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Depth fog

Other (objects, etc.) concept

Uses a depth fog or similar effect, either to simulate fog or to hide rendering cut-off point.

46
games
8
platforms

Alternate names: Ambient fog, Cull fog

Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45 (Windows)
Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45
WIN 2006-03-14
Rubicon X (Windows)
Rubicon X
WIN 2001
Killing Floor 2 (Windows)
Killing Floor 2
WIN 2016-11-18
Soldier of Fortune 2: Double Helix (Windows)
Soldier of Fortune 2: Double Helix
WIN 2002-05-21
Carnivores (Windows)
Carnivores
WIN 1998-11
Star Wars: Dark Forces (MS-DOS)
Star Wars: Dark Forces
DOS 1995-02-15
Command & Conquer: Renegade (Windows)
Command & Conquer: Renegade
WIN 2002-02-25
Guise Of The Wolf (Windows)
Guise Of The Wolf
WIN 2014-01-24
Desert Thunder (Windows)
Desert Thunder
WIN 2003-11
Amok (Saturn)
Amok
SAT 1997-11-17
Dead Meets Lead (Windows)
Dead Meets Lead
WIN 2011-05-03
Orion: Prelude (Windows)
Orion: Prelude
WIN 2012-05-04
Related:
* Foggy
Originally used purely to hide the garish rendering cut-off point, quickly turned into cheap fog/darkness/mist effect.

On modern systems this has been largely replaced by ambient light, volumetric fog and other techniques that produce higher quality graphics.

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Parent group

Graphics techniques

Games by year

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The first Depth fog video game was released in 1994.

Tripwire Interactive, Electronic Arts and LucasArts published most of these games.

Platforms

Windows 23
Linux 12
MS-DOS 4
PS 2
Mac OS X 2
Saturn 1
PS2 1
Mac OS Classic 1

Most common companies

Tripwire Interactive8
Electronic Arts3
LucasArts3
Runic Games2
KISS Ltd2
Grolier Interactive2
GT Interactive2
8K Team2