Chocobo dyeing R&D Thread - Post your results here!

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Originally Posted by Dark_Thorne

Can someone see if this makes sense: I'm currently at midnight blue, trying for ink blue. Midnight blue is at (20, 21, 49) while Ink Blue is at (22, 26, 34) according to the spreadsheet; so if I want to get to ink blue, I would add one pear (which puts me at 15, 26, 44) one pineapple (to put me at 20, 31, 39), and then one apple to put me finally at 25, 26, 34, which is hopefully close enough to get ink blue. Does this make sense? Or should I try just doing one colour change at a time from midnight? Any advice would be great! :)

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Well, I was Midnight Blue, trying for Soot Black... and ended up with Ink Blue.
2 pinapples (got one feathers message)
2 apples (got two feathers messages)
2 pears (got two feathers messages)

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Originally Posted by Esutiben

For both:

pineapple 2
apple 2
pear 2

Will land you at 6 6 6 away from perfect soot black, if your values are consistent, it will be soot black for sure, most have gotten it with worse variance above 10.

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I guess I am close ... mine ended up Ink Blue. Since one of my 2 pineapples did not get a message, I guess that might be why it didn't hit Soot.

So... how to go from Ink Blue to Soot Black? I've seen a few people say a single pineapple got them a feather message and then they got Soot... it takes 2 pineapples for my bird to get a feather change message (I pulled him out to cancel it since I figured 2 pineapples may move him to far off on other colors.)

That said, Ink Blue is pretty good looking as well. At this point getting Soot Black is a matter of principle though.

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Originally Posted by Rythea

Wow, I just posted the simulator link on a whim, as I wasn't sure how accurate it was in the long run. Was trying to help an FCmate this morning and saw like 70 people viewing it. I did a few edits, added an in-spreadsheet note about needing to make a copy, and how to do so. I also found an actual formula for determining the "closeness" of colours, so it might guess the colour name more accurately now (assuming the +/- 5 rule holds, at least).

Anyways, with the free week coming to and end, I wish you guys all the best of luck in your chocobo colourings, probably won't be around to update the sheet anymore, so anyone is welcome to do so.

http://i.imgur.com/TYHGljE.png

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I try it now. i on rolandberry red (again...) and try to come to marsh green with it. many fruits for 1 feed season when i have it understand.

here is how i have feed now:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets...axQ/edit#gid=0

can you see/read it? i make not many with google drive. can you pls answere^^.

Okay this is odd... I tried going for soot black from a single pineapple feed, but it took 2 feedings to get a message. Removed bird from stables to cancel, then replaced. Feed again and got same results, removed to cancel again.

Then I ran around a while with the Ink Blue bird to get a feel of the color. Then I went back to my FC house, re-stabbled him, and now it takes THREE pineapples to get the same message (in all 3 instances the stables were fully clean & sparkling) feeding took place in the evening.

So there may be a time of day or other factor that comes into play to determine procs?

http://i.imgur.com/TbEngr8.jpg

Tried again a bit later and it went back to only needing 2 feedings.... W T F

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Originally Posted by Rorichan

And he's Dalamud Red! Yay! So pretty! But onwards to glory!

Sixth feeding
18x Berries
1X 'new feathers' message
Anticipated result: Rolanberry Red
Actual result: ((unknown))

Totally terrified now.. that's a lot of berries.. he's either going to hit on mark or overshoot and end up midnight blue.. or regal purple.. *sigh*

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Aaaaand he's Regal Purple! GAH!! I just want Rolanberry Red.. is that too much to ask? Others have gotten it no problem getting it, shouldn't be this difficult.

Seventh feeding
1x Apple
1X 'new feathers' message
Anticipated result: Dalamud Red?
Actual result: ((Unknown))

Might be a good sign that he popped a new message after one apple. Here's hoping!

Royal Blue
+ 1 apple (? feeds)
Gloom Purple
+ 1 berry (? feeds)
Royal Blue
+ 1 apple (? feeds)
Regal Purple
+ 1 berry (? feeds)
Royal Blue
+ 1 apple (2 feeds)
Regal Purple
+ 1 berry (2 feeds)
Royal Blue
+ 1 apple (1 feed)
Regal Purple
+ 1 berry (2 feeds)
Royal Blue
+ 1 pineapple (1 feed)
+ 1 apple (1 feed)
Regal Purple
+ 5 berries (5 feeds, all new feathers)
+ 5 pears (same)
Hoped for: Abyssal Blue
Got: Royal Blue. Again.

Even with the 5 berries and pears he ended Royal Blue again. Absolutely no idea what to feed him this time anymore. ;_; I tried apples from this several times, even in combination with pineapples already...

Would someone be able to tell me how to get to Soot Black from Acorn Brown?

I've went from Blood Red to Dalamud Red after feeding of berries. My goal is Mesa red. How can I get from Dalamud Red to Mesa Red? The chart seems to say not more berries, so pears I guess?

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Originally Posted by Esutiben

Try the following:

apple 11
pear 8
berry 8

Lands almost exactly on soot black (difference of 1 on all three, the most perfect I've seen so far), so definitely in the range for you to get it. Toying more may land you elsewhere right now. Tell us the result.

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This ended up giving me Morbol Green, so what now!? confuzzald I am

Okay so unless there's been some new revelation in how this works, going by the number of messages and using that calculator, I'm trying to get slate grey on my second chocobo. Just fed all the fruits, another 5hr 40 mins hopefully it will be the colour I want