http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10080
--- Comment #78 from Mark Wagner mark.wagner17@gte.net 2010-05-27 21:32:04 --- (In reply to comment #77)
(In reply to comment #76)
I've tested a variety of villain-side contacts without being able to reproduce the crash. I've also (finally) managed to check a Rikti dropship: again, no crash. All the triggers I'm aware of no longer cause crashes.
I attempted to install Ubuntu, and it buggered my grub, had to change my primary disk to boot back to winders. Will try again, but here is my question.
Do we have confirmation that Wine 1.1.43 and 190.42 drivers are the magic combo?
The "magic combo" appears to be Issue 17 of City of Heroes -- the crash no longer happening is due to changes in the game software, rather than changes in Wine.
If you're hoping for Ultra Mode, I'm afraid you're out of luck: only basic graphics are available for Nvidia cards. I don't know if this is caused by Wine, by the drivers, or by the City of Heroes software.