http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=21076
--- Comment #15 from war_the_gloomer@hotmail.com 2010-07-02 16:43:12 --- (In reply to comment #14)
This bug is still present in 1.1.42 (Ubuntu). A user report that this problem is fixed in codeweavers:
http://www.codeweavers.com/compatibility/browse/name/?app_id=5277;forum=1;ms...
User in question is using Mac ("Game works perfectly though, towers and aliens are visible in contradiction to other reports elsewhere." [...] "Mac OS X 10.5.8") and another user in the forum (message below) is having the issue. ("For me the game loads and runs, but without the models" [...] "I am using Ubuntu 10.04").
Leads to the conclusion that this might be linux specific issue. Maybe something in the graphic stack?