diff --git a/Dungeoneer/src/com/interrupt/dungeoneer/entities/NeoText.java b/Dungeoneer/src/com/interrupt/dungeoneer/entities/NeoText.java
index 81e09821..feece360 100644
--- a/Dungeoneer/src/com/interrupt/dungeoneer/entities/NeoText.java
+++ b/Dungeoneer/src/com/interrupt/dungeoneer/entities/NeoText.java
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ public class NeoText extends DirectionalEntity {
 	@EditorProperty
 	public DrawableText.TextAlignment textAlignment = DrawableText.TextAlignment.CENTER;
 
+	@EditorProperty
+	public boolean substituteControlLiterals;
+
 	public NeoText() {
 		this.drawable = new DrawableText(this.text);
 		this.isDynamic = false;
diff --git a/Dungeoneer/src/com/interrupt/dungeoneer/gfx/drawables/DrawableText.java b/Dungeoneer/src/com/interrupt/dungeoneer/gfx/drawables/DrawableText.java
index 80df3f6b..73a4a597 100644
--- a/Dungeoneer/src/com/interrupt/dungeoneer/gfx/drawables/DrawableText.java
+++ b/Dungeoneer/src/com/interrupt/dungeoneer/gfx/drawables/DrawableText.java
@@ -34,10 +34,15 @@ public void update(Entity e) {
 
         if (e instanceof NeoText) {
             NeoText parentNeoText = (NeoText)e;
-            text = parentNeoText.text;
-            text = text.replace("\\n", "\n"); // Hack in support for newlines in the editor.
+
             color.set(parentNeoText.textColor);
 
+            text = parentNeoText.text;
+
+            if (parentNeoText.substituteControlLiterals) {
+                text = text.replace("\\n", "\n"); // Hack in support for newlines in the editor.
+            }
+
             switch (parentNeoText.textAlignment) {
                 case LEFT:
                     alignmentOffset = 0.0f; break;