(In reply to andrew.m.mcmahon from comment #6)
> I can't replicate any performance issues with Gothic 2 Gold on my setup.
> 
> [...]
> 
> I've recorded a video with SimpleScreenRecorder of the game running @
> 1440x900 in wine's virtual desktop. I've got MESA_HUD enabled so you can see
> my framerate and other info:

The video shows very low frame-rate and GPU load in the menu, but high CPU
load. Maybe there's a CPU bottleneck which affects the reporter even more
badly. A CPU profile from sysprof or perf might give a clue.