jMonkeyEngine 3.0 : Beginner's Guide

Time for action – fog of war

If you have ever walked through unfamiliar terrain when it was foggy, you know the eerie feeling. Shadows scurry at the edge of your vision and monsters seem to lurk behind every tree. Isn't that just the atmosphere that you need for your game?

Thanks to the post-processor, adding fog to a scene is very easy:

1. Make a copy of Main.java and name the class Fog.java. Remember to also refactor the first line of the main() method to the following:

   Fog app = new Fog();

2. Load a scene model or terrain of your choice. Re-use code from the previous examples. Remember to add a light.
3. Create one FilterPostProcessor per game, and a FogFilter (from the com.jme3.post package).

   private FilterPostProcessor fpp; private FogFilter fogFilter; ...