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

[Alcifer]

Makes sense, I'm not sure how to even get close to Cactuar green though. xD The calculator says feed 8 apples, 9 pears and 11 berries. hmm.

Do it in slow steps, one or two colours at a time. It's frustrating but its less frustrating then trying to jump a huge way along the scale and ending up at some random colour your didn't intend because you accidentally maxed out one colour at some point and messed yourself up. It'll save you a lot of time, hassle and fruit down the track. You're really not that far off according to https://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/18...661/vBZmlD.png

If you're on Celeste Green take it back to Apple Green. From there it's only 2 pears, 2 apples and 4 berries to Meadow Green. From there take it to Cactuar Green. Or just ignore my hindsight and do it as I did and just ram a heap of crap down its throat trying to end up at Adamantoise Green and end up at Cactuar Green by mistake. :P

[Chopski]

Does anyone know if these calculators are looking for the feather message for every fruit to count?

Not sure about any of the others but ffxivchocobo.com is calculating how much fruit on average you would need to move into that colour space. You will need to feed all of the fruit it recommends and wait. It will sometimes land on a neighbouring colour space due to the RNG, but it's just a case of tweaking after that with a low amount of fruit. However, if it recommends a very very low amount of fruit or you're tweaking eg; 1-2 and you don't get the feather message at all, then repeat the same recipe until you do.

Just make sure that if you have a large amount of fruit to give, alternate them. Split the right amount up in your inv and feed one of each type until you run out. You can jump from one end of the scale to the other in one sitting if you stick to this method. I went from Dalamud Red to Lavender Purple this morning for testing without any issue and it was quite a large recipe.

[AttacKat]

I stumbled across this link on tumblr, don't know if its actually guaranteed to work - with the calculator. But maybe someone wants to try and give it a go..

Does anyone know if these calculators are looking for the feather message for every fruit to count? For instance if it says use 5 pears would you need to see 5 feather messages?

It's the fruit count. ... If it says lots of fruit you're better off to take it in stages. Get one colour, then the next, the next rather then just trying to skip ahead a heap of colours.

Makes sense, I'm not sure how to even get close to Cactuar green though. xD

... You will need to feed all of the fruit it recommends and wait. It will sometimes land on a neighbouring colour space due to the RNG, but it's just a case of tweaking after that with a low amount of fruit.

The process is explained here:
Microfeeding: The Way to Chocobo Color Dyeing

[Chopski]

The process is explained here: Microfeeding: The Way to Chocobo Color Dyeing

Yes, I remembered that's why I originally had the calculator have opposing fruits, so that other values wouldnt be affected and no walls would be hit, but it still required people to alternate them anyway. Thought the additional note at the bottom would be enough after the changes, but probably not. Your thread definitely explains it in more detail.

[BennyB]

Not sure what to feed my Chocobo. Trying to get him to be Currant Purple. Keep bouncing back and forth between Royal Blue and Regal Purple. So far all I've fed it is berries and apples. Any suggestions peeps? :/ Checked out that calculator, how accurate would you say it is?

[Asunna]

Not sure what to feed my Chocobo. Trying to get him to be Currant Purple. Keep bouncing back and forth between Royal Blue and Regal Purple. So far all I've fed it is berries and apples. Any suggestions peeps? :/ Checked out that calculator, how accurate would you say it is?

Hi I got my chocobo currant purple with these steps! (I'm trying to get soot black)

1)From regal purple: 3berries, 1 apple, 1 valfruit =abyssal blue
2)From Abyssal blue: 4apples =Rolanberry red
3)From Rolanberry red: 3berries, 6pears, 1plum =Midnight blue
4)Midnight blue: 4pineapples =Currant purple

[BennyB]

Thank you!!! Already fed it 3 pears and it said new feathers so I'll wait to see where it ends up n go from there I guess. But I'll definitely try your steps though

[Asunna]

Thank you!!! Already fed it 3 pears and it said new feathers so I'll wait to see whre it ends up xD n go from there I guess

np Glad to help!

[Manarie]

I got soot black today. After nearly 2 weeks in the loop I tryed to with this methode: deepwood green I feed 2 plums (no new feathers message) then I waited 6 hours and feed another 2 plums and got soot black. I used the calculator website for help. I think even if u don't get the new feather message u manipulate the values. I hope it can help someone to break the loop

Thx guys for this thread. Helped me a lot
Manarie

[Asunna]

Finally got my black beauty after 2weeks!