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+float4x4 World;
+float4x4 View;
+float4x4 Projection;
+
+sampler TextureSampler : register(s0);
+
+float _OutlineWidth = 3;
+float4 _OutlineColor = float4(1, 1, 0, 1);
+float _ThresholdEnd = 0.25;
+float _OutlineSmoothness = 1.0;
+float _OutlineMipLevel = 0;
+
+// TODO: add effect parameters here.
+
+struct VertexShaderInput
+{
+    float4 Position : POSITION0;
+	float4 Color : COLOR0;
+	float4 TextureCoordinate : TEXCOORD0;
+	float4 Color2 : COLOR1;
+};
+
+struct VertexShaderOutput
+{
+    float4 Position : POSITION0;
+	float4 Color : COLOR0;
+	float4 TextureCoordinate : TEXCOORD0;
+	float4 Color2 : COLOR1;
+};
+
+VertexShaderOutput VertexShaderFunction(VertexShaderInput input)
+{
+    VertexShaderOutput output;
+
+    float4 worldPosition = mul(input.Position, World);
+    float4 viewPosition = mul(worldPosition, View);
+    output.Position = mul(viewPosition, Projection);
+	output.TextureCoordinate = input.TextureCoordinate;
+	output.Color = input.Color;
+	output.Color2 = input.Color2;
+
+    return output;
+}
+
+float4 PixelShaderFunction(VertexShaderOutput input) : COLOR0
+{
+	float4 texColor = tex2D(TextureSampler, input.TextureCoordinate);
+	float alpha = texColor.a * input.Color.a;
+	float4 output;
+	output.a = alpha;
+	output.rgb = ((texColor.a - 1.0) * input.Color2.a + 1.0 - texColor.rgb) * input.Color2.rgb + texColor.rgb * input.Color.rgb;
+
+	return output;
+}
+
+// Outline pass
+#define _USE8NEIGHBOURHOOD_ON
+
+float4 PixelShaderFunctionOutline(VertexShaderOutput i) : COLOR0
+{
+	float4 texColor = float4(0,0,0,0);
+
+	float uvDeltaPerPixel = max(ddx(i.TextureCoordinate), ddy(i.TextureCoordinate));
+	float outlineWidthCompensated = _OutlineWidth * uvDeltaPerPixel;
+	float xOffset = outlineWidthCompensated;
+	float yOffset = outlineWidthCompensated;
+	float xOffsetDiagonal = outlineWidthCompensated * 0.7;
+	float yOffsetDiagonal = outlineWidthCompensated * 0.7;
+
+	float pixelCenter = tex2D(TextureSampler, i.TextureCoordinate).a;
+
+	float4 uvCenterWithLod = float4(i.TextureCoordinate.xy, 0, _OutlineMipLevel);
+	float pixelTop = tex2Dlod(TextureSampler, uvCenterWithLod + float4(0,  yOffset, 0, 0)).a;
+	float pixelBottom = tex2Dlod(TextureSampler, uvCenterWithLod + float4(0, -yOffset, 0, 0)).a;
+	float pixelLeft = tex2Dlod(TextureSampler, uvCenterWithLod + float4(-xOffset, 0, 0, 0)).a;
+	float pixelRight = tex2Dlod(TextureSampler, uvCenterWithLod + float4(xOffset, 0, 0, 0)).a;
+#ifdef _USE8NEIGHBOURHOOD_ON
+	float numSamples = 8;
+	float pixelTopLeft = tex2Dlod(TextureSampler, uvCenterWithLod + float4(-xOffsetDiagonal, yOffsetDiagonal, 0, 0)).a;
+	float pixelTopRight = tex2Dlod(TextureSampler, uvCenterWithLod + float4(xOffsetDiagonal, yOffsetDiagonal, 0, 0)).a;
+	float pixelBottomLeft = tex2Dlod(TextureSampler, uvCenterWithLod + float4(-xOffsetDiagonal, -yOffsetDiagonal, 0, 0)).a;
+	float pixelBottomRight = tex2Dlod(TextureSampler, uvCenterWithLod + float4(xOffsetDiagonal, -yOffsetDiagonal, 0, 0)).a;
+	float average = (pixelTop + pixelBottom + pixelLeft + pixelRight +
+		pixelTopLeft + pixelTopRight + pixelBottomLeft + pixelBottomRight)
+		* i.Color.a / numSamples;
+#else // 4 neighbourhood
+	float numSamples = 1;
+	float average = (pixelTop + pixelBottom + pixelLeft + pixelRight) * i.Color.a / numSamples;
+#endif
+
+	float thresholdStart = _ThresholdEnd * (1.0 - _OutlineSmoothness);
+	float outlineAlpha = saturate((average - thresholdStart) / (_ThresholdEnd - thresholdStart)) - pixelCenter;
+	texColor.rgba = lerp(texColor, _OutlineColor, outlineAlpha);
+	return texColor;
+}
+
+technique Technique1
+{
+    pass OutlinePass
+    {
+        // TODO: set renderstates here.
+
+        VertexShader = compile vs_3_0 VertexShaderFunction();
+        PixelShader = compile ps_3_0 PixelShaderFunctionOutline();
+    }
+	pass Pass2
+	{
+		// TODO: set renderstates here.
+
+		VertexShader = compile vs_2_0 VertexShaderFunction();
+		PixelShader = compile ps_2_0 PixelShaderFunction();
+	}
+}