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

My latest result: Started at Celeste Green and fed 5 Valfruit. First gave just the plumage change in 6 hours then just devour til the fifth where the feathers are growing hit. Result was Corpse Blue.

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Originally Posted by ZReport

So it was just a single message on your second feeding? So you actual result was:

x1 Cieldalaes Pineapple Message -> x1 Doman Plum Message -> x10 Valfruit Message -> x6 Doman Plum Message

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I tried this and got the following results:

1x Pineapple message (1/3 worked - third succeeded) + x1 Plum message (1/1).
>> Six hour rest. <<
Result was Cream Yellow.
x10 Valfruit message (10/12 - first two no message) + Six Plum (6/6)
>> Six hour rest. <<
Result was Rose Pink.

I followed the guide two people had used for Snow White and didn't get it. So we're seeing a mitiating variable here. Either the timing of rest is pivotal or it's randomness thrown in to frustrate us. Could be that they cap in some way per rest but I just don't know. Any idea what I need for Snow White at this stage?

So here I am with Lavender Purple. . . Started from Cork Brown to Royal Purple To Plum Purple.

http://i.minus.com/ibksbnHEv3DO0I.png

Group shot with some other FC mates . . . Sky Blue, and Quqirin Brown. An Apple Green

http://i.minus.com/ib02QELygZJ3zd.png

Been avidly reading this thread while waiting for our seeds to grow, and I'd like to suggest a bit of a theory, see if anyone can test it out.

UNRESEARCHED THEORY:
1) Each fruit has a set value for increasing or reducing color.

2) However, each possible chocobo "dye color" step includes several levels. That is, different combinations of color-fruits can produce the same "dye color" because the full spectrum of colors is not available

3) The "growing feathers" message is given whenever your feeding results in a "step up" or "step down" in visual dye color, that is, what you SEE on your chocobo. (cont'd below)

Could anyone offer some valuable insight here?

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...o-color-change.

4) But two chocobos can have the same visual color but not the same color in the numbers, and changing them from there can take different steps.

Say you have a green-yellow bird and want a yellow-orange one. You feed him a "red fruit" which unknown to you, has a set value of, say, 5. He turns yellow-orange. Your friend gets excited and does the same thing, but their bird only turns yellow! It's because YOUR bird was green-yellow at value (3) and took 5 steps up to yellow-orange (2), while theirs was green-yellow at value (1) and took 5 steps up to yellow (3). If he feeds his bird again, though, it won't be yellow-orange, it will be at orange (2).

So like this:

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GREEN-YELLOW 1
GREEN-YELLOW 2
GREEN-YELLOW 3
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YELLOW 1
YELLOW 2
YELLOW 3
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YELLOW-ORANGE 1
YELLOW-ORANGE 2
YELLOW-ORANGE 3
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ORANGE 1
ORANGE 2
ORANGE 3
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If I'm on Apple green, what do you guys think I should feed to try and get a deeper green. (Cactuar, Hunter or maybe Turquoise even.) I'd like to get a green close to my characters eye colour. Pears don't work so I'm assuming they are maxed. I've been feeding plums so far. Do I keep on with plums?

yeah my cute white birdie.

http://i.imgur.com/fRWC7g5.jpg

Still trying for and looking for Morbol Green/Turquoise info. Or even Nophica Green. :(

Feed my chocobo yesterday with 5 pears and 1 berry - got 2 feather messages on the pears (2nd and 5th) and one on the berry - and he turned to Lime Green:

http://www11.pic-upload.de/thumb/23....n65eerifkl.png
The one in the back is Apple Green.

After feeding him 5 more pears without a feather message and one apple with feather grow message he went back to Desert Yellow...

Thought I try now if 2 feather grow messages on pears and one on the berries turn him back to Lime Green (feed 4 pears, message on 3rd and 4th) and one berry again). Lets see if he's green again in around 4h.

Edit: And yepp, its Lime Green again.

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Originally Posted by YunieAura

Still trying for and looking for Morbol Green/Turquoise info. Or even Nophica Green. :(

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Someone has posted turquoise. No idea where but there's a screenshot of it way back when (before post #800 I think, but don't quote me).

I expected Snow White when I logged in but actually got Rose Pink and I really like it. Despite that, I think I'll feed him some more plums and hope for my original goal. Will post back in six hours or so and update.

http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/...psa4c6a9a6.png

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...014_105755.png

Snow white, i'm happy.

#1 -> 1x pineapple, nothing happened

#2 -> 5x Pineapple, Honey Yellow

#3 -> 10x Doman Plums, 10x Valfruit, 10x Pine Apple -> Bone white

#4 -> 10x Doman Plums, 10x Valfruit -> Snow White

Finally got my Corpse Blue! :D

http://i1279.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1408785768

4 Doman Plums
13 O'Ghomoro Berries
7 Mamook Pears

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Originally Posted by R1dder

Finally got my Corpse Blue! :D

http://i1279.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1408785768

4 Doman Plums
13 O'Ghomoro Berries
7 Mamook Pears

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are these the fruits which caused a "new plumes" message or ist it what you fed him overall?

