diff --git a/include/aoapplication.h b/include/aoapplication.h
index 8d998f4..8164e16 100644
--- a/include/aoapplication.h
+++ b/include/aoapplication.h
@@ -271,6 +271,18 @@ public:
   //Returns the sfx of p_char's p_emote
   QString get_sfx_name(QString p_char, int p_emote);
 
+  //Returns if the sfx is defined as looping in char.ini
+  QString get_sfx_looping(QString p_char, QString p_sfx);
+
+  //Returns if an emote has a frame specific SFX for it
+  QString get_sfx_frame(QString p_char, QString p_emote, int n_frame);
+
+  //Returns if an emote has a frame specific SFX for it
+  QString get_flash_frame(QString p_char, QString p_emote, int n_frame);
+
+  //Returns if an emote has a frame specific SFX for it
+  QString get_screenshake_frame(QString p_char, QString p_emote, int n_frame);
+
   //Not in use
   int get_sfx_delay(QString p_char, int p_emote);
 
diff --git a/include/aocharmovie.h b/include/aocharmovie.h
index b8b73b7..5eaafaf 100644
--- a/include/aocharmovie.h
+++ b/include/aocharmovie.h
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ public:
   //Play an (a)normal.gif - style animation (not talking)
   void play_idle(QString p_char, QString p_emote);
 
+  //Play a frame-specific effect, if there's any defined for that specific frame.
+  void play_frame_effect(int frame);
+
   //Retreive a pixmap adjused for mirroring/aspect ratio shenanigans from a provided QImage
   QPixmap get_pixmap(QImage image);
 
@@ -61,6 +64,12 @@ private:
 
   QVector<QPixmap> movie_frames;
   QVector<int> movie_delays;
+
+  //Effects such as sfx, screenshakes and realization flashes are stored in here.
+  //QString entry format: "sfx^[sfx_name]", "shake", "flash".
+  //The program uses the QVector index as reference.
+  QVector<QVector<QString>> movie_effects;
+
   QTimer *preanim_timer;
   QTimer *ticker;
   QString last_path;
@@ -83,6 +92,9 @@ private:
 
 signals:
   void done();
+  void shake();
+  void flash();
+  void play_sfx(QString sfx);
 
 private slots:
   void preanim_done();
diff --git a/include/aomovie.h b/include/aomovie.h
index 974559d..a5af735 100644
--- a/include/aomovie.h
+++ b/include/aomovie.h
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ public:
   AOMovie(QWidget *p_parent, AOApplication *p_ao_app);
 
   void set_play_once(bool p_play_once);
-  void start_timer(int delay);
   void play(QString p_gif, QString p_char = "", QString p_custom_theme = "", int default_duration = 0);
   void combo_resize(int w, int h);
   void stop();
diff --git a/include/courtroom.h b/include/courtroom.h
index 9c79a3e..7fbde27 100644
--- a/include/courtroom.h
+++ b/include/courtroom.h
@@ -219,8 +219,6 @@ public:
   void announce_case(QString title, bool def, bool pro, bool jud, bool jur, bool steno);
 
   void check_connection_received();
-  void do_screenshake();
-  void doRealization();
 
   ~Courtroom();
 
@@ -239,7 +237,7 @@ private:
   bool first_message_sent = false;
   int maximumMessages = 0;
 
-  QParallelAnimationGroup *screenshake_animation_group;
+  QParallelAnimationGroup *screenshake_animation_group = new QParallelAnimationGroup;
 
   // This is for inline message-colouring.
 
@@ -557,6 +555,9 @@ private:
 public slots:
   void objection_done();
   void preanim_done();
+  void do_screenshake();
+  void do_flash();
+  void play_char_sfx(QString sfx_name);
 
   void mod_called(QString p_ip);
 
diff --git a/src/aocharmovie.cpp b/src/aocharmovie.cpp
index 0c389b1..efe2473 100644
--- a/src/aocharmovie.cpp
+++ b/src/aocharmovie.cpp
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ void AOCharMovie::load_image(QString p_char, QString p_emote, QString emote_pref
   preanim_timer->stop();
   movie_frames.clear();
   movie_delays.clear();
+  movie_effects.clear();
 
