http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=5349
--- Comment #15 from dimesio@earthlink.net 2008-11-17 14:18:44 --- Created an attachment (id=17330) --> (http://bugs.winehq.org/attachment.cgi?id=17330) SimTower crash on 1.1.8
Installing in 1.1.8, I got the same "Unable to open DDE communication" messages mentioned in comment 11. I had to kill the installer, but the game was successfully installed by that time.
The game seems to run fine in a virtual desktop so long as sound is not turned on. Saving and opening files works fine. In windowed mode, the game freezes at the splash screen. I did not get the message about sound reported in comment 9; the game just started up without sound. Turning sound on through the options menu in the game itself causes it to crash (log attached).