Slow-reveal of dialogue text

[eevee]

trafficstars

Like character at a time.

how the fuck do you do this

[ghost]

It's in Objective C, but should be applicable http://www.crocodella.com.br/2011/01/rpg-like-text-box-with-cocos2d/

[eevee]

That turns every character into a sprite; I'm using a real font which I believe goes through freetype.

Adding one character at a time means text jumps around when adding a character causes the line to wrap. Also it feels like a waste when I could just calculate the text all at once and only render part of it.