http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=21609
--- Comment #56 from TCR toddroe@charter.net 2010-06-20 19:59:04 --- I broke down and tried to manually patch the 1.1.42 source with the work-around but no dice. I had originally installed the highest level Ubuntu package (lucid) which was 1.2x, but when I reinstalled Ubuntu (unrelated issue), the database had reverted to the 1.1.42 version of Wine. (???)
Regardless, it's not fixed. The referenced bugs above DO NOT describe the actual bug with the Bethesda games. There is always sound (i.e. music and voices), but there are no sound effects (i.e. footsteps, combat noises, etc.).
I believe that the reasoning behind the workaround is correct, but that the implementation is not perfect.
Can't this be easily applied in the next release without fuss?