21a6d - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix4x4<float>::SetIdentity() + 0xc59 - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix4x4<float>::SetIdentity() + 0xd4c - <Unknown File>(0)
Scaleform::Render::Matrix2x4<float>:

repend() + 0x267d38 - <Unknown File>(0)
BaseThreadInitThunk() + 0xd - <Unknown File>(0)
RtlUserThreadStart() + 0x21 - <Unknown File>(0)

================================================================

... about 13kB of such stuff in each .crashinfo file

reddherringg · May 19, 2015

Same error here:

Crash reason: EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION (3221225477)

pretty effing lame.

Caloune · May 19, 2015

Same problem for me with same /crashinfo.file.

I post a topic here http://forums.cdprojektred.com/threads/36976-Witcher-3-and-Core-2-Duo?p=1674862#post1674862

Did i buy the game for nothing ?

spike4379 · May 19, 2015

my games always crashing when reading or writting to location (3221225477) i have multiple logs of my game ctding because of whatever (3221225477) is

FishNab · May 19, 2015

Anyone with this issue who actually got the game to work using the galaxy.dll workaround?

spike4379 · May 19, 2015

nope just tried it. whoever told you that is a liar.

is everybody here using the GOG version?

i am

reddherringg · May 19, 2015

FIX FOR LAPTOP
When I right click the .exe, I have an option to "Run with Graphics Processor"> For some reason, it was using the integrated processor and not the NVIDIA processor. When I choose "High Performance NVIDIA Processor", the game starts normally.

FishNab · May 19, 2015

Well, it was worth a try

at least I could make it into a black screen with it instead of instant crash, heh. I am using the GOG version, yes

Caloune · May 19, 2015

i am on steam not GOG

Solon · May 19, 2015

reddherringg's solution worked for me.
For those using Radeon graphics, you need to run Catalyst Control Center -> Power -> Switchable Graphics Application Settings and set witcher3.exe to 'High Performance'.
Another downside of Intel's integrated graphics processors. I've had enough many problems because of that.

FishNab · May 19, 2015

Oh, yes, this might actually work. I've completely forgotten about that, and I've fixed a lot of game issues with that in the past. Now I just have to wait to reinstall the game because I deleted it out of frustration

spike4379 · May 19, 2015

FishNab said:
Oh, yes, this might actually work. I've completely forgotten about that, and I've fixed a lot of game issues with that in the past. Now I just have to wait to reinstall the game because I deleted it out of frustration

tried this for nvidia, mine was already set to max perf, so no change

Caloune · May 19, 2015

No change for me too

Sometimes game crash at launch and somtimes it blocked in black screen and i have to kill process...

FishNab · May 19, 2015

YES, IT WORKED. Thank you so much, reddherringg. I hate Intel's integrated graphics driver, it's completely useless and causes so many issues with the main graphics card.
I suppose all those who have this issue are laptop users like me. He're your fix folks, cheers!
Now let's see if I can get the game to work on more than 15fps on this potato

Caloune · May 19, 2015

Im not on laptop and my motherboard dont have any integrated graphic card.

I still have the issue.

Daryan · May 19, 2015

I'm on laptop with the steam version and when i right click witcher3.exe i dont have the Run with Graphics Processor, so i dont know what to do

. I have intel HD graphics 4000 (I know, i know how bad it is).

Game crashes on start-up

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