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

[ShadowClyde]

There is a color calculator, that while not perfect, will get you at least in the ballpark of the color you want.

[AttacKat]

The calculator clearly states it isn't anything conclusive.

and feeds such as this

berry 7
apple 7
pear 9
plum 2

is pointless since Apple and Plum washes each other out. So why feed 7 apples and then wash 2 out with plums? What purpose does those recommendations of feeding 20A + 20B + 20C do?

Seriously, where is the 100% solid data backing all these EXACT feeds? We cannot come up with 100% SOLID feeds for simple single fruit feeds, and we can make blank EXACT recommendations?

[Esutiben]

The calculator clearly states it isn't anything conclusive.

and feeds such as this


is pointless since Apple and Plum washes each other out. So why feed 7 apples and then wash 2 out with plums? What purpose does those recommendations of feeding 20A + 20B + 20C do?

Worked for hundreds so far, and adding 20+20+20 deepens all overall, they don't cancel out.

Also, variables apply as colors are in a range, so your soot black may be a value and mine another, so the fruit that changes within a variable we have rounded to +/- 5, will land you differently at times.
We are doing the best with what we got, and it has worked seriously hundreds of times over the almost 300 pages, feel free to check. We know this variables result in some rng and loops as well.

Also, apples and plums don't wash each other out, they affect green by canceling the red and blue values thus only affecting green.

We always said it's recommendations.

[Giantbane]

Also, apples and plums don't wash each other out, they affect green by canceling the red and blue values thus only affecting green.

I know you supposedly quit the thread, but in case you're reading, AttacKat is exactly right. Apples and plums work directly opposite each other. It even says so in that calculator you're using. Apples are (on average) +5 red, -5 blue & green. Plums are -5 red, +5 blue & green. Add those together and you get 0,0,0. No change.

If you get a recipe where you're using 2 opposing fruits in the same feed (apples & plums, pears & valfruit, berry & pineapple) then you need to subtract them from each other for the final recipe.

In the example you stated

Berry 7
Apple 7
Pear 9
Plum 2

you need to remove the apples & plums that cancel each other out, IE:

Berry 7
Apply 5
Pear 9

should give you the same result on the calculator.

[Dark_Thorne]

Two pineapples will get you to ink blue.

This unfortunately took me back to grape purple...not sure why. I can get back to midnight blue, and can probably get to kobold brown (I have before) by adding one feather proc of pears; would it be easier to get to ink blue from kobold brown or midnight blue?

[ShadowClyde]

Can confirm the color calculator works. Just got my Void Blue! So Happy! Ty for all the help Folken!

[zandervont]

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I was following this guide, trying for the black one. However, I was not able to get from Rolanberry Red to Grape Purple or Midnight Blue, instead I got to Abyssal Blue almost everytime (a few Dalamud Reds). Then feeding 1 Mamook Pear from Abyssal Blue, I managed to pop a Shadow Blue, and i'll be stickin with it for now.

[Arkine]

2 pears from grape purple gave me shadow blue.

Its not on the color chart, so I don't know what to do to get closer to soot black anymore.

[Esutiben]

2 pears from grape purple gave me shadow blue.

Its not on the color chart, so I don't know what to do to get closer to soot black anymore.

Try:

berry 2
apple 5
pear 4
plum 2

Lands yu within Soot black:
Current 48 50 46
To Target -1 -3 -7
Current Guess Soot Black

[skaterger]

Just want to confirm that 1 apple and 1 berry with two feather messages got me from Marsh green to root black.