One more thing I forgot to mention - I also have changes related to Direct3D in my user.reg which may help - certainly does for EVE. [Software\\Wine\\Direct3D] "DirectDrawRenderer"="opengl" "OffscreenRenderingMode"="fbo" "PixelShaderMode"="enabled" "VertexShaderMode"="hardware" The file is located in ~/.wine/user.reg Make a backup copy before editing. -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Unable-to-start-Empire%3A-Total-War-tp22384282p22424962.html Sent from the Wine - Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com.