http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=5635
Summary: Starcraft does not run decently anymore in 0.9.16. Product: Wine Version: 0.9.16. Platform: PC OS/Version: Linux Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P2 Component: wine-directx-ddraw AssignedTo: wine-bugs@winehq.org ReportedBy: z77y16@hotmail.com
Starcraft has become incredibly slow in 0.9.16, presumably because of ddraw changes. The prior version I was using was 0.9.14, in which SC ran ok.
Other users reported similar problems with other games. They could work around by matching the game bit depth on their display.
This trick does not work with Starcraft. It is an 8bpp game. It never ran on an 8bpp display and it is still true today with 0.9.16. Trying to run SC on a 8bpp display results in the game crashing. More specifically, the display will remain black. Waiting for a few secs before killing the display will give Wine the chance to dump a stack trace.