i just tryed that. (same steps except for directx9) - deleted ~/.wine/ - install the game and finaly: [ keisangi@gateway ]$ cd .wine/drive_c/Program\ Files/Bethesda\ Softworks/Fallout\ 3/ [ keisangi@gateway ]$ wine FalloutLauncher.exe fixme:system:SystemParametersInfoW Unimplemented action: 8192 (SPI_GETFOREGROUNDLOCKTIMEOUT) fixme:system:SystemParametersInfoW Unimplemented action: 8193 (SPI_SETFOREGROUNDLOCKTIMEOUT) fixme:win:LockWindowUpdate ((nil)), partial stub! fixme:system:SystemParametersInfoW Unimplemented action: 8193 (SPI_SETFOREGROUNDLOCKTIMEOUT) [ keisangi@gateway ]$