diff --git a/src/Client/AsyncDownloader.c b/src/Client/AsyncDownloader.c
index 1e0540755..35beefb6d 100644
--- a/src/Client/AsyncDownloader.c
+++ b/src/Client/AsyncDownloader.c
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ typedef struct AsyncRequestList_ {
 	AsyncRequest DefaultRequests[10];
 } AsyncRequestList;
 
-void AsyncRequestList_Append(AsyncRequestList* list, AsyncRequest* item);
+/*void AsyncRequestList_Append(AsyncRequestList* list, AsyncRequest* item);
 void AsyncRequestList_Prepend(AsyncRequestList* list, AsyncRequest* item);
 void AsyncRequestList_RemoveAt(AsyncRequestList* list, UInt32 i);
 
@@ -268,8 +268,8 @@ void AsyncDownloader_Init(void) {
 		 Int32 index = FindRequest(&id, &older);
 
 		 if (index >= 0) {
-			 /* very rare case - priority item was inserted, then inserted again (so put before first item), */
-			 /* and both items got downloaded before an external function removed them from the queue */
+			 // very rare case - priority item was inserted, then inserted again (so put before first item),
+			 // and both items got downloaded before an external function removed them from the queue
 			 if (older.TimeAdded > request.TimeAdded) {
 				 AsyncRequest tmp = older; older = *request; *request = tmp;
 			 }
@@ -282,7 +282,6 @@ void AsyncDownloader_Init(void) {
 	 }
 	 Platform_MutexUnlock(async_processedMutex);
  }
- /*
  object DownloadContent(Request request, HttpWebResponse response) {
 	 if (request.Type == RequestType.Bitmap) {
 		 MemoryStream data = DownloadBytes(response);
diff --git a/src/Client/Drawer2D.c b/src/Client/Drawer2D.c
index c0b0c97bf..5f01116ae 100644
--- a/src/Client/Drawer2D.c
+++ b/src/Client/Drawer2D.c
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ Int32 Drawer2D_FontHeight(FontDesc* font, bool useShadow) {
 
 Texture Drawer2D_MakeTextTexture(DrawTextArgs* args, Int32 windowX, Int32 windowY) {
 	Size2D size = Drawer2D_MeasureText(args);
-	if (size.Width == 0.0f && size.Height == 0.0f) {
+	if (size.Width == 0 && size.Height == 0) {
 		return Texture_FromOrigin(NULL, windowX, windowY, 0, 0, 1.0f, 1.0f);
 	}
 
@@ -343,7 +343,6 @@ void Drawer2D_DrawBitmapText(DrawTextArgs* args, Int32 x, Int32 y) {
 }
 
 Size2D Drawer2D_MeasureBitmapText(DrawTextArgs* args) {
-	if (Drawer2D_IsEmptyText(&args->Text)) return Size2D_Empty;
 	Int32 textHeight = Drawer2D_AdjTextSize(args->Font.Size);
 	Size2D total = { 0, Drawer2D_CellSize(textHeight) };
 	Int32 point = Math_Floor(args->Font.Size);
@@ -367,18 +366,65 @@ Size2D Drawer2D_MeasureBitmapText(DrawTextArgs* args) {
 	return total;
 }
 
-void Drawer2D_DrawText(DrawTextArgs* args, Int32 x, Int32 y) {
-	if (Drawer2D_UseBitmappedChat) {
-		Drawer2D_DrawBitmapText(args, x, y);
-	} else {
-		Platform_DrawText(args, x, y);
+Int32 Drawer2D_NextPart(Int32 i, STRING_REF String* value, STRING_TRANSIENT String* part, UInt8* nextCol) {
+	Int32 length = 0, start = i;
+	for (; i < value->length; i++) {
+		if (value->buffer[i] == '&' && Drawer2D_ValidColCodeAt(value, i + 1)) break;
+		length++;
 	}
+
+	*part = String_UNSAFE_Substring(value, start, length);
+	i += 2; /* skip over colour code */
+
+	if (i <= value->length) *nextCol = value->buffer[i - 1];
+	return i;
+}
+
+void Drawer2D_DrawText(DrawTextArgs* args, Int32 x, Int32 y) {
+	if (Drawer2D_IsEmptyText(&args->Text)) return;
+	if (Drawer2D_UseBitmappedChat) { Drawer2D_DrawBitmapText(args, x, y); return; }
+	
+	String value = args->Text;
+	UInt8 nextCol = 'f';
+	Int32 i = 0;
+
+	while (i < value.length) {
+		UInt8 colCode = nextCol;
+		i = Drawer2D_NextPart(i, &value, &args->Text, &nextCol);
+		PackedCol col = Drawer2D_Cols[colCode];
+
+		if (args->UseShadow) {
+			PackedCol black = PACKEDCOL_BLACK;
+			PackedCol backCol = Drawer2D_BlackTextShadows ? black : PackedCol_Scale(col, 0.25f);
+			Platform_DrawText(args, x + DRAWER2D_OFFSET, y + DRAWER2D_OFFSET, backCol);
+		}
+
+		Platform_DrawText(args, x, y, col);
+		x += Platform_MeasureText(args).Width;
+	}
+	args->Text = value;
 }
 
