https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=38188
Bug ID: 38188 Summary: Dead State: text missing in the character creation screen Product: Wine Version: 1.7.38 Hardware: x86 URL: http://store.steampowered.com/app/239840/ OS: Linux Status: NEW Keywords: download Severity: minor Priority: P2 Component: fonts Assignee: wine-bugs@winehq.org Reporter: gyebro69@gmail.com Distribution: ---
When you start a new game text is missing in the character generation screen. Tested with the GOG version, demo version is available on Steam. Installing corefonts/allfonts doesn't help. A possible workaround can be found in Appdb: https://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=version&iId=31358 You need to replace 'Saphire 30 (ansi).uft' and 'Saphire 48 (ansi).uft' with their 'Segoe Print' counterparts.
The game uses the Torque engine and generates those .uft fonts run-time from .ttf fonts located under ../core/fonts/source. Probably something goes wrong when generating the font files. I tried the game in Virtualbox (WinXP guest) and the generated .uft files have different sizes than the ones created in Wine. After replacing those .uft files text is rendered properly.