diff --git a/source/blood/src/blood.h b/source/blood/src/blood.h
index 5b304d1a3..fd7cb6f51 100644
--- a/source/blood/src/blood.h
+++ b/source/blood/src/blood.h
@@ -80,10 +80,8 @@ struct GameInterface : ::GameInterface
 	void MenuClosed() override;
 	bool CanSave() override;
 	bool StartGame(FNewGameStartup& gs) override;
-	void DrawNativeMenuText(int fontnum, int state, double xpos, double ypos, float fontscale, const char* text, int flags) override;
 	bool SaveGame(FSaveGameNode*) override;
 	bool LoadGame(FSaveGameNode*) override;
-	void DrawCenteredTextScreen(const DVector2& origin, const char* text, int position, bool bg) override;
 	void QuitToTitle() override;
 	FString GetCoordString() override;
 	ReservedSpace GetReservedScreenSpace(int viewsize) override;
diff --git a/source/blood/src/d_menu.cpp b/source/blood/src/d_menu.cpp
index fe5c6a6ba..d4ba90fe0 100644
--- a/source/blood/src/d_menu.cpp
+++ b/source/blood/src/d_menu.cpp
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ void UpdateNetworkMenus(void)
 			{
 				if (li->mAction == NAME_MultiMenu)
 				{
-					li->mEnabled = false;
+					li->mEnabled = -1;
 				}
 			}
 		}
@@ -194,29 +194,6 @@ class DBloodImageScrollerMenu : public DImageScrollerMenu
 //
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-void GameInterface::DrawNativeMenuText(int fontnum, int state, double xpos, double ypos, float fontscale, const char* text, int flags)
-{
-#if 0
-	if (!text) return;
-	int shade = (state != NIT_InactiveState) ? 32 : 48;
-	int pal = (state != NIT_InactiveState) ? 5 : 5;
-	if (state == NIT_SelectedState)	shade = 32 - (I_GetBuildTime() & 63);
-	auto gamefont = fontnum == NIT_BigFont ? BigFont : SmallFont;
-
-	if (flags & LMF_Centered)
-	{
-		int width = gamefont->StringWidth(text);
-		xpos -= width / 2;
-	}
-	DrawText(twod, gamefont, CR_UNDEFINED, xpos+1, ypos+1, text, DTA_Color, 0xff000000, //DTA_Alpha, 0.5,
-			 DTA_FullscreenScale, FSMode_Fit320x200, TAG_DONE);
-
-	DrawText(twod, gamefont, CR_UNDEFINED, xpos, ypos, text, DTA_TranslationIndex, TRANSLATION(Translation_Remap, pal), DTA_Color, shadeToLight(shade),
-			 DTA_FullscreenScale, FSMode_Fit320x200, TAG_DONE);
-#endif
-}
-
-
 void GameInterface::MenuOpened()
 {
 	itemBloodQAV.reset(new CGameMenuItemQAV(160, 100, "BDRIP.QAV", true));
@@ -254,24 +231,6 @@ FSavegameInfo GameInterface::GetSaveSig()
 	return { SAVESIG_BLD, MINSAVEVER_BLD, SAVEVER_BLD };
 }
 
-void GameInterface::DrawCenteredTextScreen(const DVector2& origin, const char* text, int position, bool bg)
-{
-	if (text)
-	{
-		int height = SmallFont->GetHeight();
-
-		auto lines = FString(text).Split("\n");
-		int y = 100 - (height * lines.Size() / 2);
-		for (auto& l : lines)
-		{
-			int width = SmallFont->StringWidth(l);
-			int x = 160 - width / 2;
-			DrawText(twod, SmallFont, CR_UNTRANSLATED, x, y, l, DTA_FullscreenScale, FSMode_Fit320x200, TAG_DONE);
-			y += height;
-		}
-	}
-}
-
 void GameInterface::QuitToTitle()
 {
 	Mus_Stop();
diff --git a/source/common/menu/menu.h b/source/common/menu/menu.h
index 1ced8e3a3..b92d22dfe 100644
--- a/source/common/menu/menu.h
+++ b/source/common/menu/menu.h
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ class DMenuItemBase : public DObject
 public:
 	double mXpos, mYpos;
 	FName mAction;
-	bool mEnabled;
+	int mEnabled;
 
 	bool Activate();
 	bool SetString(int i, const char *s);
diff --git a/source/core/gamecontrol.cpp b/source/core/gamecontrol.cpp
index 28c061c35..577862f81 100644
--- a/source/core/gamecontrol.cpp
+++ b/source/core/gamecontrol.cpp
@@ -1865,6 +1865,13 @@ DEFINE_ACTION_FUNCTION(_Screen, GetViewWindow)
 	return MIN(numret, 4);
 }
 