I fed him this overall - they all gave me the message of "new plume" ^^

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Originally Posted by Evangela

yeah my cute white birdie.

http://i.imgur.com/fRWC7g5.jpg

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Originally Posted by Evangela

too complicated and gil sinking.

another disappointment. this game keeps making me dislike it more and more. what's next? grinding something 100 hours for a new hairstyle?

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At least you tried it out :p

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Originally Posted by Applesnap

Someone has posted turquoise. No idea where but there's a screenshot of it way back when (before post #800 I think, but don't quote me).

I expected Snow White when I logged in but actually got Rose Pink and I really like it. Despite that, I think I'll feed him some more plums and hope for my original goal. Will post back in six hours or so and update.

http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/...psa4c6a9a6.png

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Maybe the OP could edit the first post with screenshots of each colour as they come? :3

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Originally Posted by YunieAura

Still trying for and looking for Morbol Green/Turquoise info. Or even Nophica Green. :(

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I wanna see those too. I found a Turquoise one on google. Shame it's a dark pic though.

http://i.imgur.com/R5dMbiy.jpg

https://scontent-a-lhr.xx.fbcdn.net/...33783863_n.jpg

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.n...58933511_n.jpg

I'm in a loop

Midnight Blue -> Kobold Brown -> Midnight Blue -> Kobold Brown

All from different fruits each time it went back to a new step :[
Sigh, how do I black?!

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Originally Posted by Ravenguard

Best of luck! Fingers crossed!

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So from Ink Blue, I went to Midnight Blue with a Valfruit and Plum.
Ink Blue - 22 26 34
Midnight Blue - 20 21 49

Both those fruits should've done +red, +grn, -blu.... however, it didn't do that at all if it changed to Midnight Blue. Quite the opposite, rather. So maybe it isn't strictly based of RGB number manipulation. Maybe what's happening is that you go down a 'color path' and the deeper you are in one, the harder it is to jump to a new color path altogether? So maybe I'm so deep in to blue that the only way I can hop over to a new color is to first start making my way to a brighter blue and then get myself in to new color range (grays) as I revert closer back to starting point, and from there darken down to black? Not sure. I've seen a few people mention that they have hit grays but I figure by now they would have hit black if this theory is correct...

Current feeding:
Apple - no msg
Pear - feather message
Apple - feather message

I'm hoping that maybe there's some RNG involved in hopping around to a new color palette and that if I continue to tinker around in these darker colors I may get lucky and hop in to Soot Black. With how much red and green I've been doing in the past few sessions I would've thought I would at least hit a dark red or dark green so I'm not sure if this is going to work out. However, at this point, if this next feeding doesn't produce a promising result, I'm just gonna go back to Ink Blue and call it good. Ink Blue is pretty sexxay.

http://i.imgur.com/BNf6lEE.png

I'm feeding Bucephalus (royal blue... again) 1 apple now to see what happens, will post again in 6hrs.

I fed mine one single Mamook Pear yesterday, only got the message that the color will change in 6h, 2 hours later i fed another 5 Mamook Pears, i didn't pay attention to the Chatlog. I went to bed, woke up, my Chocobo is still Yellow. T_T

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Originally Posted by Gilgameshkun

http://i.imgur.com/BNf6lEE.png

I'm feeding Bucephalus (royal blue... again) 1 apple now to see what happens, will post again in 6hrs.

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Just to add to this, if you use Pineapples while your Chocobo is Othard Blue, one or 2 more pineapple (or specially, one "new feathers" message) will bring you to Raptor Blue.

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Originally Posted by Angelusdemonus

Just to add to this, if you use Pineapples while your Chocobo is Othard Blue, one or 2 more pineapple (or specially, one "new feathers" message) will bring you to Raptor Blue.

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Thanks for the info! I was thinking that was the case :) people in mumble have been thinking i was insane for the past 40 or so hours, I'm glad that my hypothesis seems to have validity.

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Originally Posted by RakaMaimhov

Except you're wrong, and that is actually how it works. It adds/subtracts from ONE color. Just one. Each food adjusts the slider up or down in ONE color only.

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This is incorrect. I have changed my chocobo color 4 times now and one food will affect all three color ratios.

I used 5 pears (one feather change) this last attempt and my chocobo went from Peacock Blue R52, G97, B127 to Turquoise Green R60, G107, B107 = +R8, +G10, -B20

+R8, +G10, -B20? 8 10 20 its the key for one feather change?

