http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=21702
--- Comment #5 from Justin S orbfig@wi.rr.com 2010-02-15 12:32:46 --- An update after some testing: I tried different kernel flavors (including "vanilla"), and even rolled back the version of the kernel as far as the openSUSE repository would offer (2.6.31.5 vs 2.6.31.12) with no change in behavior. I tried installing 11.2 from scratch, no change in behavior.
Even though older versions of Continuum can't be used to connect to most servers, I figured I'd give it a try. Indeed, .39pr1 (the next oldest stable publicly available version) will run as expected and as smoothly as .40 did previously for me. There is something really weird about Continuum 0.40's menu040.dll (as the backtrace points at,) I'm guessing. It's possibly another hackish anti-cheat mechanism that has as found the right conditions to break under.
.39pr1 and .38 download: http://subspacedownloads.com/index.php?act=file&fid=970 .40 download: http://www.ssforum.net/index.php?app=downloads&showfile=4