Show dialogue letter by letter with natural pauses, and let players skip it

Text that types itself out feels alive, but at a constant speed it reads like a machine, speeds up on fast computers and splits emoji in half. Here is how to time each character, pause where a speaker would, and jump to the end on a button press.

Why this works

Speech has rhythm: people stop at a comma and breathe at a full stop. Working out when each letter appears, rather than counting frames, gives the same rhythm on every screen, and lets a skip jump to the end without breaking anything.

When not to use it

Don't use it for long texts that people read for information, such as rules, quest logs or tutorials: the wait is only a drag there. Show those at once. Also offer instant text to players who read fast or who find moving text hard.

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