 Size2D Drawer2D_MeasureText(DrawTextArgs* args) {
-	if (Drawer2D_UseBitmappedChat) {
-		return Drawer2D_MeasureBitmapText(args);
-	} else {
-		return Platform_MeasureText(args);
+	if (Drawer2D_IsEmptyText(&args->Text)) return Size2D_Empty;
+	if (Drawer2D_UseBitmappedChat) return Drawer2D_MeasureBitmapText(args);
+
+	String value = args->Text;
+	UInt8 nextCol = 'f';
+	Int32 i = 0;
+	Size2D size = { 0, 0 };
+
+	while (i < value.length) {
+		UInt8 col = nextCol;
+		i = Drawer2D_NextPart(i, &value, &args->Text, &nextCol);
+
+		Size2D partSize = Platform_MeasureText(args);
+		size.Width += partSize.Width;
+		size.Height = max(size.Height, partSize.Height);
 	}
+
+	/* TODO: Is this font shadow offet right? */
+	if (args->UseShadow) { size.Width += DRAWER2D_OFFSET; size.Height += DRAWER2D_OFFSET; }
+	args->Text = value;
+	return size;
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Client/Drawer2D.h b/src/Client/Drawer2D.h
index 9be5d7977..ec8fcde18 100644
--- a/src/Client/Drawer2D.h
+++ b/src/Client/Drawer2D.h
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ bool Drawer2D_UseBitmappedChat;
 /* Whether the shadows behind text (that uses shadows) is fully black. */
 bool Drawer2D_BlackTextShadows;
 PackedCol Drawer2D_Cols[DRAWER2D_MAX_COLS];
-#define DRAWER2D_OFFSET 1.3f
+#define DRAWER2D_OFFSET 1
 
 void Drawer2D_Init(void);
 void Drawer2D_Free(void);
diff --git a/src/Client/Game.c b/src/Client/Game.c
index ede7a2315..89063b3df 100644
--- a/src/Client/Game.c
+++ b/src/Client/Game.c
@@ -768,6 +768,19 @@ void Audio_PlayDigSound(UInt8 type) { }
 void Audio_PlayStepSound(UInt8 type) { }
 
 /* TODO: needed for async downloading */
+IGameComponent AsyncDownloader_MakeComponent(void) { return IGameComponent_MakeEmpty(); }
+void AsyncDownloader_GetSkin(STRING_PURE String* id, STRING_PURE String* skinName) { }
+void AsyncDownloader_GetData(STRING_PURE String* url, bool priority, STRING_PURE String* id) { }
+void AsyncDownloader_GetImage(STRING_PURE String* url, bool priority, STRING_PURE String* id) { }
+void AsyncDownloader_GetString(STRING_PURE String* url, bool priority, STRING_PURE String* id) { }
+void AsyncDownloader_GetContentLength(STRING_PURE String* url, bool priority, STRING_PURE String* id) { }
+void AsyncDownloader_PostString(STRING_PURE String* url, bool priority, STRING_PURE String* id, STRING_PURE String* contents) { }
+void AsyncDownloader_GetDataEx(STRING_PURE String* url, bool priority, STRING_PURE String* id, DateTime* lastModified, STRING_PURE String* etag) { }
+void AsyncDownloader_GetImageEx(STRING_PURE String* url, bool priority, STRING_PURE String* id, DateTime* lastModified, STRING_PURE String* etag) { }
+
+bool AsyncDownloader_Get(STRING_PURE String* id, AsyncRequest* item) { return false; }
+bool AsyncDownloader_GetCurrent(AsyncRequest* request, Int32* progress) { return false; }
+void AsyncDownloader_PurgeOldEntriesTask(ScheduledTask* task) { }
 DateTime DateTime_FromTotalMs(Int64 ms) { DateTime time; return time; }
 