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Originally Posted by Andra

I fed mine one single Mamook Pear yesterday, only got the message that the color will change in 6h, 2 hours later i fed another 5 Mamook Pears, i didn't pay attention to the Chatlog. I went to bed, woke up, my Chocobo is still Yellow. T_T

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/comfort
Gave mine 7 pears (two messages) and only got cream yellow. Then I added 2 Valfruits and another pear (2 messages). Later then Niqote told me that Valfruit counters the pears so I gave him all the pears I had left which only ended in a honey yellow ;_;

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Originally Posted by Nigihayami

Well i wanted Gloom Purple. so went for the "recipe" got Royal Blue

O'Ghomoro Berry x24
Xelphatol Apples x3

http://i.imgur.com/5aQuOM0.png

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Started with that. I want Gloom Purple so i tried to deepen the red and lighten the blue

i gave these in my second session:
Cieldalaes Pineapple x5
Xelphatol Apple x3

Turned out Regal Purple

http://i.imgur.com/3TvCglL.jpg

Starting from scratch, 10 Mamook pears gave me the "new plumes" messages. 6 hours later it was Lime Green.

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Originally Posted by Randelmire

Starting from scratch, 10 Mamook pears gave me the "new plumes" messages. 6 hours later it was Lime Green.

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did it take 10 pears to proc once? or did all 10 proc a feather?

This may be redundant. But I'm currently just using O'Ghomoro Berries. I've been only adding food until a new feathers message appears.

Desert Yellow (starting) +4 OB > Cork Brown
Cork Brown +1 OB > Ul Brown
Ul Brown +3 OB > Gobbiebag Brown
Gobbiebag Brown +1 OB > ??? (currently growing)

I just added three Doma plums (two messages) to the Honey yellow.
Curious now!

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Originally Posted by Artensia

+R8, +G10, -B20? 8 10 20 its the key for one feather change?

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I think the color theory is more/or maybe less complex than just comparing the exact RGB numbers. If the colors were arranged on a color wheel chart based on the position of their RGB and then compared on their value and distance between other colors, I believe it would be easier to see in which direction to change the coloring with the corresponding foods.


I wanted a Turquoise Green chocobo to begin with.

My first color change I ended up with Sky Blue because I fed it a lot of plums and had several feather change messages. (I didn't keep track because I was following the 28 berries = Celeste Green). This means I went from the original RGB value of R216, G175 B80 (Desert Yellow) to R124, G171, B207 (Sky Blue) = -R92, -G4, +B127

My second attempt I had no feather messages even though I fed it a lot of food and ended up with no color change.

My third attempt I went from Sky blue to Raptor blue using Berries (1 feather). R124, G171, B207 (Sky Blue) to R84, G120, B188 (Raptor Blue) = -R40, -G51, -B19

My fourth attempt I went from Raptor Blue to Peacock Blue by using Berries (5 feather), Pears (8 feather), and apples (1 feather). (deepen blue, deepen green, deepen red). This means I went from R84, G120, B188 (Raptor Blue) to R52, G97, B127 (Peacock Blue) = -R32, -G23, -B61

My fifth attempt. I knew I was close to Turquoise Green once I landed on Peacock Blue. There was maybe one shade difference and I knew I needed a little more green to push it away from blue. I fed pears until I got one feather message and finally got my Turquoise chocobo. R52, G97, B127 (Peacock Blue) to R60, G107, B107 (Turquoise Green) = +R8, +G10, -B20.

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Originally Posted by Gilgameshkun

did it take 10 pears to proc once? or did all 10 proc a feather?

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I got the message once after 10 pears.

So, from charcoal gray I am trying to get soot black. Last night I fed my chocobo 1 Mamook Pear (got the message), 1 Xelphatol Apple (got the message), and 2 O'Ghomoro Berries (no message for either). I ran out of O'Ghomoro Berries. This morning, there was no change. So now I have fed him 2 O'Ghomoro Berries (got the message), 1 Mamook Pear (got the message), and 2 Xelphatol Apples (got the message). I will report if getting the message on all 3 makes a difference.

I managed to make a Black Chocobo.

See the screenshot :P Good luck everyone~

http://www11.pic-upload.de/thumb/23....68gvanrud5.png

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Originally Posted by Amanduz

I managed to make a Black Chocobo.

See the screenshot :P Good luck everyone~

http://www11.pic-upload.de/thumb/23....68gvanrud5.png

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1) you can't tell anything by that terrible picture.
2) you didn't post a picture of the companion tab
3) you didn't post how you got there.

no one is going to believe you until you follow through on steps two and three.

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Originally Posted by Amanduz

I managed to make a Black Chocobo.

See the screenshot :P Good luck everyone~

http://www11.pic-upload.de/thumb/23....68gvanrud5.png

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Not asking for exact quantities of each fruit, but what colors did you end up doing through before hitting black?