So I have it installed. For the record the easiest way to install it is to avoid using the DVD all together. Go straight for the download version and run it with:

wine StarCraft-II-Setup-enUS.exe

This will save you a lot of headaches. If you get errors, I may have omitted a step or two but you should be able to find the same info I did to fix them on the web. ...now on to my specific issues.

So I fire it up and the UI is very nice, very crisp... except that there are no backgrounds. Once you get into the game everything is monochrome. I also note that portraits are missing. The mouse-over map views don't show up either. Does anyone know what this is and if there is a work-around, fix, etc.? If I cat get StarCraft II running I can ditch my old department store Windows piece of junk permanently. This is the only game addiction I've allowed myself in years.