http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=16173
--- Comment #7 from Austin English austinenglish@gmail.com 2008-11-27 23:53:52 --- (In reply to comment #6)
Thank you for clarifying this, but I already read through this FAQ entirely. Eve does not seem to be dependant on the current directory so it makes no difference (in terms of the problem described) how I start it, may it be from the very directory, by the desktop link that was created during installation process or by something like env WINEPREFIX="/home/<username>/.wine" wine "C:\Program Files\CCP\EVE\eve.exe". It just freezes after switching to the black screen after the splash.
Eve isn't dependent on it, but many apps are. I said it just in case/as future advice.