novafarma/docs/FOG_OF_WAR_FIX.md

🌫️ Fog of War - ANIMATED WEATHER FOG!

Date: December 13, 2025, 00:46

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✅ FINAL CHANGES

1. Animated Fog Effect 🌊

• Before: Static square tiles (ugly!)
• After: Smooth animated circles that move like real fog!

2. Wave Animation

• Fog moves in wave pattern
• Math.sin() and Math.cos() for smooth movement
• Slow animation (0.0005 speed)

3. Very Light Fog

• Unexplored: 15% opacity (0.15 alpha)
• Explored: 5% opacity (0.05 alpha)
• Visible: No fog (0% opacity)

4. Larger Visible Radius

• Radius: 8 tiles (you see more!)

5. Smooth Circles Instead of Squares

• Uses fillCircle() instead of fillRect()
• Overlapping circles create smooth fog
• No more ugly square edges!

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🎨 HOW IT LOOKS NOW

Unexplored Areas

• Smooth animated fog circles
• Moves in wave pattern
• Very light (15% opacity)
• Looks like real weather fog!

Explored Areas

• Almost invisible (5% opacity)
• Gentle wave animation
• You can see everything clearly

Visible Areas

• No fog at all
• Crystal clear view

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🎮 CONTROLS

Disable Fog Completely

Press F12 in game, then:

scene.fogOfWar.disable();

Make Even Lighter

scene.fogOfWar.setFogAlpha(0.05);  // Super light

Make Darker (if needed)

scene.fogOfWar.setFogAlpha(0.3);  // Darker

Adjust Animation Speed

Edit line 170 in FogOfWarSystem.js:

const time = this.scene.time.now * 0.001;  // Faster
const time = this.scene.time.now * 0.0001; // Slower

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📊 TECHNICAL DETAILS

Animation Formula

// Wave movement
const waveX = Math.sin(time + x * 0.1) * 5;
const waveY = Math.cos(time + y * 0.1) * 5;

// Pulsing alpha
const alpha = baseAlpha + Math.sin(time + x + y) * 0.05;

Rendering

• Circles instead of rectangles
• Overlapping for smooth effect
• Wave pattern for movement
• Time-based animation

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🎉 RESULT

No more ugly square fog!

Now you have:

• ✅ Smooth animated fog
• ✅ Moves like real weather
• ✅ Very light and subtle
• ✅ No square edges
• ✅ Beautiful wave animation

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Restart the game to see the new animated fog! 🔄

Fixed: December 13, 2025, 00:46