It seems to only be happening to what I believe is the US version of the game. My friend's copy of the international version works fine, which is odd because I thought the point of 1.2 was to patch the US version to include fixes the international didn't have.
So I guess now I have to ask if...
I install TeamX's semi-official Fallout 1 1.2 patch.
I start a new game and hit a rat.
Instead of it saying "Rat takes .... damage" it just says "."
The game soon crashes.
This is odd.
I followed up by installing the 1.3 patch. Yet it still persists. Why? How do I fix?