 void Bitmap_EncodePng(Bitmap* bmp, Stream* stream) { }
diff --git a/src/Client/Platform.h b/src/Client/Platform.h
index c7c20406f..4b881b628 100644
--- a/src/Client/Platform.h
+++ b/src/Client/Platform.h
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #define CC_PLATFORM_H
 #include "Utils.h"
 #include "2DStructs.h"
+#include "PackedCol.h"
 /* Abstracts platform specific memory management, I/O, etc.
    Copyright 2017 ClassicalSharp | Licensed under BSD-3
 */
@@ -75,7 +76,7 @@ void Platform_FreeFont(FontDesc* desc);
 void Platform_SetBitmap(Bitmap* bmp);
 void Platform_ReleaseBitmap(void);
 Size2D Platform_MeasureText(DrawTextArgs* args);
-void Platform_DrawText(DrawTextArgs* args, Int32 x, Int32 y);
+void Platform_DrawText(DrawTextArgs* args, Int32 x, Int32 y, PackedCol col);
 
 void Platform_SocketCreate(void** socket);
 ReturnCode Platform_SocketConnect(void* socket, STRING_PURE String* ip, Int32 port);
diff --git a/src/Client/WinPlatform.c b/src/Client/WinPlatform.c
index 8c44fbd72..3f7e14fcf 100644
--- a/src/Client/WinPlatform.c
+++ b/src/Client/WinPlatform.c
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ void Platform_Init(void) {
 	hdc = CreateCompatibleDC(NULL);
 	if (hdc == NULL) ErrorHandler_Fail("Failed to get screen DC");
 
+	SetTextColor(hdc, 0x00FFFFFF);
+	SetBkColor(hdc, 0x00000000);
+	SetBkMode(hdc, OPAQUE);
+
 	stopwatch_highResolution = QueryPerformanceFrequency(&stopwatch_freq);
 
 	WSADATA wsaData;
@@ -399,15 +403,28 @@ void Platform_FreeFont(FontDesc* desc) {
 bool bmpAssociated;
 HBITMAP hbmp;
 Bitmap* bmp;
+void* hbmp_bits;
 
 void Platform_AssociateBitmap(void) {
 	if (bmpAssociated) return;
 	bmpAssociated = true;
-	/* TODO: Should we be using CreateDIBitmap here? */
-	hbmp = CreateBitmap(bmp->Width, bmp->Height, 1, 32, bmp->Scan0);
 
+	BITMAPINFO bmi;
+	bmi.bmiHeader.biSize = sizeof(BITMAPINFOHEADER);
+	bmi.bmiHeader.biWidth = bmp->Width;
+	bmi.bmiHeader.biHeight = bmp->Height;
+	bmi.bmiHeader.biPlanes = 1;
+	bmi.bmiHeader.biBitCount = 32;
+	bmi.bmiHeader.biCompression = BI_RGB;
+	bmi.bmiHeader.biSizeImage = Bitmap_DataSize(bmp->Width, bmp->Height);
+
+	hbmp = CreateDIBSection(hdc, &bmi, DIB_RGB_COLORS, &hbmp_bits, NULL, 0x0);
 	if (hbmp == NULL) ErrorHandler_Fail("Creating bitmap handle failed");
 	if (!SelectObject(hdc, hbmp)) ErrorHandler_Fail("Selecting bitmap handle");
+
+	String font = String_FromConst("Arial");
+	FontDesc desc; Platform_MakeFont(&desc, &font, 12, FONT_STYLE_NORMAL);
+	String text = String_FromConst("TEST");
 }
 
 void Platform_SetBitmap(Bitmap* bmpNew) {
@@ -415,8 +432,16 @@ void Platform_SetBitmap(Bitmap* bmpNew) {
 	bmp = bmpNew;
 }
 
+void Platform_DrawBufferedText(void) {
+	/* draw text and stuff */
+	//Platform_MemCpy(bmp->Scan0, hbmp_bits, Bitmap_DataSize(bmp->Width, bmp->Height));
+	//BITMAP bmp = { 0 };
+	//./ReturnCode result = GetObjectA(hbmp, sizeof(BITMAP), &bmp);
+}
+
 void Platform_ReleaseBitmap(void) {
 	if (bmpAssociated) {
+		Platform_DrawBufferedText();
 		if (!DeleteObject(hbmp)) ErrorHandler_Fail("Deleting bitmap handle failed");
 		hbmp = NULL;
 	}
@@ -425,28 +450,69 @@ void Platform_ReleaseBitmap(void) {
 	bmp = NULL;
 }
 
