Fade Bullets on Text Build

I'd like to do something that I THINK is obvious and simple, but cannot find a way to do it (without a lot of extra objects, positioning, etc...)
I can easily build a paragraph by bullet points
I can easily assign individual builds (in or out) for each bullet
HOWEVER, what I'd like to do is fade (opacity, I guess) each previous bullet point as the next bullet point appears. Essentially, either (a) individual actions for each bullet point (not apparantly supported) or (b) a FADE to X% in the out-going build.
Anyone solve this?

If you give the paragraph a build, and select "By Highlighted Bullet" in the Delivery dropdown menu, the previous bullets will be faded by a preset amount. However, there is no user control over the degree of fade, and no other type of action is assignable.

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