http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=19511
--- Comment #4 from DL taedium_vitae@eml.cc 2009-09-07 01:58:48 --- (In reply to comment #3)
Just happened to read this ... http://www.gamedev.no/projects/BioShockSM2Hack/BioShockSM2Hack.html
It's probably similar to the way Hl2/Source games show the Purple checkboard when it can't find a material/texture. Just a guess.
Yeah, those hacks work around this particular issue, but they cause a different issue with similar symptoms.It appears as a smoke like blue texture that pops in an out and slowly fades away.Probably the same bug manifested in a different way. Screenshot is attached.