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

[SaikaT]

Finally! Soot Black reached! I feel incredibly lucky since I did not have to experience this infamous loop but went straight from Ink Blue to Soot Black with 1 pineapple ^^


Starting from Desert Yellow I fed my chocobo:
8 apples, 8 pears, 17 berries and 1 plum and ended up at Bark Brown.
From Bark Brown:
6 apples, 8 pears, 9 berries and 1 plum which took me to Rolanberry Red.
From Rolanberry Red:
2 apples, 1 pear and 5 berries brought me to Midnight Blue.
From Midnight Blue:
3 pineapples and 1 berry got me Kobold Brown.
From Kobold Brown:
1 plum. Resulted in Ink Blue.
From Ink Blue:
1 Pineapple.

[Shadowshinra]

I'm at Shale Brown, what should I feed it to get to Soot Black?

[BristolRuss]

Hi guys, I've got a question that has probably been answered a hundred times already. I'm trying to get my Choco to Dalamud Red. He's currently Sunset Orange and should change again in a few hours into (I hope) Blood Red. According to the chart I saw I then need to give it berries to change into Dalamud Red. But the chart also says that if I give it berries it could change into Regal Purple. So what gives? Is it random which one I get? And if I do get Regal Purple, how do I then get it to Dalamud Red? Thanks for the help?

[Kuraran]

I guess Soot Black and Snow White are the mainstream colors for Chocobos now?

[Kuwagami]

Hi guys, I've got a question that has probably been answered a hundred times already. I'm trying to get my Choco to Dalamud Red. He's currently Sunset Orange and should change again in a few hours into (I hope) Blood Red. According to the chart I saw I then need to give it berries to change into Dalamud Red. But the chart also says that if I give it berries it could change into Regal Purple. So what gives? Is it random which one I get? And if I do get Regal Purple, how do I then get it to Dalamud Red? Thanks for the help?

I went from coral pink to dalamud red with these steps :

coral pink => berries => sunset orange => berries => blood red => berries => dalamud red

I stopped every time I had a message

[SaikaT]

I guess Soot Black and Snow White are the mainstream colors for Chocobos now?

I wouldn't say mainstream. Despite many of the people on the forums having 'em or aiming for them, I've seen very few in game. At least so far. I think the majority of the playerbase probably still lacks either the funds or time and dedication. I expect when the food drops further in price more will pop up though.

[reivaxe]

Trying to get to Lotus Pink reliably, like many others. Thus far, I've figured out Snow White and some ugly, sickly-looking pastels.

I've stopped at the first feather-change message each time. (Not skipping any colors.)

From Desert Yellow, 5 Doman Plum -> Cream Yellow
From Cream Yellow, 3 Doman Plum -> Bone White
From Bone White, 2 Doman Plum -> Sylph Green
From Sylph Green, 3 Doman Plum -> Snow White
From Snow White, 1 O'gho Berries -> Sylph Green
From Sylph Green, 1 Valfruit -> Snow White

Hopefully this info helps someone. (Looking at you, guy making helpful chart.)

This actually very helpful!
This plus that chart makes me pretty damn sure I'm one feeding away from Snow or Ice.

[Edgedy]

I'm at Shale Brown, what should I feed it to get to Soot Black?

Here's my method.

Starting Color: Desert Yellow Feed:[16 (14 feathers) berries, 6 apples, 9 pears]
223 183 87
First Color: Shale Brown Feed:[2 apple, 2 berries, 4 pears (1 feather)]
151 135 111
Second Color:Cactuar Green Feed:[2 apples (1 feather), 2 berries]
103 135 71
Third Color: Qiqirn Brown Feed:[2 berry, 2 pear, 2 apple]
159 111 71
Fourth Color: Moss Green Feed:[6 berry, 3 pear, 3 apple]
119 119 39
Fifth Color: Mud Green Feed:[4 berry, 2 pear, 2 apple]
95 87 55
Sixth Color: Charcoal Grey Feed:[2 Berry, 2 pear, 2 apple]
71 71 71
Seventh Color: Shadow Blue Feed:[3 Pineapple(2 feathers) , 3 apple, 3 pear, 3 berry]
63 55 71
Eighth Color: Marsh Green Feed:[2 berry, 1 apple]
55 63 39

Goal Achieved: Soot Black
47 47 39

Total Fruit:
39 berry
23 apples
25 pear
3 pineapple

[Nikkitine]

Here's my Soot Black journal. Hopefully this data can be of some help!

Notes:
- Each feeding is approximately 6-8 hours apart.
- I messed up on Feeding #5 by accidentally feeding it the wrong fruit. But luckily, I was able to go back.
- After the 5th feeding, I would stop feeding a particular fruit after I got a single "new feathers" message for it before moving on to the next.


Original Color - Desert Yellow

1st Feeding: 10 apples, 10 pears, 20 berries- Blood Red
2nd Feeding: 5 apples, 4 pears, 9 berries - Rolandberry Red
3rd Feeding: 1 Apple, 8 Pears, 1 Berries - Russet Brown
4th Feeding: 4 Apples, 4 Pears, 4 Berries - Wine Red
5th Feeding: 6 Apples - Dalamud Red
6th Feeding: 3 Berries, 1 pear, 1 apple, 1 plum - Wine Red
7th Feeding: 4 Plums - Kobold Brown
8th Feeding: 2 Plums - Soot Black

Best of luck to everyone still taking on the Soot Black challenge! Don't give up!

[Shika]

I decided to start over as my head was in a bit of a muddle. Been through so many different colours trying to work out the best combination and like some others probably become a little frustrated.
So... after having seen a few ppl use this method I decided to use 30 berries and 10 apples to get to Royal Blue. This worked for me and George turned Royal Blue (first new feather growth message was after 3rd berry, and then I had the message after every berry and apple fed to him). Unfortunately I didn't actually like the colour so thought I may as well try for Soot Black again... I had then seen that someone had successfully got to Soot Black from Royal Blue using red and green deepening, with a final blue and green at the end from Loam Brown.

So, last night I gave 3 apples (growing new feathers message) 10 pears (><) until new feathers growth message, then also a further 2 apples and 2 pears individually which gave growth messages for each one. I was hoping because of the messages after each that I would possibly jump further past blue into Loam Brown, but I ended up with Woad Blue. Not sure if it is just because from Royal Blue it needs coaxing with individual steps for change to a new colour range... or probably I didnt feed enough fruits (which is more likely).
I have fed with a further 2 apples and 3 pears, receiving growth message after the second apple and third pear. Hoping that when I get back this evening he will be at the next step of Shadow Blue. From there it should *crosses fingers* be to Loam Brown then Soot Black. If he turns another weird colour I may cry ; ;

** Ok just got home to check and he's now currant purple......... Fed two pears, growth message after each.... hoping to hit lucky but will more than likely not lol