http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=23178
Summary: Alpha protocol offline activation fails Product: Wine Version: 1.2-rc3 Platform: x86 OS/Version: Linux Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P2 Component: -unknown AssignedTo: wine-bugs@winehq.org ReportedBy: eg.galano@gmail.com
When no internet connection is available, the game allows you to do an offline activation by generating a text file which can be uploaded to the authentication web site.
When you enter your cd-key and attempt to generate this file, The game returns an error code and fails to generate the file. Generating the file using windows and attempting to use the activation text file obtained did not work. It appears that part of your system description is used to generate the file so the windows file would be incompatible.