diff --git a/source/engine/debug/debugdraw.c b/source/engine/debug/debugdraw.c
index 1a678c7..10861f7 100644
--- a/source/engine/debug/debugdraw.c
+++ b/source/engine/debug/debugdraw.c
@@ -207,6 +207,7 @@ void draw_circle(int x, int y, float radius, int pixels, float *color, int fill)
     shader_setint(circleShader, "thickness", pixels);
     shader_setvec3(circleShader, "dbgColor", color);
     shader_setbool(circleShader, "fill", fill);
+    shader_setfloat(circleShader, "zoom", cam_zoom());
 
     glBindVertexArray(circleVAO);
     glEnableVertexAttribArray(0);
diff --git a/source/engine/font.c b/source/engine/font.c
index a3640d7..7f24268 100644
--- a/source/engine/font.c
+++ b/source/engine/font.c
@@ -164,29 +164,66 @@ struct sFont *MakeFont(const char *fontfile, int height)
 static int curchar = 0;
 static float *buffdraw;
 
-void sdrawCharacter(struct Character c, mfloat_t cursor[2], float scale, struct shader *shader, float color[3])
+void fill_charverts(float *verts, float cursor[2], float scale, struct Character c, float *offset)
 {
-    float w = c.Size[0] * scale;
-    float h = c.Size[1] * scale;
+  float w = c.Size[0] * scale;
+  float h = c.Size[1] * scale;
 
-    float xpos = cursor[0] + c.Bearing[0] * scale;
-    float ypos = cursor[1] - c.Bearing[1] * scale;
-
-    float verts[16] = {
+  float xpos = cursor[0] + (c.Bearing[0]+offset[0]) * scale;
+  float ypos = cursor[1] - (c.Bearing[1]+offset[1]) * scale;
+  
+  float v[16] = {
 	xpos, ypos, c.rect.s0, c.rect.t1,
 	xpos+w, ypos, c.rect.s1, c.rect.t1,
 	xpos, ypos + h, c.rect.s0, c.rect.t0,
 	xpos + w, ypos + h, c.rect.s1, c.rect.t0
     };
     
-    /* Check if the vertex is off screen */
+  memcpy(verts, v, sizeof(float)*16);
+}
+
+void sdrawCharacter(struct Character c, mfloat_t cursor[2], float scale, struct shader *shader, float color[3])
+{
+    float shadowcolor[3] = {0.f, 0.f, 0.f};	
+    float shadowcursor[2];
+    
+    float verts[16];
+    float offset[2] = {-1, 1};
+
+    fill_charverts(verts, cursor, scale, c, offset);
+    
+        /* Check if the vertex is off screen */
     if (verts[5] < 0 || verts[10] < 0 || verts[0] > window_i(0)->width || verts[1] > window_i(0)->height)
         return;
 
-//    glBufferSubData(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, curchar*sizeof(verts), sizeof(verts), verts);
-    
+    shader_setvec3(shader, "textColor", shadowcolor);
     glBufferData(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, sizeof(verts), verts, GL_STREAM_DRAW);
     glDrawArrays(GL_TRIANGLE_STRIP, 0, 4);
+    
+    offset[0] = 1;
+    offset[1] = -1;
+    fill_charverts(verts, cursor, scale, c, offset);
+    glBufferData(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, sizeof(verts), verts, GL_STREAM_DRAW);
+    glDrawArrays(GL_TRIANGLE_STRIP, 0, 4);
+    
+    offset[1] = 1;
+    fill_charverts(verts, cursor, scale, c, offset);
+    glBufferData(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, sizeof(verts), verts, GL_STREAM_DRAW);
+    glDrawArrays(GL_TRIANGLE_STRIP, 0, 4);
+
+    offset[0] = -1;
+    offset[1] = -1;
+        fill_charverts(verts, cursor, scale, c, offset);
+    glBufferData(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, sizeof(verts), verts, GL_STREAM_DRAW);
+    glDrawArrays(GL_TRIANGLE_STRIP, 0, 4);
+    
+    
+    offset[0] = offset[1] = 0;
+    fill_charverts(verts, cursor, scale, c, offset);
+    shader_setvec3(shader, "textColor", color);
+    glBufferData(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, sizeof(verts), verts, GL_STREAM_DRAW);
+    glDrawArrays(GL_TRIANGLE_STRIP, 0, 4);
+
     curchar++;
 }
 
@@ -210,7 +247,7 @@ void renderText(const char *text, mfloat_t pos[2], float scale, mfloat_t color[3
     glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, font->texID);
     glBindVertexArray(VAO);
     glBindBuffer(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, VBO);
-    glBufferData(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, len*16*sizeof(float), NULL, GL_STREAM_DRAW);
+    glBufferData(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, len*16*sizeof(float)*2, NULL, GL_STREAM_DRAW); /* x2 on the size for the outline pass */
 
     const unsigned char *line, *wordstart;
     line = (unsigned char*)text;
diff --git a/source/shaders/circlefrag.glsl b/source/shaders/circlefrag.glsl
index 05fc7d6..05935d9 100644
--- a/source/shaders/circlefrag.glsl
+++ b/source/shaders/circlefrag.glsl
@@ -7,13 +7,14 @@ uniform float radius;
 uniform int thickness;
 uniform vec3 dbgColor;
 uniform bool fill;
+uniform float zoom;
 
 void main()
 {
 
     // int tt = thickness + 1;
     float R1 = 1.f;
-    float R2 = 1.f - (thickness / radius);
+    float R2 = 1.f - (thickness*zoom / radius);
     float dist = sqrt(dot(coords, coords));
 
     if (dist >= R2 && dist <= R1)
@@ -22,13 +23,4 @@ void main()
         color = vec4(dbgColor, 0.1f);
     else
         discard;
-
-
-/*
-    float smoother = 0.01f -  (radius  * 0.00003f);
-    float sm = smoothstep(R1, R1-smoother, dist);
-    float sm2 = smoothstep(R2, R2+smoother, dist);
-    float alpha = sm*sm2;
-*/
-
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/source/shaders/circlevert.glsl b/source/shaders/circlevert.glsl
index 602dc54..986f942 100644
--- a/source/shaders/circlevert.glsl
+++ b/source/shaders/circlevert.glsl
@@ -15,5 +15,5 @@ layout (std140) uniform Resolution
 void main()
 {
     gl_Position = projection * vec4(vertex.xy, 0.0, 1.0);
-    coords = vertex.zw*resolution;
+    coords = vertex.zw;;
 }
diff --git a/source/shaders/textfrag.glsl b/source/shaders/textfrag.glsl
index c7e35c0..3519e1f 100644
--- a/source/shaders/textfrag.glsl
+++ b/source/shaders/textfrag.glsl
@@ -7,9 +7,8 @@ uniform vec3 textColor;
 
 void main()
 {
-    //vec4 sampled = vec4(1.0, 1.0, 1.0, texture(text, TexCoords).r);
-    //color = vec4(textColor, 1.0) * sampled;
-    color = vec4(1.0, 1.0, 1.0, texture(text, TexCoords).r);
-/*    if (color.a <= 0.1f)
-        discard;*/
+    vec4 sampled = vec4(1.0, 1.0, 1.0, texture(text, TexCoords).r);
+    color = vec4(textColor, 1.0) * sampled;
+    if (color.a <= 0.1f)
+        discard;
 }