https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=37203
Bug ID: 37203 Summary: Age of Empires II Conquerors 800x600 launch screen black on wine versions later than 1.7.13 Product: Wine Version: 1.7.25 Hardware: x86-64 OS: Linux Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P2 Component: -unknown Assignee: wine-bugs@winehq.org Reporter: 0strodamus@cox.net
When launching Age of Empires II - The Conquerors using Wine versions later than 1.7.13, the initial 800x600 launch screen is black. Selections can still be made by blinding clicking.
I am using Wine on an up-to-date Arch Linux system, kernel version 3.16.1-1-ARCH. I was able to exactly replicate this behavior in Virtualbox using an up-to-date Arch Linux install and a new, empty wine prefix. Launching Age of Empires (non-Conquerors expansion) also launches with a black screen.
Downgrading from Wine version 1.7.25 to version 1.7.13 or earlier solves the issue. The game launches and runs flawlessly under version 1.7.13.