diff --git a/libultraship/libultraship/GameSettings.cpp b/libultraship/libultraship/GameSettings.cpp
index fff182242..10c6fdcca 100644
--- a/libultraship/libultraship/GameSettings.cpp
+++ b/libultraship/libultraship/GameSettings.cpp
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ namespace Game {
         Settings.enhancements.skip_text = stob(Conf[EnhancementSection]["skip_text"]);
         CVar_SetS32("gSkipText", Settings.enhancements.skip_text);
 
-        Settings.enhancements.fast_text = stob(Conf[EnhancementSection]["fast_text"]);
-        CVar_SetS32("gFastText", Settings.enhancements.fast_text);
+        Settings.enhancements.text_speed = Ship::stoi(Conf[EnhancementSection]["text_speed"]);
+        CVar_SetS32("gTextSpeed", Settings.enhancements.text_speed);
 
         Settings.enhancements.disable_lod = stob(Conf[EnhancementSection]["disable_lod"]);
         CVar_SetS32("gDisableLOD", Settings.enhancements.disable_lod);
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ namespace Game {
 
         // Enhancements
         Conf[EnhancementSection]["skip_text"] = std::to_string(Settings.enhancements.skip_text);
-        Conf[EnhancementSection]["fast_text"] = std::to_string(Settings.enhancements.fast_text);
+        Conf[EnhancementSection]["text_speed"] = std::to_string(Settings.enhancements.text_speed);
         Conf[EnhancementSection]["disable_lod"] = std::to_string(Settings.enhancements.disable_lod);
         Conf[EnhancementSection]["animated_pause_menu"] = std::to_string(Settings.enhancements.animated_pause_menu);
         Conf[EnhancementSection]["minimal_ui"] = std::to_string(Settings.enhancements.minimal_ui);
diff --git a/libultraship/libultraship/GameSettings.h b/libultraship/libultraship/GameSettings.h
index a935c4ef0..28a17928d 100644
--- a/libultraship/libultraship/GameSettings.h
+++ b/libultraship/libultraship/GameSettings.h
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ struct SoHConfigType {
 
     // Enhancements
     struct {
+        int text_speed = 1;
         bool skip_text = false;
-        bool fast_text = false;
         bool disable_lod = false;
         bool animated_pause_menu = false;
         bool minimal_ui = false;
diff --git a/libultraship/libultraship/SohImGuiImpl.cpp b/libultraship/libultraship/SohImGuiImpl.cpp
index 9bbd437ca..caea0abd1 100644
--- a/libultraship/libultraship/SohImGuiImpl.cpp
+++ b/libultraship/libultraship/SohImGuiImpl.cpp
@@ -378,13 +378,13 @@ namespace SohImGui {
                 ImGui::Text("Gameplay");
                 ImGui::Separator();
 
-                if (ImGui::Checkbox("Skip Text", &Game::Settings.enhancements.skip_text)) {
-                    CVar_SetS32("gSkipText", Game::Settings.enhancements.skip_text);
+                ImGui::Text("Text Speed", Game::Settings.enhancements.text_speed);
+                if (ImGui::SliderInt("##TEXTSPEED", &Game::Settings.enhancements.text_speed, 1, 5)) {
                     needs_save = true;
                 }
 
-                if (ImGui::Checkbox("Fast Text", &Game::Settings.enhancements.fast_text)) {
-                    CVar_SetS32("gFastText", Game::Settings.enhancements.fast_text);
+                if (ImGui::Checkbox("Skip Text", &Game::Settings.enhancements.skip_text)) {
+                    CVar_SetS32("gSkipText", Game::Settings.enhancements.skip_text);
                     needs_save = true;
                 }
 
diff --git a/soh/src/code/z_message_PAL.c b/soh/src/code/z_message_PAL.c
index 39ca6f1db..e72da578d 100644
--- a/soh/src/code/z_message_PAL.c
+++ b/soh/src/code/z_message_PAL.c
@@ -37,10 +37,6 @@ MessageTableEntry* sStaffMessageEntryTablePtr;
 
 char* _message_0xFFFC_nes;
 
-const int fastText = 5;
-const int slowText = 1;
-bool textSpeed = 1;
-
 //MessageTableEntry sNesMessageEntryTable[] = {
 //#define DEFINE_MESSAGE(textId, type, yPos, nesMessage, gerMessage, fraMessage) \
 //    { textId, (_SHIFTL(type, 4, 8) | _SHIFTL(yPos, 0, 8)), _message_##textId##_nes },
@@ -957,11 +953,7 @@ void Message_DrawText(GlobalContext* globalCtx, Gfx** gfxP) {
                         }
                     }
                     i = j - 1;
-                    if (CVar_GetS32("gFastText", 0) !=0)
-                        textSpeed = fastText;
-                    else
-                        textSpeed = slowText;
-                    msgCtx->textDrawPos = i + textSpeed;
+                    msgCtx->textDrawPos = i + CVar_GetS32("gTextSpeed", 1);
 
                     if (character) {}
                 }
@@ -1154,11 +1146,7 @@ void Message_DrawText(GlobalContext* globalCtx, Gfx** gfxP) {
         }
     }
     if (msgCtx->textDelayTimer == 0) {
-        if (CVar_GetS32("gFastText", 0) !=0)
-            textSpeed = fastText;
-        else
-            textSpeed = slowText;
-        msgCtx->textDrawPos = i + textSpeed;
+        msgCtx->textDrawPos = i + CVar_GetS32("gTextSpeed", 1);
         msgCtx->textDelayTimer = msgCtx->textDelay;
     } else {
         msgCtx->textDelayTimer--;