when i run: wine ./Civilization4.exe (in the correct dir) i get this output: ###################### fixme:system:SystemParametersInfoW Unimplemented action: 55 (SPI_SETMOUSEKEYS) fixme:system:SystemParametersInfoW Unimplemented action: 59 (SPI_SETSTICKYKEYS) fixme:cursor:CURSORICON_CreateIconFromANI Loading all frames for .ani cursors not implemented. err:ole:CoGetClassObject class {9a5ea990-3034-4d6f-9128-01f3c61022bc} not registered err:ole:CoGetClassObject no class object {9a5ea990-3034-4d6f-9128-01f3c61022bc} could be created for context 0x1 fixme:wtsapi:WTSRegisterSessionNotification Stub 0x10054 0x00000000 fixme:cursor:CURSORICON_CreateIconFromANI Loading all frames for .ani cursors not implemented. err:menubuilder:Process_Link unable to load L"C:\\Program Files\\Firaxis Games\\Sid Meier's Civilization 4\\Logs.lnk" err:menubuilder:WinMain failed to build menu item for C:\Program Files\Firaxis Games\Sid Meier's Civilization 4\Logs.lnk err:menubuilder:Process_Link unable to load L"C:\\Program Files\\Firaxis Games\\Sid Meier's Civilization 4\\CivilizationIV.ini.lnk" err:menubuilder:Process_Link unable to load L"C:\\Program Files\\Firaxis Games\\Sid Meier's Civilization 4\\Saves.lnk" err:menubuilder:WinMain failed to build menu item for C:\Program Files\Firaxis Games\Sid Meier's Civilization 4\CivilizationIV.ini.lnk err:menubuilder:WinMain failed to build menu item for C:\Program Files\Firaxis Games\Sid Meier's Civilization 4\Saves.lnk fixme:cursor:CURSORICON_CreateIconFromANI Loading all frames for .ani cursors not implemented. fixme:cursor:CURSORICON_CreateIconFromANI Loading all frames for .ani cursors not implemented. fixme:cursor:CURSORICON_CreateIconFromANI Loading all frames for .ani cursors not implemented. fixme:cursor:CURSORICON_CreateIconFromANI Loading all frames for .ani cursors not implemented. fixme:cursor:CURSORICON_CreateIconFromANI Loading all frames for .ani cursors not implemented. fixme:cursor:CURSORICON_CreateIconFromANI Loading all frames for .ani cursors not implemented. fixme:cursor:CURSORICON_CreateIconFromANI Loading all frames for .ani cursors not implemented. fixme:cursor:CURSORICON_CreateIconFromANI Loading all frames for .ani cursors not implemented. fixme:cursor:CURSORICON_CreateIconFromANI Loading all frames for .ani cursors not implemented. fixme:mixer:ALSA_MixerInit No master control found on HDA ATI HDMI, disabling mixer fixme:dsalsa:IDsDriverBufferImpl_SetVolumePan (0x1a0518,0x1a0950): stub fixme:dsalsa:IDsDriverBufferImpl_SetVolumePan (0x1a0518,0x1a0950): stub fixme:cursor:CURSORICON_CreateIconFromANI Loading all frames for .ani cursors not implemented. 'import site' failed; use -v for traceback fixme:cursor:CURSORICON_CreateIconFromANI Loading all frames for .ani cursors not implemented. fixme:cursor:CURSORICON_CreateIconFromANI Loading all frames for .ani cursors not implemented. X Error of failed request: BadMatch (invalid parameter attributes) Major opcode of failed request: 159 (GLX) Minor opcode of failed request: 5 (X_GLXMakeCurrent) Serial number of failed request: 1361 Current serial number in output stream: 1361 #################################### im running 2 gigs of ram, an ati radeon 2600 hd, and Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6600 ive been trying to get civ4 to work for the past week under ubuntu. the only other thing ive tried other than wine, is virtualbox. and that didnt work out. but i heard that wine has worked, so im stuck trying to get my game to initialize. also, if it helps, i think it crashes somewhere past xml, i think in init?