http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=32890
--- Comment #2 from Christopher May maquis196@yahoo.co.uk 2013-02-18 10:28:04 CST --- Mark this one down as not required please.
I found an old install on a backup server and reapplied a patch I found for the game on it, the game then loads.
I have other issues I'll raise tickets about but this issue is a complete non-starter (game was/is buggy as hell from what I can tell).
Cheers