Balloon patch

class Game_Message
  Unused_Char = [
  /\\$/,
  /\\./,
  /\\\|/,
  /\\>/,
  /\\</,
  /\\^/,
  ]

  def convert_escape_characters(text)
    result = text.to_s.clone
    Unused_Char.each do |regex|
      result.gsub!(regex) {""}
    end
    result.gsub!(/\\/)            { "\e" }
    result.gsub!(/\e\e/)          { "\\" }
    result.gsub!(/\eV\[(\d+)\]/i) { $game_variables[$1.to_i] }
    result.gsub!(/\eN\[(\d+)\]/i) { actor_name($1.to_i) }
    result.gsub!(/\eP\[(\d+)\]/i) { party_member_name($1.to_i) }
    result.gsub!(/\eG/i)          { Vocab::currency_unit }
    result.gsub!(/\eC\[(\d+)\]/i) { "" }        # Destroy change color code
    result.gsub!(/\eI\[(\d+)\]/i) { "      " }  # Destroy draw icon
    result
  end
end