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

[Syrehn]

I think the only RNG here is if the fruit will proc the change in new feathers? If someone is just going buy someone else's # of fruit to get the color you wanted. It might not use the same # on your chocobo. Instead count the number of new feather change

This message is not derived from a random chance when feeding your Chocobo, but from the moment when your Plumage's RGB values have successfully migrated from one Plumage colour range to another, which (unfortunately due to RNG) is something which we can't 100% know the exact values of.

[Chaud]

Got to it from Kobold Brown via a single plum ^.^

[Torchic373]

It *should* likely be Pumpkin Orange before Sunset Orange using only Apples from Millicorn Yellow.

I ended up with Coeurl Yellow instead. XD

Geez I was hoping I was on the right track for Dalamud Red, too.

Coeurl Yellow has very saturated blue, so maybe I should try lightening? Or maybe I should stuff him with more apples...?

So far it's been:

Desert Yellow (Start)
6 apples, 9 pears, 3 berries -> Millicorn Yellow

1 apple -> Coeurl Yellow

[Leonesaurus]

Got to it from Kobold Brown via a single plum ^.^

Was at Kobold Brown, fed 1 Doman Plum, got the "beginning to grow new feathers" on first try. Got Ink Blue instead. Did Pineapples on Ink Blue, same result, got "growing new feathers" on first try, waited for 6 hours. Sent back to Kobold Brown. Something's not right here.

Proof of my results via chat log.

Starting Color : Kobold Brown
Chocobo Level: 10
Stable Condition: Fair
Feed Used: x1 Doman Plum
New Feathers: 1/1 Plums
Result: Ink Blue

[8:49 p.m.]Juju devours the Doman plum.
[8:49 p.m.]Juju's plumage will change in 6 hours.
[8:49 p.m.]Juju is beginning to grow new feathers!
Result: Ink Blue

[Syrehn]

Was at Kobold Brown, fed 1 Doman Plum, got the "beginning to grow new feathers" on first try. Got Ink Blue instead. Did Pineapples on Ink Blue, same result, got "growing new feathers on first try, waited for 6 hours. Sent back to Kobold Brown. Something's not right here.

Your exact RGB values might not have been in the same range as the person above (there is a bit of RNG here). This could cause the issue that you're having with bouncing between Kobold/Ink Blue.

[Chaud]

Yeah, I'm thinking it picks the color that is closest, on average, to the red, green, and blue values your chocobo is set to. Personally my color transitions went start -> slate grey -> Russet Brown -> Wine Red -> Dalamud Red -> Chestnut Brown -> Kobold Brown -> Soot Black.

[Leonesaurus]

Your exact RGB values might not have been in the same range as the person above (there is a bit of RNG here). This could cause the issue that you're having with bouncing between Kobold/Ink Blue.

Then the questions begs an answer of, if people who learn how to get to Soot Black try to teach others the path to get there, how do you get everyone there without getting someone caught in a loop? Even though they're all reaching the same colors up until Soot Black? And then another question begs to be said, do we just keep bouncing back and forth until we get lucky via RNG or do we start over and make our way back there again somehow?

[Ravenguard]

that ended up giving me grape purple which is about 20 away in reds and blues and very close to the green value for soot black. what do you think i should feed it next?

Alright, here's where it gets very tricky and will possible require some tweaking.

Current: Grape Purple
52R 26G 34B

Desired: Soot Black
37R 35G 30B

I would personally try:

x2 Mamook Pear
x1 O'Ghomoro Berry

Going off an average that the fruits will give +/-5 (which all I've used in all my past posts for ease of calculations) you should end up around 37R 31G 29B, give or take a few points.
If you don't receive "plumage color change" message, then we need to analyze were you might be in the dyes "color range".

Good luck!

[Leonesaurus]

ive been going circles with ink blue midnight blue and kobold brown, hoping to break it into soot black :[

Can I also ask I simple question, if you don't mind. I'm in the SAME EXACT boat as you. I've been following your progress in this thread for Soot Black, as I'm also after it. I've been at Kobold Brown multiple times now, as well as Ink Blue. I'm now at Midnight Blue. My question is, I want to reach Kobold Brown again, or eventually Deepwood Green to try out something, but I need to first go backwards to hit Ink Blue -> Kobold Brown. The answer I seek is, what fruits should I give my chocobo at Midnight Blue to get back to Ink Blue?

[Syrehn]

The the questions begs an answer of, if people who learn how to get to Soot Black try to teach others the path to get there, how do you get everyone there without getting someone caught in a loop? Even though they're all reaching the same colors up until Soot Black? And then another question begs to be said, do we just keep bouncing back and forth until we get lucky via RNG or do we start over and make our way back there again somehow?

That's an exceptional question because it's doubtful that everyone is at the same inner RGB value. The closer you are in shades to a desired colour the more difficult it becomes to get that colour. The only suggestion to try to avoid a loop when you're close to your desired plumage colour is small controlled feeds of a single type of fruit. This way you're not mass adjusting multiple RGB levels.

If you hit Ink Blue again maybe try 2 pineapples and 1 valfruit to break the cycle; mileage may vary (don't hate me if I'm wrong).