Chocobo Dye Experimentation

[cearka]

Tonight I will check what colour it has become, take pics and notes, and feed him pears until I get a new feather message, which I expect in 1-3 feedings (it's +27 from Desert Yellow but it may vary once the green value is adjusted to match whatever dye I will get from the first feeding).

good luck! hopefully atleast it takes you in the right direction. My buddy ended up being totally off with my theory, but he made a very large jump. So far I"m seeing that it works well with the smaller jumps (mono or analogous).

[Fidchel]

So, I goofed a little at the start, but here are the results of my guild so far:

Person 1 (Me) -- Chocobo: Oddard, Goal: Something Bright Green
Attempt 1 -- Fed 1 Pear. No Feathers message. Desert Yellow, no change.
Attempt 2 -- Fed 6 Pears (Darken Green). One Feathers message. Desert Yellow --> Lime Green
Attempt 3 -- Fed 6 Pears (Darken Green). One Feathers message. Lime Green --> Honey Yellow (o.O)
Attempt 4 -- Fed 7 Pears (Darken Green). One Feathers message. Honey Yellow --> Lime Green (Gah! The heck?!)
Attempt 5 -- Fed 5 Pears (Darken Green). One Feathers message. Lime Green --> Apple Green

Person 2 -- Chocobo: Maltear, Goal: Soot Black
Attempt 1 -- Fed 2 Apples (Darken Red). One Feathers message. Desert Yellow --> Millioncorn Yellow
Attempt 2 -- Fed 10 Apples (Darken Red). One Feathers message. Millioncorn Yellow --> Pumpkin Orange
Attempt 3 -- Fed 6 Berries (Darken Blue). One Feathers message. Pumpkin Orange --> Sunset Orange
Attempt 4 -- Fed 3 Pears (Darken Green). One Feathers message. Sunset Orange --> (awaiting results)

Person 3 -- Chocobo: Edge, Goal: Royal Blue
Attempt 1 -- Fed 4 Berries (Darken Blue). One Feathers message. Desert Yellow --> Ul Brown
Attempt 2 -- Fed 4 Berries (Darken Blue). One Feathers message. Ul Brown --> Aldgoat Brown
Attempt 3 -- Fed 1 Berry (Darken blue). One Feathers message. Aldgoat Brown --> Shale Brown

Person 4 -- Chocobo: Enkidu, Goal: Something Dark/Bright Green
Attempt 1 -- Fed 8 Pears (Darken Green). One Feathers message. Desert Yellow -- > (awaiting results)

[AttacKat]

For the replies in here, please see my post

So, I goofed a little at the start, but here are the results of my guild so far:

Person 2:
Attempt 1 -- Fed 2 Apples (Darken Red). One Feathers message. Desert Yellow --> ???
Attempt 2 -- Fed 10 Apples (Darken Red). One Feathers message. ??? --> (awaiting results)

Result:
Desert Yellow -> Millioncorn Yellow -> Pumpkin Orange -> Sunset Orange -> Blood Red

I can confirm the Pumpkin Orange to Sunset Orange with one new feather message from apples, and also the Sunset Orange to Blood Red with one from apples.

I will be continuing on feeding apples until one "new feathers" message appears. Hopefully I'll hit Dalamud Red next, and then maybe Rust or Wine Red.

The next color after Blood Red will most likely be Mesa Red, then Dalamud Red.

[LyricalMelody]

For the replies in here, please see my post



Result:
Desert Yellow -> Millioncorn Yellow -> Pumpkin Orange -> Sunset Orange -> Blood Red


The next color after Blood Red will most likely be Mesa Red, then Dalamud Red.

This falls in line with the data I've collected so far. I don't have anything past the blood red currently. My husband's guess is Mesa Red and mine is Rust Red

[Fidchel]

Went back and put in the Millioncorn info after Person 2 woke up, so yeah, it's lining up with that path

[Jayne422]

Update on my experiment discussed in the OP. If you check out the document linked there, you'll see where I fed my bird a lemon to reset it to the base color and started to duplicate the experiment. I have already seen a difference in that this time it only took 4 plums to get the message about him growing new feathers.

[Sadana]

Not reading all new posts since I'm hunting atm. What I've learned thus far:
Desert Yellow to Millioncorn Yellow - Apples to 1 feathers message
Millioncorn to Pumpkin Orange - Apples to 1 feathers message
Pumpkin to Sunset Orange - Apples to 1 feathers message

Desert Yellow to Sylph Green - Plums to 1 feathers message

What I'm not sure on is how getting multiple "feathers" messages in one sitting works.
back to hunting

[AttacKat]

What I'm not sure on is how getting multiple "feathers" messages in one sitting works.

Someone proposed a theory that the "new feathers" message is only meaningful at the first display by the game.

Afterwards it is very likely you will receive the message for every fruit feeding, or you may not. In the case of where you do keep getting it, you have no reliable indication on when the "new feather" is stacking on the previous one, and which one may actually go into the next color scale.
IE:
feed fruit
feed fruit
new feathers (new color 1)
feed fruit
new feather (stack 1)
feed fruit
new feather (stack 1)
feed fruit
feed fruit
feed fruit
new feather (stack 1)
feed fruit
new feather (new color 2)
...

[FadingMoon]

I decided to shoot for Sunset Orange as well based off the info here. My chocobo was Apple Green when I started. I fed it a Hans Lemon and then fed it apples
Fed 17 apples. Message of feathers 16 times
Stable conditions- good
weather- overcast

[FadingMoon]

I decided to shoot for Sunset Orange as well based off the info here. My chocobo was Apple Green when I started. I fed it a Hans Lemon and then fed it apples
Fed 17 apples. Message of feathers 16 times
Stable conditions- good
weather- overcast

I got pumpkin Orange which is close to sunset orange. How do I get sunset Orange from here? lol

I can confirm the Pumpkin Orange to Sunset Orange with one new feather message from apples, and also the Sunset Orange to Blood Red with one from apples.

My other post. http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...=1#post2384747

I will be continuing on feeding apples until one "new feathers" message appears. Hopefully I'll hit Dalamud Red next, and then maybe Rust or Wine Red.
Just waiting on my apple plant which should be finished soon.

Going to try 6 more apples

Had to go 7 apples for the new feathers message to pop!
Stable conditions good
Weather overcast