History Main / DefogofWar

* In ''Star Wars: EmpireAtWar'', every faction has one unit which has the ability to clear a defined area for a fraction of time via sensor ping. On certain maps you can also capture a radar station to remove the FogOfWar permanently on the entire map.
* In ''VideoGame/AgeOfEmpiresIII'', your explorer has a "spyglass" ability, which instantly reveals a circle in the fog of war, anywhere on the map. Early in the game, this can be used to scout out resources or find your opponent's settlements. Late in the game, it's mainly used to spy on your enemies and find out the make-up of their army before an attack.

** In ''AgeOfEmpiresII'', when you research Cartography, you clear up a lot of the fog of war by seeing the same thing as your allies. There isn't any way to remove it if you have no allies, though.

* The Clairvoyance SupportPower, as well as Twisted Fate's LimitBreak both incorporate this in ''LeagueOfLegends''.

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* The first ''VideoGame/CommandAndConquerRedAlert'' goes as far as give the trickier faction GPS satellites, which permanently reveal the battlefield, and gap generators, which generate it for the enemy. The Russian faction received spy planes, which are much slower in revealing the map. Normally fog of war stays gone after it's dispelled.
** This set-up remains for ''Red Alert 2'', though if one's radar facility is destroyed or sabotaged by spies the fog is reset. In ''Red Alert 3'', Allied commanders have a recon sweep power which unveils everything from point A to point B - terrain is always visible to all commanders, though.

* There is also a defogging ability in the Elves' arsenal in ''LordoftheRings: Battle for Middle-Earth'', at least in the second one. It clears a blurry-edged circle on the map. In the first game, the forces of Darkness (Sauron and Saruman) could use the Eye of Sauron and the Palantir, respectively, as support powers to clear the fog where they pointed.

* There is also a defogging ability in the Elves' arsenal in [[LordoftheRings LotR]]: Battle for Middle-Earth, at least in the second one. It clears a blurry-edged circle on the map. In the first game, the forces of Darkness (Sauron and Saruman) could use the Eye of Sauron and the Palantir, respectively, as support powers to clear the fog where they pointed.

* There is also a defogging ability in the Elves' arsenal in [[LordoftheRings LotR]]: Battle for Middle-Earth, at least in the second one. It clears a blurry-edged circle on the map.

** Interestingly, the Torch doesn't light up a fixed radius around its user - it adds to the user's sight by a fixed amount. So a torch held by a thief, assassin, or rogue is three times brighter than that same torch held by anyone else.

* In ''Videogames/EuropaUniversalis'' countries in a royal marriage or alliance with the player have the fog of war removed. In ''EU III'' espionage missions does the same for enemy territories as well.

* ''AgeOfWonders'' 2+ has capturable structures Watch Tower that gives a good view (and defensive walls) and Reflective Pool that shows some other area.
* ''AdvancedStrategicCommand'' has spying satellites and radar units. When unavailable, a player may have to use AntiAir units or anything else with good view value to the same end. It's an important advantage, especially when either side tries to pull HitAndRunTactics.

* The first ''Red Alert'' goes as far as give the trickier faction GPS satellites, which permanently reveal the battlefield, and gap generators, which generate it for the enemy. The Russian faction received spy planes, which are much slower in revealing the map. Normally fog of war stays gone after it's dispelled.

* In the FogOfWar levels in the ''MetalGearAcid'' games, the IR Goggles, Solid Eye, Major Zero and Marionette Owl cards will let you see easier, although each one has its own drawback (some let you see the entire area but only last a turn, some last forever but only increase your field of vision a little, some are good but cripple you with added COST for as long as you have them equipped, etc).

* Some races in ''Warlords Battlecry 2'' can have an upgrade that exposes the whole map and removes the fog of war.

* In ''HeroesOfMightAndMagic'' series, giant trees and mage huts with magical eye networks served precisely this purpose, the first one revealing a big area around the tree, the second - a moderate area around the eyes. The Grail building for the Academy, a flying ship, was an instant Defog of the entire map.

* ''WarcraftIII'' has the spell "Farsight". Paladins had Holy Sight or something like that in II.
** The game also had Goblin Workshops that allowed you to do the same thing as Farsight though for a price.

* This option is avaiable in all of the ''TotalWar'' Series games.

* In ''{{Civilization}}'', discovering satellites reveals the entire world map (and causes NPC civs to ask to trade world maps more often, which only gets you updated info on new/captured settlements at this point). Air units can preform a recon action, which does as you would expect and reveals a part of the world that is in-range.

* In ''AgeOfEmpires 3'', your explorer has a "spyglass" ability, which instantly reveals a circle in the fog of war, anywhere on the map. Early in the game, this can be used to scout out resources or find your opponent's settlements. Late in the game, it's mainly used to spy on your enemies and find out the make-up of their army before an attack.

* ''TotalAnnihilation'' and ''SupremeCommander'' do not have defogging, but do have radar, which shows units in the fog on the minimap. Large battlefields and ridiculous artillery make this vital.

* ''FireEmblem'': the Torch item and Torch Staff are useful in increasing vision in fog or night. While most units can only see a few spaces around them fog or night, the Thief, Assassin, and Rogue units can see a considerable amount of spaces around them, making them invaluable in such scenarios. Once shifted, Laguz units in the [[FireEmblemTellius Tellius]] games also have a better sight than most of your units.

* ''{{Pokemon}}'': The move "Defog" removes fog outside of battle and reduces target evasion among other things in battle.

* ''{{Persona 4}}'': there's fog in the TV world [[spoiler:and later in the real world]], but the protagonists wear glasses made by Teddie to help them see through it. The fog, however, plays no part in gameplay. (Until you get to the [[spoiler: Ameno-sagiri]] fight. Oddly enough, the glasses [[GameplayAndStorySegregation do nothing to combat his Fog attack.]])

** The Recon unit in ''Dual Strike''

* ''PlantsVsZombies'' has [[FantasticLightSource Planterns]], [[BlowYouAway Blovers]], and [[IncendiaryExponent Torchwoods]] to remove fog in the night pool level.

* ''{{Starcraft}}'' and ''StarcraftII'' has the Comsat, which reveals a targeted area on the map.

* ''FireEmblem'': the Torch item and Torch Staff are useful in increasing vision in fog or night. While most units can only see a few spaces around them fog or night, the Thief, Assassin, and Rogue units can see a considerable amount of spaces around them, making them invaluable in such scenarios.

* In [[AgeOfEmpires Age of Empires 3]], your explorer has a "spyglass" ability, which instantly reveals a circle in the fog of war, anywhere on the map. Early in the game, this can be used to scout out resources or find your opponent's settlements. Late in the game, it's mainly used to spy on your enemies and find out the make-up of their army before an attack.