diff --git a/src/strings.cpp b/src/strings.cpp
--- a/src/strings.cpp
+++ b/src/strings.cpp
@@ -926,8 +926,9 @@ static char *FormatString(char *buff, co
 
 						sub_args.SetParam(i++, param);
 					} else {
+						s++; // skip the leading \"
 						char *g = stredup(s);
-						g[p - s] = '\0';
+						g[p - s - 1] = '\0'; // skip the trailing \"
 
 						sub_args_need_free[i] = true;
 						sub_args.SetParam(i++, (uint64)(size_t)g);
@@ -1044,7 +1045,6 @@ static char *FormatString(char *buff, co
 				break;
 
 			case SCC_RAW_STRING_POINTER: { // {RAW_STRING}
-				if (game_script) break;
 				const char *raw_string = (const char *)(size_t)args->GetInt64(SCC_RAW_STRING_POINTER);
 				buff = FormatString(buff, raw_string, args, last);
 				break;