   m_reader->setFileName(emote_path);
   QPixmap f_pixmap = this->get_pixmap(m_reader->read());
@@ -62,6 +63,32 @@ void AOCharMovie::load_image(QString p_char, QString p_emote, QString emote_pref
     movie_frames.append(f_pixmap);
     movie_delays.append(f_delay);
   }
+
+  movie_effects.resize(max_frames);
+  for (int e_frame = 0; e_frame < max_frames; ++e_frame)
+  {
+    qDebug() << p_char << p_emote << e_frame;
+    QString effect = ao_app->get_screenshake_frame(p_char, emote_prefix + p_emote, e_frame);
+    if (effect != "")
+    {
+      movie_effects[e_frame].append("shake");
+      qDebug() << e_frame << "shake";
+    }
+
+    effect = ao_app->get_flash_frame(p_char, emote_prefix + p_emote, e_frame);
+    if (effect != "")
+    {
+      movie_effects[e_frame].append("flash");
+      qDebug() << e_frame << "flash";
+    }
+
+    effect = ao_app->get_sfx_frame(p_char, emote_prefix + p_emote, e_frame);
+    if (effect != "")
+    {
+      movie_effects[e_frame].append("sfx^"+effect);
+      qDebug() << e_frame << effect;
+    }
+  }
 #ifdef DEBUG_CHARMOVIE
   qDebug() << max_frames << "Setting image to " << emote_path << "Time taken to process image:" << actual_time.elapsed();
 
@@ -71,6 +98,7 @@ void AOCharMovie::load_image(QString p_char, QString p_emote, QString emote_pref
 
 void AOCharMovie::play()
 {
+  play_frame_effect(frame);
   if (max_frames <= 1)
     return;
   ticker->start(this->get_frame_delay(movie_delays[frame]));
@@ -101,6 +129,34 @@ void AOCharMovie::play_idle(QString p_char, QString p_emote)
   play();
 }
 
+void AOCharMovie::play_frame_effect(int frame)
+{
+  if(frame < max_frames)
+  {
+    foreach (QString effect, movie_effects[frame])
+    {
+      if(effect == "shake")
+      {
+        shake();
+        qDebug() << "Attempting to play shake on frame" << frame;
+      }
+
+      if(effect == "flash")
+      {
+        flash();
+        qDebug() << "Attempting to play flash on frame" << frame;
+      }
+
+      if(effect.startsWith("sfx^"))
+      {
+        QString sfx = effect.section("^", 1);
+        play_sfx(sfx);
+        qDebug() << "Attempting to play sfx" << sfx << "on frame" << frame;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 void AOCharMovie::stop()
 {
   //for all intents and purposes, stopping is the same as hiding. at no point do we want a frozen gif to display
@@ -182,6 +238,7 @@ void AOCharMovie::movie_ticker()
 #endif
 
   this->set_frame(movie_frames[frame]);
+  play_frame_effect(frame);
   ticker->setInterval(this->get_frame_delay(movie_delays[frame]));
 }
 
diff --git a/src/aomovie.cpp b/src/aomovie.cpp
index 851ae57..7f7fb20 100644
--- a/src/aomovie.cpp
+++ b/src/aomovie.cpp
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ AOMovie::AOMovie(QWidget *p_parent, AOApplication *p_ao_app) : QLabel(p_parent)
   this->setMovie(m_movie);
 
   timer = new QTimer(this);
+  timer->setTimerType(Qt::PreciseTimer);
   timer->setSingleShot(true);
 
   connect(m_movie, SIGNAL(frameChanged(int)), this, SLOT(frame_change(int)));
@@ -24,11 +25,6 @@ void AOMovie::set_play_once(bool p_play_once)
   play_once = p_play_once;
 }
 
-void AOMovie::start_timer(int delay)
-{
-  timer->start(delay);
-}
-
 void AOMovie::play(QString p_image, QString p_char, QString p_custom_theme, int duration)
 {
   m_movie->stop();
@@ -65,7 +61,7 @@ void AOMovie::play(QString p_image, QString p_char, QString p_custom_theme, int
   this->show();
   m_movie->start();
   if (m_movie->frameCount() == 0 && duration > 0)
-      this->start_timer(duration);
+    timer->start(duration);
 }
 
 void AOMovie::stop()
@@ -81,17 +77,13 @@ void AOMovie::frame_change(int n_frame)
   if (m_movie->frameCount() == 0 || n_frame < (m_movie->frameCount() - 1) || !play_once)
       return;
   //we need this or else the last frame wont show
-  delay(m_movie->nextFrameDelay());
-
-  this->stop();
-
-  //signal connected to courtroom object, let it figure out what to do
-  done();
+  timer->start(m_movie->nextFrameDelay());
 }
 
