Compiling shader for MonoGame

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I'm using VS 2013 to and trying to get a pixelshader to work properly. I've had this shader working in XNA 4 so I'm pretty certain it's ok. I'm trying to compile the shader using the 2MGFX tool Just running 2MGFX.exe AlphaMap.fx AlphaMap.fxg Works and I get my compiled AlphaMap.fxg file. However when trying to use/load this file in MonoGame I get: The MGFX effect is the wrong profile for this platform! The fix for this seems to be to add /DX11 to the 2MGFX command, but then I get this error instead: Pixel shader 'PixelShaderFunction' must be SM 4.0 level 9.1 or higher! Failed to compile the input file 'AlphaMap.fx'! What am I doing wrong? Code for shader. ``` uniform extern texture ScreenTexture; sampler screen = sampler_state { // get the texture we are trying to render. Texture = ; }; uniform extern texture MaskTexture; sampler mask = sampler_state { Texture = ; }; // here we do the real work. float4 PixelShaderFunction(float2 inCoord: TEXCOORD0) : COLOR…

Accepted Answer

Try to change this line:

```
    PixelShader = compile ps_2_0 PixelShaderFunction();
```

into:

```
    PixelShader = compile ps_4_0_level_9_1 PixelShaderFunction();
```

By the way - why don't you use MonoGame Content template?

Compiling shader for MonoGame

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