# Create fog in an area #ue5

**URL:** <https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/create-fog-in-an-area-ue5/525178>\
**Category:** Rendering\
**Tags:** Fog, Post-Processing, unreal-engine, UE5-0, Rendering, UE4-27\
**Created:** [April 12, 2022, 1:23am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/create-fog-in-an-area-ue5/525178 "2022-04-12T01:23:05Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![FedeJurjo](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/fedejurjo/32/472004_2.png) [@FedeJurjo](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/FedeJurjo)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2022, 1:23am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/create-fog-in-an-area-ue5/525178/1 "2022-04-12T01:23:05Z")

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Hi everyone, how i can create fog in an area ? I use Atmospheric Fog or Exponential Height Fog but its affect all Landscape

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**Author:** ![EclecticBoogaloo](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@EclecticBoogaloo](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/EclecticBoogaloo)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2022, 1:35am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/create-fog-in-an-area-ue5/525178/2 "2022-04-12T01:35:27Z")

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This video here has a bit on that around the 12:20 mark

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> Haven't yet taken the plunge into UE5 and want to see some of what you're missing? Join Chris Murphy as he builds a small scene from nothing, covering h...

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**Author:** ![Tactikast](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@Tactikast](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Tactikast)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2024, 2:20am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/create-fog-in-an-area-ue5/525178/3 "2024-03-22T02:20:10Z")

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Unfortunately it doesn’t work have been 1 Hours I’m poking around and I can copy paste exactly what is in the video It does NOT work I simply get an Empty Sphere.

I then tried to change radius or hardness but everything remain empty.

I would be extremely happy if you could enlighten me

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**Author:** ![Tactikast](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@Tactikast](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Tactikast)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2024, 1:53am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/create-fog-in-an-area-ue5/525178/4 "2024-03-23T01:53:34Z")

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I wasted 3 Hours to finally achieve to fix it. So here what you Must do First to make sure it will work:

- Make the Global/Main Exponential height Fog VISIBLE

- “Enable” Volumetric Fog inside the Exponential height Fog “Details” Panel (Mine was disabled)

- And MOST IMPORTANTLY make sure the “Fog Density” of the Exponential height Fog is HIGHER than “0”. If not the example in the video above at 12:20 will NOT show anything (Could Have Spent Days on this third Points)

- Last but not least, you have to make sure that any other setting which might Hide the Global Exponential height Fog are disabled; If not it will not work

I’m not completely sure how can it be so topsy-turvy but still if you don’t follow it, it will not work. Lastly on very big Fog it seems to “Break” and give a lot of artifact/Strips (Even with “Epic” Quality Setting). UE doesn’t seem to handle volumetric Fog at high scale.

Hope it will Help Members.