The shadow issues can be 'fixed' by removing shadows entirely. Once installed, append '-w' to the commandline to force windowed mode and run. Some users may also need to install xact, although I found it ran fine without it. Using winetricks, install mfc42, d3dcompiler_43 and d3dx9. Install wine-staging from the WineHQ repo, then install winetricks. A bug occurs where Sims complain you stood them up when going on Dates/Outings because the taxi didn't arrive, your Sim was doing something else when the taxi arrived, or occasionally because your sim did not get in the taxi fast enough. This occured in ~80% of Outings I tested, so fairly certain it's a Wine issue. Some Town Mode thumbnails and family previews do not render properly Game does not run full screen - it must be run in windowed mode. Audio stutters during process-intensive actions (loading screens, loading a large number of NPCs, etc) Polygon explosions with certain overhead icons (friendship smilies, memory emoticons, etc) Most game mechanics, like relationship building, careers, etc Travelling to different lots and subhoods

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