Everything you haven't visited is simply not drawn. No terrain, no mobs, no dropped items, no particles. Step forward and the world appears behind you, one column (or chunk) at a time, leaving a visible trail of exactly where you've been. Turn around after an hour of wandering and you can see your whole journey carved out of the dark.
Works on both singleplayer and servers; paths are synced across players when on a server. Must be installed on client and server.
This mod can be added to an existing world as nothing is deleted or changed. The fog is purely visual. Hidden blocks still exist, still load, and still have collision.
Two visibility modes
| Command | What it does |
|---|---|
/fogofwar mode slice |
Only the exact columns you walked reveal, so exploring leaves a thin, winding trail. The most dramatic look. |
/fogofwar mode radius <radius> |
Reveal everything within that many blocks of anywhere a player has been, as a circle. Anywhere from 1 to 64. This is the default, at 3. |
/fogofwar mode chunk |
Touching any part of a 16×16 chunk reveals all of it, closer to a conventional explored-map feel. |
These commands affect the entire server.
Lighting
| Command | What it does |
|---|---|
/fogofwar light default |
Unexplored space lets sunlight in, so slices are bright by day and dim at night. Follows the sun. This is the default. |
/fogofwar light on |
Unexplored space glows at constant full brightness, day or night. Best for building and screenshots. |
/fogofwar light off |
Unexplored space keeps its real lighting, so underground slices go black. |
Appearance
| Command | What it does |
|---|---|
/fogofwar block <block> |
Show unexplored space as a block instead of nothing, marking the frontier. Try minecraft:black_concrete for a hard wall. |
/fogofwar block reset |
Back to invisible (the default). |
Turning it off for people
| Command | What it does |
|---|---|
/fogofwar disable |
Switch the fog off for yourself. |
/fogofwar disable <player> |
Switch it off for someone else. Accepts names and selectors like @a or @p. |
/fogofwar disable all |
Switch it off for everyone currently online. |
/fogofwar enable / enable <player> / enable all |
Switch it back on again. |
Fog is enabled by default.
Admin tools
| Command | What it does |
|---|---|
/fogofwar status |
Show the current mode, lighting, fog block, how many players have it disabled, and the total number of revealed coordinates. |
/fogofwar reveal <x> <z> |
Manually reveal one column in your current dimension. |
/fogofwar reveal chunk <chunkX> <chunkZ> |
Reveal an entire chunk at once. |
/fogofwar reset |
Wipe all exploration data and start the map over. Settings aren't erased. |
Requires Fabric API mod.
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