http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=20053
Summary: wined3d - TF2 suffers from black menu and missing UI textures in dx9 mode Product: Wine Version: 1.1.29 Platform: PC OS/Version: Linux Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P2 Component: directx-d3d AssignedTo: wine-bugs@winehq.org ReportedBy: Nephyrin@nephyrin.net
When starting TF2 in directx9 mode (that is, starting it normally, out of the box), the menu is black (no background image) and there are no HUD elements in game. Other than this, it appears to work fine and looks great in Dx9 mode, and would be platinum status if you could see your UI.
Disabling pixelshaders in winecfg causes the game to load with a visible background on the main menu, but the game immediately bails telling you your graphics card is not able to run the game.
-dxlevel 81 forces the game into dx8 mode where everything works, but this is a major visual quality regression.