The Witness (210970) crashes

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Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
25/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
cpp

Research direction

Start by reviewing steam-210970.log and the listed system information, then reproduce the crash using the save game described before the overworld puzzle. Determine the cause of the crash and verify that The Witness no longer crashes at that point.

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Description

Game compatibility

Compatibility Report

  • Name of the game with compatibility issues: The Witness
  • Steam AppID of the game: 210970

System Information

I confirm:

  • that I haven't found an existing compatibility report for this game.
  • that I have checked whether there are updates for my system available.

steam-210970.log

Symptoms

Crashing after a few seconds into the game

Reproduction

I have a save game just before solving a overworld puzzle, which generates some particles, some lag and then a immediate crash.

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