+DEFINE_ACTION_FUNCTION_NATIVE(_Build, ShadeToLight, shadeToLight)
+{
+	PARAM_PROLOGUE;
+	PARAM_INT(shade);
+	ACTION_RETURN_INT(shadeToLight(shade));
+}
+
 extern bool demoplayback;
 DEFINE_GLOBAL(multiplayer)
 DEFINE_GLOBAL(netgame)
diff --git a/wadsrc/static/menudef.txt b/wadsrc/static/menudef.txt
index b70f99896..558d5e59c 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/menudef.txt
+++ b/wadsrc/static/menudef.txt
@@ -28,16 +28,13 @@ LISTMENU "MainMenu"
 		CaptionItem "Blood"
 		position 160, 45
 		Linespacing 20
-	/*
-		centermenu
-		NativeTextItem "$MNU_NEWGAME", "n", "EpisodeMenu"
-		NativeTextItem "$MNU_MULTIPLAYER", "m", "MultiMenu"
-		NativeTextItem "$MNU_OPTIONS", "o", "OptionsMenu"
-		NativeTextItem "$MNU_LOADGAME", "l", "LoadGameMenu"
-		NativeTextItem "$MNU_HELP", "h", "HelpMenu"
-		NativeTextItem "$MNU_CREDITS", "c", "CreditsMenu"
-		NativeTextItem "$MNU_QUITGAME", "q", "QuitMenu"
-	*/
+		BloodTextItem "$MNU_NEWGAME", "n", "EpisodeMenu"
+		BloodTextItem "$MNU_MULTIPLAYER", "m", "MultiMenu"
+		BloodTextItem "$MNU_OPTIONS", "o", "OptionsMenu"
+		BloodTextItem "$MNU_LOADGAME", "l", "LoadGameMenu"
+		BloodTextItem "$MNU_HELP", "h", "HelpMenu"
+		BloodTextItem "$MNU_CREDITS", "c", "CreditsMenu"
+		BloodTextItem "$MNU_QUITGAME", "q", "QuitMenu"
 		BloodDripDrawer
 	}
 	ifgame(ShadowWarrior)
diff --git a/wadsrc/static/zscript/base.zs b/wadsrc/static/zscript/base.zs
index a2a49abe3..a33b3a40d 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/zscript/base.zs
+++ b/wadsrc/static/zscript/base.zs
@@ -653,3 +653,12 @@ struct StringStruct native
 	native int CodePointCount() const;
 	native int, int GetNextCodePoint(int position) const;
 }
+
+struct Translation version("2.4")
+{
+	static int MakeID(int group, int num)
+	{
+		return (group << 16) + num;
+	}
+}
+
diff --git a/wadsrc/static/zscript/games/blood/ui/menu.zs b/wadsrc/static/zscript/games/blood/ui/menu.zs
index 7ce4d4c6c..518bd6378 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/zscript/games/blood/ui/menu.zs
+++ b/wadsrc/static/zscript/games/blood/ui/menu.zs
@@ -51,4 +51,42 @@ class ListMenuItemBloodDripDrawer : ListMenuItem
 	}
 
 	native override void Draw(bool selected, ListMenuDescriptor desc);
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+
+
+//=============================================================================
+//
+// text item
+//
+//=============================================================================
+
+class ListMenuItemBloodTextItem : ListMenuItemTextItem
+{
+	void Init(ListMenuDescriptor desc, String text, String hotkey, Name child, int param = 0)
+	{
+		Super.Init(desc, text, hotkey, child, param);
+	}
+	
+	void InitDirect(double x, double y, int height, String hotkey, String text, Font font, int color, int color2, Name child, int param = 0)
+	{
+		Super.InitDirect(x, y, height, hotkey, text, font, color, color2, child, param);
+	}
+	
+	override void Draw(bool selected, ListMenuDescriptor desc)
+	{
+		int shade = Selectable()? 32: 48;
+		int pal = 5;
+		let gamefont = generic_ui ? NewSmallFont : BigFont;
+		int xpos = mXpos - gamefont.StringWidth(mText) / 2;
+		int cr = generic_ui? Font.CR_GRAY : Font.CR_UNDEFINED;
+		int trans = generic_ui? 0 : Translation.MakeID(Translation_Remap, pal);
+		
+		if (selected) shade = 32 - ((MSTime() * 120 / 1000) & 63);
+
+		Screen.DrawText(gamefont, Font.CR_UNDEFINED, xpos+1, mYpos+1, mText, DTA_Color, 0xff000000, DTA_FullscreenScale, FSMode_Fit320x200);
+		Screen.DrawText(gamefont, Font.CR_UNDEFINED, xpos, mYpos, mText, DTA_TranslationIndex, trans, DTA_Color, Build.shadeToLight(shade), DTA_FullscreenScale, FSMode_Fit320x200);
+	}
+	
+}
+
diff --git a/wadsrc/static/zscript/razebase.zs b/wadsrc/static/zscript/razebase.zs
index 47dc20f56..6d9460e38 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/zscript/razebase.zs
+++ b/wadsrc/static/zscript/razebase.zs
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@ enum EGameType
 };
 
 
+struct Build
+{
+	native static Color shadeToLight(int shade);
+}
+
 /*
 struct TileFiles
 {
diff --git a/wadsrc/static/zscript/ui/menu/listmenuitems.zs b/wadsrc/static/zscript/ui/menu/listmenuitems.zs
index be66bcd8c..391195cfd 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/zscript/ui/menu/listmenuitems.zs
+++ b/wadsrc/static/zscript/ui/menu/listmenuitems.zs
@@ -219,12 +219,12 @@ class ListMenuItemSelectable : ListMenuItem
 	
 	override bool CheckCoordinate(int x, int y)
 	{
-		return mEnabled && y >= mYpos && y < mYpos + mHeight;	// no x check here
+		return mEnabled > 0 && y >= mYpos && y < mYpos + mHeight;	// no x check here
 	}
 	
 	override bool Selectable()
 	{
-		return mEnabled;
+		return mEnabled > 0;
 	}
 
 	override bool CheckHotkey(int c)
diff --git a/wadsrc/static/zscript/ui/menu/menuitembase.zs b/wadsrc/static/zscript/ui/menu/menuitembase.zs
index 12b13556c..53a32e47f 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/zscript/ui/menu/menuitembase.zs
+++ b/wadsrc/static/zscript/ui/menu/menuitembase.zs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ class MenuItemBase : Object native ui version("2.4")
 {
 	protected native double mXpos, mYpos;
 	protected native Name mAction;
-	native bool mEnabled;
+	native int mEnabled;
 
 	void Init(double xpos = 0, double ypos = 0, Name actionname = 'None')
 	{