 void AOMovie::timer_done()
 {
   this->stop();
+  //signal connected to courtroom object, let it figure out what to do
   done();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/courtroom.cpp b/src/courtroom.cpp
index 47e3a0e..30921d8 100644
--- a/src/courtroom.cpp
+++ b/src/courtroom.cpp
@@ -265,6 +265,9 @@ Courtroom::Courtroom(AOApplication *p_ao_app) : QMainWindow()
 
   connect(ui_vp_objection, SIGNAL(done()), this, SLOT(objection_done()));
   connect(ui_vp_player_char, SIGNAL(done()), this, SLOT(preanim_done()));
+  connect(ui_vp_player_char, SIGNAL(shake()), this, SLOT(do_screenshake()));
+  connect(ui_vp_player_char, SIGNAL(flash()), this, SLOT(do_flash()));
+  connect(ui_vp_player_char, SIGNAL(play_sfx(QString)), this, SLOT(play_char_sfx(QString)));
 
   connect(text_delay_timer, SIGNAL(timeout()), this, SLOT(start_chat_ticking()));
   connect(sfx_delay_timer, SIGNAL(timeout()), this, SLOT(play_sfx()));
@@ -1655,47 +1658,58 @@ void Courtroom::handle_chatmessage_2()
 
 void Courtroom::do_screenshake()
 {
-//Code below causes segfault, do not uncomment unless you know what you're doing.
-//    if (screenshake_animation_group != nullptr && screenshake_animation_group->state() == QAbstractAnimation::Running)
-//        screenshake_animation_group->setCurrentTime(screenshake_animation_group->duration()); //Force it to finish and delete itself
+  //This way, the animation is reset in such a way that last played screenshake would return to its "final frame" properly.
+  //This properly resets all UI elements without having to bother keeping track of "origin" positions.
+  //Works great wit the chat text being detached from the chat box!
+  screenshake_animation_group->setCurrentTime(screenshake_animation_group->duration());
+  screenshake_animation_group->clear();
 
-    screenshake_animation_group = new QParallelAnimationGroup;
+  QList<QWidget *> affected_list = {
+    ui_vp_background,
+    ui_vp_player_char,
+    ui_vp_sideplayer_char,
+    ui_vp_chatbox
+  };
 
-    QList<QWidget *> affected_list = {
-        ui_vp_background,
-        ui_vp_player_char,
-        ui_vp_sideplayer_char,
-        ui_vp_chatbox
-    };
+  int i = 0;
+  //I would prefer if this was its own "shake" function to be honest.
+  foreach (QWidget* ui_element, affected_list)
+  {
+    qDebug() << ++i;
+    QPropertyAnimation *screenshake_animation = new QPropertyAnimation(ui_element, "pos", this);
+    QPoint pos_default = QPoint(ui_element->x(), ui_element->y());
 
-    int i = 0;
-    //I would prefer if this was its own "shake" function to be honest.
-    foreach (QWidget* ui_element, affected_list)
+    int duration = 300; //How long does the screenshake last
+    int frequency = 20; //How often in ms is there a "jolt" frame
+    int maxframes = duration/frequency;
+    int max_x = 7; //Max deviation from origin on x axis
+    int max_y = 7; //Max deviation from origin on y axis
+    screenshake_animation->setDuration(duration);
+    for (int frame=0; frame < maxframes; frame++)
     {
-        qDebug() << ++i;
-        QPropertyAnimation *screenshake_animation = new QPropertyAnimation(ui_element, "pos", this);
-        QPoint pos_default = QPoint(ui_element->x(), ui_element->y());
-
-        int duration = 300; //How long does the screenshake last
-        int frequency = 20; //How often in ms is there a "jolt" frame
-        int maxframes = duration/frequency;
-        int max_x = 7; //Max deviation from origin on x axis
-        int max_y = 7; //Max deviation from origin on y axis
-        screenshake_animation->setDuration(duration);
-        for (int frame=0; frame < maxframes; frame++)
-        {
-            double fraction = double(frame*frequency)/duration;
-            quint32 rng = QRandomGenerator::global()->generate();
-            int rand_x = int(rng) % max_x;
-            int rand_y = int(rng+100) % max_y;
-            screenshake_animation->setKeyValueAt(fraction, QPoint(pos_default.x() + rand_x, pos_default.y() + rand_y));
-        }
-        screenshake_animation->setEndValue(pos_default);
-        screenshake_animation->setEasingCurve(QEasingCurve::Linear);
-        screenshake_animation_group->addAnimation(screenshake_animation);
+      double fraction = double(frame*frequency)/duration;
+      quint32 rng = QRandomGenerator::global()->generate();
+      int rand_x = int(rng) % max_x;
+      int rand_y = int(rng+100) % max_y;
+      screenshake_animation->setKeyValueAt(fraction, QPoint(pos_default.x() + rand_x, pos_default.y() + rand_y));
     }
+    screenshake_animation->setEndValue(pos_default);
+    screenshake_animation->setEasingCurve(QEasingCurve::Linear);
+    screenshake_animation_group->addAnimation(screenshake_animation);
+  }
 