-/* TODO: Associate Font with device */
-/* TODO: Add shadow offset for drawing */
+/* TODO: not ssociate font with device so much */
 Size2D Platform_MeasureText(DrawTextArgs* args) {
-	HDC hDC = GetDC(NULL);
 	RECT r = { 0 };
 
-	HGDIOBJ oldFont = SelectObject(hDC, args->Font.Handle);
-	DrawTextA(hDC, args->Text.buffer, args->Text.length,
+	HGDIOBJ oldFont = SelectObject(hdc, args->Font.Handle);
+	DrawTextA(hdc, args->Text.buffer, args->Text.length,
 		&r, DT_CALCRECT | DT_NOPREFIX | DT_SINGLELINE | DT_NOCLIP);
-	SelectObject(hDC, oldFont);
+	SelectObject(hdc, oldFont);
 
 	return Size2D_Make(r.right, r.bottom);
 }
 
-void Platform_DrawText(DrawTextArgs* args, Int32 x, Int32 y) {
-	HDC hDC = GetDC(NULL);
-	RECT r = { 0 };
+/* TODO: not allocate so much */
+/* TODO: check return codes and stuff */
+/* TODO: make text prettier.. somehow? */
+/* TODO: Do we need to / 255 instead of >> 8 ? */
+/* TODO: Don't use DrawTextA, bit slow */
+/* TODO: Code page 437 - so probably need to use W variants of functions */
+void Platform_DrawText(DrawTextArgs* args, Int32 x, Int32 y, PackedCol col) {
+	String* text = &args->Text;
+	HGDIOBJ oldFont = (HFONT)SelectObject(hdc, (HFONT)args->Font.Handle);
+	RECT area = { 0 };
+	DrawTextA(hdc, text->buffer, text->length, &area, DT_CALCRECT);
 
-	HGDIOBJ oldFont = SelectObject(hDC, args->Font.Handle);
-	DrawTextA(hDC, args->Text.buffer, args->Text.length,
-		&r, DT_NOPREFIX | DT_SINGLELINE | DT_NOCLIP);
-	SelectObject(hDC, oldFont);
+	void* bits = NULL;
+	BITMAPINFO bmi = { 0 };
+	bmi.bmiHeader.biSize        = sizeof(BITMAPINFOHEADER);
+	bmi.bmiHeader.biWidth       = bmp->Width;
+	bmi.bmiHeader.biHeight      = -bmp->Height;
+	bmi.bmiHeader.biPlanes      = 1;
+	bmi.bmiHeader.biBitCount    = 32;
+	bmi.bmiHeader.biCompression = BI_RGB;
+
+	HBITMAP dib = CreateDIBSection(hdc, &bmi, 0, &bits, NULL, 0);
+	HGDIOBJ oldBmp = (HBITMAP)SelectObject(hdc, dib);
+	DrawTextA(hdc, text->buffer, text->length, &area, DT_NOPREFIX | DT_SINGLELINE | DT_NOCLIP);
+
+	Int32 xx, yy;
+	for (yy = 0; yy < area.bottom; yy++) {
+		UInt8* src = (UInt8*)bits + yy * (bmp->Width * 4);
+		UInt8* dst = (UInt8*)Bitmap_GetRow(bmp, y + yy); dst += x * BITMAP_SIZEOF_PIXEL;
+
+		for (xx = 0; xx < area.right; xx++) {
+			UInt8 intensity = *src, invIntensity = UInt8_MaxValue - intensity;
+			dst[0] = ((col.B * intensity) >> 8) + ((dst[0] * invIntensity) >> 8);
+			dst[1] = ((col.G * intensity) >> 8) + ((dst[1] * invIntensity) >> 8);
+			dst[2] = ((col.R * intensity) >> 8) + ((dst[2] * invIntensity) >> 8);
+			dst[3] = intensity + ((dst[3] * invIntensity) >> 8);
+			src += BITMAP_SIZEOF_PIXEL; dst += BITMAP_SIZEOF_PIXEL;
+		}
+	}
+
+	SelectObject(hdc, oldBmp);
+	SelectObject(hdc, oldFont);
+	DeleteObject(dib);
+
+	//RECT r = { 0 };
+	//Platform_AssociateBitmap();
+
+	//HGDIOBJ oldFont = SelectObject(hdc, args->Font.Handle);
+	//DrawTextA(hdc, args->Text.buffer, args->Text.length,
+	//	&r, DT_NOPREFIX | DT_SINGLELINE | DT_NOCLIP);
+	//SelectObject(hdc, oldFont);
 }