diff --git a/src/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/windows/WndHardNotification.java b/src/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/windows/WndHardNotification.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ab875c206
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/windows/WndHardNotification.java
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+package com.shatteredpixel.shatteredpixeldungeon.windows;
+
+import com.shatteredpixel.shatteredpixeldungeon.ui.RedButton;
+import com.watabou.noosa.Game;
+import com.watabou.noosa.Image;
+import com.watabou.noosa.ui.Component;
+
+//a notification window that the player can't get rid of quickly, good for forcibly telling a message
+//USE THIS SPARINGLY
+public class WndHardNotification extends WndTitledMessage{
+
+	RedButton btnOkay;
+
+	private double timeLeft;
+
+	public WndHardNotification( Image icon, String title, String message, int time) {
+		this(new IconTitle(icon, title), message, time);
+	}
+
+	public WndHardNotification(Component titlebar, String message, int time) {
+		super(titlebar, message);
+
+		timeLeft = time;
+
+		btnOkay = new RedButton("Okay (" + time +")"){
+			@Override
+			protected void onClick() {
+				hide();
+			}
+		};
+		btnOkay.setRect(0, height + GAP, width, 16);
+		btnOkay.enable(false);
+		add(btnOkay);
+
+		resize(width, (int) btnOkay.bottom());
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void update() {
+		super.update();
+
+		timeLeft -= Game.elapsed;
+		if (timeLeft <= 0 ){
+			btnOkay.enable(true);
+			btnOkay.text("Okay");
+		} else {
+			btnOkay.text("Okay (" + (int)Math.ceil(timeLeft) + ")");
+		}
+
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void onBackPressed() {
+		if (timeLeft <= 0 ) super.onBackPressed();
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/windows/WndTitledMessage.java b/src/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/windows/WndTitledMessage.java
index 53ab5ab9a..196c34f4e 100644
--- a/src/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/windows/WndTitledMessage.java
+++ b/src/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/windows/WndTitledMessage.java
@@ -29,13 +29,10 @@ import com.shatteredpixel.shatteredpixeldungeon.ui.Window;
 
 public class WndTitledMessage extends Window {
 
-	private static final int WIDTH_P    = 120;
-	private static final int WIDTH_L    = 144;
-	private static final int GAP	= 2;
-	
-	private BitmapTextMultiline normal;
-	private BitmapTextMultiline highlighted;
-	
+	protected static final int WIDTH_P    = 120;
+	protected static final int WIDTH_L    = 144;
+	protected static final int GAP	= 2;
+
 	public WndTitledMessage( Image icon, String title, String message ) {
 		
 		this( new IconTitle( icon, title ), message );
@@ -52,26 +49,26 @@ public class WndTitledMessage extends Window {
 		add( titlebar );
 		
 		Highlighter hl = new Highlighter( message );
-		
-		normal = PixelScene.createMultiline( hl.text, 6 );
+
+		BitmapTextMultiline normal = PixelScene.createMultiline(hl.text, 6);
 		normal.maxWidth = width;
 		normal.measure();
 		normal.x = titlebar.left();
 		normal.y = titlebar.bottom() + GAP;
-		add( normal );
+		add(normal);
 		
 		if (hl.isHighlighted()) {
 			normal.mask = hl.inverted();
-			
-			highlighted = PixelScene.createMultiline( hl.text, 6 );
+
+			BitmapTextMultiline highlighted = PixelScene.createMultiline(hl.text, 6);
 			highlighted.maxWidth = normal.maxWidth;
 			highlighted.measure();
 			highlighted.x = normal.x;
 			highlighted.y = normal.y;
-			add( highlighted );
+			add(highlighted);
 	
 			highlighted.mask = hl.mask;
-			highlighted.hardlight( TITLE_COLOR );
+			highlighted.hardlight(TITLE_COLOR);
 		}
 		
 		resize( width, (int)(normal.y + normal.height()) );