diff --git a/VertexShader.hlsl b/VertexShader.hlsl
index 300b112..5c13cc8 100644
--- a/VertexShader.hlsl
+++ b/VertexShader.hlsl
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+cbuffer ExternalData : register(b0)
+{
+	float4 colorTint;
+	float3 offset;
+}
 
 // Struct representing a single vertex worth of data
 // - This should match the vertex definition in our C++ code
@@ -51,12 +56,12 @@ VertexToPixel main( VertexShaderInput input )
 	// - Each of these components is then automatically divided by the W component, 
 	//   which we're leaving at 1.0 for now (this is more useful when dealing with 
 	//   a perspective projection matrix, which we'll get to in the future).
-	output.screenPosition = float4(input.localPosition, 1.0f);
+	output.screenPosition = float4(input.localPosition + offset, 1.0f);
 
 	// Pass the color through 
 	// - The values will be interpolated per-pixel by the rasterizer
 	// - We don't need to alter it here, but we do need to send it to the pixel shader
-	output.color = input.color;
+	output.color = input.color * colorTint;
 
 	// Whatever we return will make its way through the pipeline to the
 	// next programmable stage we're using (the pixel shader for now)