1.1.9 - Update 9, 01 Mar 2026

✨ New features

New local volume gradient mapping options: As of previous versions, the default mapping behavior for local density volumes was using the local-space Z axis. As of 1.1.9, local density volumes will provide the option to map the gradient:

Using other local axes
Using screen-space coordinates
Using the main light's direction

🛠️ Fixes

Better density volume distance calculations based on the bounds the volumes occupy.

1.1.8 - Update 8, 26 Feb 2026

✨ New features

Main light shadow bias exposed: To help counter fog leaking through thinner walls, the HAZE renderer feature now has a "Main Light Shadow Bias" slider exposed.

🛠️ Fixes

Transparent object blending functions are more consistent with opaque objects blending.

1.1.7 - Update 7, 17 Jan 2026

✨ New features

Better transparency support: HAZE can now render before transparent objects and functions and subgraphs can been exposed and included in the package to explicitly and properly apply HAZE on transparent objects.
New demo scene: TransparentObjects showcases how transparency support works with HAZE, including demo materials and shadergraphs.

🛠️ Fixes

Using gate-fitted field of view to better support physical cameras
Removed unnecessary matrix calculations

1.1.6 - Update 6, 29 Dec 2025

✨ New features

Exposed temporal accumulation blending: Temporal accumulation can now be controlled to address potential trailing artifacts from moving lights.

🛠 Fixes

Fixed issue of volumes not getting disabled when the camera isn't moving.
APV contribution is set to 0 in new volumes, so that no ambient lighting is contributed to the fog when there are no APVs in the scene.
"_MainLightCookieTexture" also gets assigned with a white texture in "Create" so there are no related errors.

1.1.5 - Update 5, 11 Dec 2025

✨ New features

Gradients are here! HAZE now supports a gradient to be mapped across a density volume's local Z axis. They're currently only mapped in this way (no camera-relative distance yet) and they only apply to density volumes, not global fog. Gradient alpha can also be used to remove density from the volume for more control.
New demo scene: VolumeGradients showcases how gradients can be assigned and used on density volumes.
GLES3 Support: HAZE should now be fully compatible with the GLES3 graphics API for low-end platforms.
Volume management changes for better CPU performance:

Density volumes will no longer update each frame if their gameobject is marked as static (new density volumes will also be static by default).
Visibility checks and sorting won't occur on runtime if the camera is not moved/rotated in any way.

⬆ Improvements

Replaced branches in compute shader with simple math
Amount of visible volumes is no longer a global float, it's assigned directly to the CS

🛠 Fixes

Fixed implicited truncation warning from the compute shader.
Added preprocessor check for Unity versions so there's no need for multiple packages (6.0.60 package should work in all future versions)
Fixed global height fog in volumes working like the local mode

1.1.4 - Update 4, 30 Nov 2025

✨ New features

Support for orthograpgic camera 🎥 : HAZE now supports orthographic cameras in both scene and play modes.
Render skipping when no fog in view: To preserve performance in areas with no fog, HAZE will now skip all rendering passes if there are no visible density volumes nor global fog via the volume component.
New demo scene: OrthographicCamera demonstates how various HAZE features (density volume, main light shadows, secondary light and shadows) work using an orhtographic camera.

🛠 Minor fix

Renamed manual so that new versions don't stack in the asset folder.

1.1.3 - Hotfix 2, 25 Nov 2025

🛠 Fixes

Fixed major memory leak from SSMS materials.
Fixed particle systems altering the fog color due to ambient color contribution (Note: This might affect the visuals of your existing levels but it will provide better consistency).
Removed global density volume data buffer and instead managing it through the RenderGraph API.
Unity 6.0 version is now exported from version 6.0.60 as the older version of the editor (6.0.42) was prone to security vulnerabilities.

1.1.2 - Update 3, 17 Nov 2025

✨ New features

Subtractive Density Volumes: You can now set your Haze Density Volumes to be subtractive, meaning that their calculated density will be subtracted from the overall fog.
Aspect Ratio Adjustments: There's an option in the renderer feature to scale the froxel buffer up or down to match the main camera's aspect ratio and further reduce artifacts.
New demo scene: HazeSubtractiveDensityVolumes demonstrates how subtractive volumes can be used to remove fog based on density and punctual lights

🛠Fixes

Fixed bug where alpha value of additional lights wasn't corresponding to their contribution/density when a directional light is in the same scene.
Fixed bugs with light cookies breaking HAZE and not working properly overall.

1.1.1 - Update 2, 03 Nov 2025

✨ New features

💡 Secondary light density boost: You can now boost the density of your global or local fog inside the areas occupied by a secondary light. That means that you can have volumetric point/spot lights without the need to add fog in the rest of your level!
New demo scenes

SecondaryLightDensityBoost : Demonstrates how secondary lights can boost the density of the fog on their own
AdaptiveProbeVolumes : Demonstrates how baked emissive lights from Adaptive Probe Volumes (APV) can affect your global or local fog

🛠 Fixes

Fixed error that occured if no main light shadows were enabled which disabled the fog altogether
Fixed how main light density boost responds to noise threshold and height fog

1.1.0 - Update 1, 29 Oct 2025

✨ New features

💡Per-light ccontribution: Option to control per-secondary light contribution via the light's color alpha value
Exposed Interleaved Gradient Noise (IGN) strength in HAZE renderer feature so it can be reduced when not using TAA

🛠 Fixes

Fixed issue with main light shadows not working properly when no shadow cascades are used
Adjusted number of threads per group for the compute shader kernels to better support mobile platforms

Minor changes

Moved icon inside editor folder as it could hinder building
Fixed typo on Global Fog volume override

1.0.1 - Hotfix 1, 21 Oct 2025

Fixed bug where MSAA samples broke the renderer and added support for MSAA in general.

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