Volumetric Fog & Mist 2

Volumetric Fog & Mist 2 starts with a practical workflow: fog areas can be created and positioned in the scene, then moved and scaled much like gameobjects. Those areas can be handled in the Editor or at runtime, and the same fog setup is visible in Scene View as well as Game View, which makes it easier to shape the atmosphere while the scene is being built.

The pack includes Volumetric Fog & Mist for Universal Rendering Pipeline, Volumetric Fog & Mist for Builtin Pipeline, and Dynamic Fog & Mist 2. It is also presented as a complete and performant immersive AAA fog solution used in games like Gigaya, Praey for the Gods, MarZ: Tactical Base Defense, Falling Frontiers, Sky Fleet, and Frontline ZED.

Fog areas you can place like scene objects

The core workflow is straightforward. Fog volumes are treated as scene elements that can be added, moved, and scaled just like other objects in a project. That makes the fog feel part of level construction rather than a separate post-process step. Any number of fog areas can be created, and they can be sized and shaped for the needs of a particular location.

The same setup is not limited to one stage of production. Fog areas can be positioned in the Editor, but they can also be created and adjusted at runtime. That gives the system room to support scenes that need manual placement during development and scenes that need changes while the game is running.

A profile-based workflow is also part of the package. Settings can be created and shared among multiple fog areas or even across scenes, so a single atmosphere setup does not need to be rebuilt every time a new area is introduced.

Opening space inside the fog

Fog voids make it possible to carve clear space into the volume. Several voids can be created in a scene to form 3D holes in the fog, which gives the environment a way to break up uniform coverage. In the Builtin version, one fog void is supported.

Terrain fit is another useful piece of the setup. It lets the fog adapt to different kinds of surfaces below it, which is helpful when the ground is uneven or when the scene needs the fog to sit naturally over a landscape. In the URP version, height and depth gradient controls add another layer of shaping, along with density controls.

The package also includes fly-through-clouds behavior, where floating clouds can be crossed. That makes the fog layer feel less like a flat veil and more like a navigable part of the scene. Ready-to-use presets cover mist, windy mist, fog, heavy fog, low clouds, sea of clouds, toxic swamp, and sand storm, giving different atmospheres a direct starting point.

Lighting, scattering, and motion in the volume

Lighting support is a major part of the feature set. Native directional light support includes shadows and a cascade option. The fog can also respond to sun light diffusion and specular effects, and depth blur or light scattering is available for a more realistic look.

For localized lights, the fast point lights option can cast light on the fog from up to 16 point lights, or even more, with additional global controls for intensity and range and much better performance. Native URP spot and point lights are supported with shadows as well. In Forward rendering the limit is 8 lights, while Forward+/Deferred+ supports 64+ lights for local volumetric effects.

Atmospheric motion is also covered. Wind speed and direction can be controlled, and turbulences are available for less static results. Distant fog can be used to cover the horizon, sky, and far distances with performant fog, which helps the atmosphere carry across large scenes instead of ending abruptly.

Transitions, fog of war, and pipeline coverage

Fog of war is handled with an interactive editor that allows painting, clearing, or coloring fog areas with a brush. The same idea can also be driven through scripting in the Editor and at runtime, which gives the fog a more active role in gameplay or scene interaction.

Automatic fade in and fade out behavior is available, along with profile-based transitions between zones. That makes it easier to move between separate atmospheric regions without a hard visual break. Advanced transparency options are included for non-opaque objects such as lakes, ocean, rivers, and sprites, and URP support extends this with a custom Shader Graph node and depth peeling.

Unity 6 support is included through Adaptive Probe Volumes in URP, which injects global illumination into the volumetric fog. The package is also compatible with Unity 2022.3. Between URP support, Builtin Pipeline support, runtime controls, and the preset and profile system, Volumetric Fog & Mist 2 fits scenes that need a controllable fog layer without losing the ability to tweak it as the project evolves.

For environments that need fog areas, voids, lighting response, and reusable presets in the same system, this package gives a focused set of tools for building atmosphere in both Editor and runtime workflows.

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