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Retro FX

Add juicy 8-bit sound synthesizers, screen shakes, particle explosions, camera effects, and retro text displays to your games.

show long text

Problem it solves

You want an NPC or narrator to print out a story dialogue with a typewriter or glitching effect instead of showing all text instantly.

What this block does

Initializes a retro text engine that reveals dialogue character by character with sound effects and screen shakes on punctuation.

The block

Block ID: retro_skip_text

skip text block

Parameters

NameTypeDefaultMeaning
textstringThe full text message to animate.
speednumber50The delay between displaying characters in milliseconds.
effectRetro.TextFxRetro.TextFx.TypewriterThe animation style to apply (Typewriter, Scroll, Glitch, or Fade).

Example

Retro.showLongText("Welcome, hero!", 60, Retro.TextFx.Typewriter)

Add the extension

Add github:CrzLe0723/RetroFx to your project, or open: Import RetroFx.