-    screenshake_animation_group->start(QAbstractAnimation::DeletionPolicy::DeleteWhenStopped);
+  screenshake_animation_group->start();
+}
+
+void Courtroom::do_flash()
+{
+  ui_vp_realization->play("realizationflash", "", "", 60);
+}
+
+void Courtroom::play_char_sfx(QString sfx_name)
+{
+  sfx_player->play(ao_app->get_sfx_suffix(sfx_name));
+  sfx_player->set_looping(ao_app->get_sfx_looping(current_char, sfx_name)!="0");
 }
 
 void Courtroom::handle_chatmessage_3()
@@ -1829,6 +1843,16 @@ QString Courtroom::filter_ic_text(QString p_text)
           p_text.remove(trick_check_pos,1);
       }
 
+      else if (f_character == "$" and !ic_next_is_not_special)
+      {
+          p_text.remove(trick_check_pos,1);
+      }
+
+      else if (f_character == "@" and !ic_next_is_not_special)
+      {
+          p_text.remove(trick_check_pos,1);
+      }
+
       // Orange inline colourisation.
       else if (f_character == "|" and !ic_next_is_not_special)
       {
@@ -2089,7 +2113,7 @@ void Courtroom::start_chat_ticking()
 
   if (m_chatmessage[REALIZATION] == "1")
   {
-    ui_vp_realization->play("realizationflash", "", "", 60);
+    this->do_flash();
     sfx_player->play(ao_app->get_custom_realization(m_chatmessage[CHAR_NAME]));
   }
 
@@ -2208,6 +2232,18 @@ void Courtroom::chat_tick()
         formatting_char = true;
     }
 
+    else if (f_character == "@" and !next_character_is_not_special)
+    {
+        this->do_screenshake();
+        formatting_char = true;
+    }
+
+    else if (f_character == "$" and !next_character_is_not_special)
+    {
+        this->do_flash();
+        formatting_char = true;
+    }
+
     // Orange inline colourisation.
     else if (f_character == "|" and !next_character_is_not_special)
     {
diff --git a/src/text_file_functions.cpp b/src/text_file_functions.cpp
index 9a0cd2f..0944040 100644
--- a/src/text_file_functions.cpp
+++ b/src/text_file_functions.cpp
@@ -578,6 +578,42 @@ int AOApplication::get_sfx_delay(QString p_char, int p_emote)
   else return f_result.toInt();
 }
 
+QString AOApplication::get_sfx_looping(QString p_char, QString p_sfx)
+{
+  QString f_result = read_char_ini(p_char, p_sfx, "SoundL");
+
+  if (f_result == "")
+    return "0";
+  else return f_result;
+}
+
+QString AOApplication::get_sfx_frame(QString p_char, QString p_emote, int n_frame)
+{
+  QString f_result = read_char_ini(p_char, QString::number(n_frame), p_emote.append("_FrameSFX"));
+
+  if (f_result == "")
+    return "";
+  else return f_result;
+}
+
+QString AOApplication::get_screenshake_frame(QString p_char, QString p_emote, int n_frame)
+{
+  QString f_result = read_char_ini(p_char, QString::number(n_frame), p_emote.append("_FrameScreenshake"));
+
+  if (f_result == "")
+    return "";
+  else return f_result;
+}
+
+QString AOApplication::get_flash_frame(QString p_char, QString p_emote, int n_frame)
+{
+  QString f_result = read_char_ini(p_char, QString::number(n_frame), p_emote.append("_FrameRealization"));
+
+  if (f_result == "")
+    return "";
+  else return f_result;
+}
+
 int AOApplication::get_text_delay(QString p_char, QString p_emote)
 {
   QString f_result = read_char_ini(p_char, p_emote, "TextDelay");