diff --git a/Aquaria/ScriptInterface.cpp b/Aquaria/ScriptInterface.cpp
index 5d92b50..79f264f 100644
--- a/Aquaria/ScriptInterface.cpp
+++ b/Aquaria/ScriptInterface.cpp
@@ -8507,6 +8507,11 @@ luaFunc(castLine)
 	return 3;
 }
 
+luaFunc(getUserInputString)
+{
+	luaReturnStr(dsq->getUserInputString(getString(L, 1), getString(L, 2), true).c_str());
+}
+
 
 luaFunc(inv_isFull)
 {
@@ -8658,6 +8663,12 @@ luaFunc(text_setAlign)
 	luaReturnNil();
 }
 
+luaFunc(text_getHeight)
+{
+	BaseText *txt = getText(L);
+	luaReturnNum(txt ? txt->getHeight() : 0.0f);
+}
+
 luaFunc(loadShader)
 {
 	int handle = 0;
@@ -9314,6 +9325,7 @@ static const struct {
 	luaRegister(getObstruction),
 	luaRegister(findPath),
 	luaRegister(castLine),
+	luaRegister(getUserInputString),
 
 	luaRegister(isFlag),
 
@@ -9706,6 +9718,7 @@ static const struct {
 	luaRegister(text_setFontSize),
 	luaRegister(text_setWidth),
 	luaRegister(text_setAlign),
+	luaRegister(text_getHeight),
 
 	luaRegister(loadShader),
 	luaRegister(createShader),
diff --git a/BBGE/BaseText.h b/BBGE/BaseText.h
index a3be629..203bf18 100644
--- a/BBGE/BaseText.h
+++ b/BBGE/BaseText.h
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ public:
 	virtual void setWidth(int width) = 0;
 	virtual void setFontSize(int sz) = 0;
 	virtual void setAlign(Align a) = 0;
+	virtual float getHeight() = 0;
 
 };
 
diff --git a/BBGE/BitmapFont.h b/BBGE/BitmapFont.h
index 730e265..613faf9 100644
--- a/BBGE/BitmapFont.h
+++ b/BBGE/BitmapFont.h
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ public:
 	void autoKern();
 	void setBitmapFontEffect(BitmapFontEffect bfe);
 	void render();
-	float getHeight();
+	virtual float getHeight();
 	void unloadDevice();
 	void reloadDevice();
 
diff --git a/BBGE/DebugFont.cpp b/BBGE/DebugFont.cpp
index d7611cc..f1ffc69 100644
--- a/BBGE/DebugFont.cpp
+++ b/BBGE/DebugFont.cpp
@@ -47,6 +47,11 @@ void DebugFont::setFontSize(int sz)
 	fontDrawSize = sz;
 }
 
+float DebugFont::getHeight()
+{
+	return fontDrawSize * lines.size() * 1.5f; // vspc in render()
+}
+
 void DebugFont::formatText()
 {
 	std::string text;
diff --git a/BBGE/DebugFont.h b/BBGE/DebugFont.h
index c8620fd..2a1d5bc 100644
--- a/BBGE/DebugFont.h
+++ b/BBGE/DebugFont.h
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ public:
 	void setFontSize(int sz);
 	int getNumLines() { return lines.size(); }
 	virtual void setAlign(Align align);
+	virtual float getHeight();
 protected:
 	int fontDrawSize, textWidth;
 	void formatText();