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

[Asunna]

Finally got my black beauty after 2weeks!

[BennyB]

Finally got my black beauty after 2weeks!

Gratz on your achievement! So question everyone, once you get the new feathers message...if you keep feeding it will it continue to influence the change of new feathers or is it best to just stop n wait after the new feathers message? Used the calculator and fed it the fruit it said I should and got new feathers after jsut 2 pears and kept feeeding it. After the 6 hours I came and checked on it only to have it land on Royal Blue once AGAIN!!! :/ Fed it Val Fruit and several berries and didn't get a any message about new feathers.

At this point I'll just settle for Abyssal Blue or if anyone knows how they can push for Grape Purple from Royal Blue that'd be appreciated.

[Chopski]

At this point I'll just settle for Abyssal Blue or if anyone knows how they can push for Grape Purple from Royal Blue that'd be appreciated.

If you didnt get any new feathers messages towards the end, you were having an unlucky RNG streak and probably needed to keep going, 1-2 more fruit would have probably pushed you into the correct colour range. But it's a case of human calculation at that point, not sure what colour you were coming from originally, but suppose it doesn't matter now.

Need to know specifically what you have fed after it changed to Royal Blue so we know where your RGB values are at. Then we can help you get Grape Purple.

[BennyB]

If you didnt get any new feathers messages towards the end, you were having an unlucky RNG streak and probably needed to keep going, 1-2 more fruit would have probably pushed you into the correct colour range. But it's a case of human calculation at that point, not sure what colour you were coming from originally, but suppose it doesn't matter now.

Need to know specifically what you have fed after it changed to Royal Blue so we know where your RGB values are at. Then we can help you get Grape Purple.

I'm not 100% about the numbers but I'm pretty sure I ended up feeding it 4 berries and 2 val fruit

[Chopski]

I'm not 100% about the numbers but I'm pretty sure I ended up feeding it 4 berries and 2 val fruit

OK, so your current RGB value is around Red 29, Green 17, Blue 133 you need Red+34, Green+30 and Blue-70 to get to Grape Purple. Which I work out as 8 Apples, 7 pears and 13 Pineapples. Your red and green are quite low so I would start out with a bunch of pineapples probably 5, to push your red and green up, then alternate through them all (1 of each type).

Hope this works out for you, don't give up!

[BennyB]

OK, so your current RGB value is around Red 29, Green 17, Blue 133 you need Red+34, Green+30 and Blue-70 to get to Grape Purple. Which I work out as 8 Apples, 7 pears and 13 Pineapples. Your red and green are quite low so I would start out with a bunch of pineapples probably 5, to push your red and green up, then alternate through them all (1 of each type).

Hope this works out for you, don't give up!

So following your advice, I fed him 5 pineapples and after throwin' in an apple. He developed new feathers so I figured I should stop since idk if you can still influence his color after its already been stated he's changing color. After the 6 hour period he turned back to Regal Purple xD

[Syrehn]

So following your advice, I fed him 5 pineapples and after throwin' in an apple. He developed new feathers so I figured I should stop since idk if you can still influence his color after its already been stated he's changing color. After the 6 hour period he turned back to Regal Purple xD

Starting Colour: Regal Purple
RGB Estimation: 95R, 42G, 71B

Desired Colour: Grape Purple
RGB Estimation: 52R, 36G, 54B

Note: I used the "Original" RGB values with the +/-5 integer for my calculations.

Manual Math
Focused on bringing your RED down first and then the BLUE.

4 Pear (-20, +20, -20) 75, 62, 51
5 Berries (-25, -25, +25) 50, 37, 76
2 Apple (+10, -10, -10) 60, 27, 66
2 Pear (-10, +10, -10) 50, 37, 56 <- End RGB (approx.)

Combined Feed Option
You should see at least 1, if not more, "Feather's" messages by the time you're done.

x6 Pear
x5 Berries
x2 Apple

Micro Feed Option
You can break the feeds down if you want. You can do them something like the below or break it down further.

x4 Pear
x5 Berries
x2 Apple
x2 Pear

FFXIV Calculator Reference
For reference if you want to follow the calculator, using the "Original" RGB values or the "8th Scale" values, it generated a feed suggestion very close to the above (did the manual math then cross checked the calculator); both RGB scales from the calculator listed almost the same amount of fruits they just had 1 extra apple in comparison to the above and were listed in a different order.

x3 Apples
x5 Berries
x6 Pears


You can choose if you want to mass feed or micro feed based on the above but either combo should result in an end RGB of around 50R 37G 56B (assuming +/-5 average integer and using the "Original" RGB values) and should push you close, if not into, the Grape Purple dye range; your mileage may vary.

[Chopski]

So following your advice, I fed him 5 pineapples and after throwin' in an apple. He developed new feathers so I figured I should stop since idk if you can still influence his color after its already been stated he's changing color. After the 6 hour period he turned back to Regal Purple xD

You needed to feed them all. I would follow Syrehn's advice in the post above now.