Dye

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Description

Dye, used to color clothing and items with.

Dye is made from various items and water and is used to paint items and walls.

Colors

Different colors can be mixed together to make other colors through the use of combining. Other colors can also be obtained by mixing cochineals, copper lumps, or woad into an existing dye.

  • When making dye with metal lumps, there is no need to heat them up first.

Tools required

Items required

  • Water
  • Cochineal
  • Copper lump
  • Tannin and iron lump
  • Woad
  • Zinc lump

Method

  1. Put appropriate item in inventory.
  2. Put water in container.
  3. Activate item.
  4. Right-click on water in container and select Create > Miscellaneous > <color> dye. You might want to put the water container in the inventory before creating the dye.

Ratio

  • Black - at least 1kg of water per acorn. Produces 1kg of tannin per acorn. 1kg of tannin per 1kg of iron lump.
    • Larger amounts of tannin and iron produce larger amounts of dye.
  • Blue - at least 1kg of water per woad. Produces 1kg of dye per woad.
  • Green - 1kg of water per 1kg of copper lump.
    • Larger amounts of water and copper produce larger amounts of dye.
  • Red - at least 1kg of water per cochineal. Produces 1kg of dye per cochineal.
  • White - 1kg of water per 1kg of zinc lump.
    • Larger amounts of water and zinc produce larger amounts of dye.

When using more water or tannin than metal the amount of metal determines the amount of dye produced. Sometimes a water to metal ratio that's not exactly 1:1 will only use the same amount of water as metal and leave some water in the container. You will get the message that Not all the dye would fit and the dye is lost. Therefore it is advised to use an exact 1:1 ratio.

Since combining dye results in small loss of quality it is advised to create dye from one larger piece of metal instead of many 1kg pieces.

Notes

  • The dye color shows up as the color of the word "Dye".
  • Resulting dye will have three color values: red, green, and blue.
  • R=255 G=255 B=255 is pure white.
  • Dye may be combined and the values will average out (although they will be about 2 points closer to grey across the board).
  • The higher the quality is, the brighter and less grey the color will be.
  • Dye's RGB values can be changed using the base material.
    • Higher ql base material hightens RGB values
    • Cannot improve all values with zinc lump (white)
  • The amount of water used does affect creation chance or resulting QL or RGB value.
  • Dye and water cannot be mixed to make a paler dye.
  • The quality of the cochineal does not affect the success chance when creating red dye.
  • If failing to make dye the mass of...
    • the copper lump is decreased by 0.1.
    • the cochineal is reduced by 0.5 quantity of water is reduced by 0.1.
    • the woad is reduced in quality by 0.5
    • the iron lump is decreased by 0.1 and the volume of tannin is decreased by 0.1
  • To get rid of unwanted dye, just right-click and select Pour > On ground - don't worry, it won't leave a stain.
  • Some items of mixed wood and cloth allow for cloth areas to be dyed separately to the wood, including:
    • Bed
    • Armchair
    • Caravel
    • Cog
    • Corbita
    • Knarr
    • Small sailing boat

Usage

  1. Activate dye.
  2. Right-click on item and select 'Paint'.

Paintable items include: building walls, fences, chests, barrels, buckets, signs, carts, catapults, pottery, lanterns, statues, and boats. Note that clothing items may be dyed, but the colour will only show when the item is on the ground, not when it is equipped. This includes shields.

The amount of dye used depends on the item being painted. If you do not have enough dye activated, you will get the message You need more dye to colour that item - at least <# amount> g of dye.

Dye requirements

All Dyeable Items

Object Wood, kg Fabric, kg
Armchair 0.216 0.064
Ballista 17.8
Battering ram 26.4
Banner 0.166
Bed 2.208 0.662
Bed frame (on incomplete bed) 1.168
Black belted vest 0.118
Black cloth pants 0.036
Black cloth sleeve 0.019
Bridle 0.004
Brown striped breeches 0.036
Bucket 0.128
Bulk container unit 38.4
Bulk storage bin 3.00
Caravel 220 66
Catapult 18.048
Chair 0.216
Cheese drill 0.138
Cloth glove 0.007
Cloth hood 0.018
Cloth jacket 0.147
Cloth pants 0.036
Cloth shirt 0.118
Cloth shoe 0.068
Cloth sleeve 0.019
Cog 36.488 10.946
Colossus 65
Corbita 62.568 18.770
Cotton sheet (*standalone item) 0.006
Dredge 0.264
Flag 0.166
Fence 1.00
Food storage bin 3.00
Garden gnome 0.072
Girth 0.041
Great helm 0.018
Green cloth pants 0.036
Green cloth sleeve 0.019
Green cloth tunic 0.019
Headstall 0.012
Hota statue 1.792
House wall 1.00
Hedge 1.00
Huge oil barrel 4.2
Huge tub 4.2
Kingdom banner 0.166
Kingdom flag 0.166
Knarr 169.6 50.880
Lamp 0.1
Lamp head 0.04
Lantern 0.04
Larder 4.128
Large barrel 1.00
Large cart 15.00
Large crate 3.456
Large chest 1.40
Large pottery amphora 1.08
Large dining table 1.448
Leather belt 0.004
Leather boot 0.068
Leather cap 0.018
Leather glove 0.007
Leather jacket 0.14
Leather pants 0.036
Leather sleeve 0.036
Lunchbox 0.073
Machine mount 10.48
Construction marker 1.512
Medium metal shield 0.18
Medium wooden shield 0.18
Metal torch 0.04
Open helm 0.04
Patchwork pants 0.036
Picnic basket 0.073
Plain white cloth pants 0.036
Plain white cloth sleeve 0.019
Plate 0.104
Pointing sign 0.033
Pottery bowl 0.12
Pottery brick 0.096
Pottery flask 0.01
Pottery jar 0.04
Rags 0.006
Red cloth sleeve 0.019
Red cloth tunic 0.118
Reins 0.019
Round table 0.384
Rowing boat 5
Soft cap 0.009
Satchel 0.168
Ship transporter 10
Shovel blade 0.026
Small bedside table 1.235
Small pottery amphora 0.576
Large metal shield 0.304
Large sign 0.056
Large wooden shield 0.304
Small barrel 0.312
Small cart 5
Small crate 2.4
Small chest 0.312
Small metal shield 0.068
Small raft 2.304
Small sailing boat 5 1.5
Small sign 0.029
Small square table 0.384
Small wine barrel 0.312
Small wooden shield 0.068
Smelting pot 0.12
Snowman 1.152
Spirit castle 4
Spirit cottage 4
Spirit house 4
Spirit mansion 4
Statue of boy 0.256
Statue of demon 0.688
Statue of dog 0.688
Statue of drake 0.888
Statue of eagle 0.888
Statue of fo 0.888
Statue of girl 0.256
Statue of hell horse 0.888
Statue of horse 0.688
Statue of Libila 0.888
Statue of Magranon 0.888
Statue of nymph 0.688
Statue of troll 1.792
Statue of Vynora 0.888
Statue of worg 0.888
Statuette 0.014
Stirrups 0.044
Stool 0.12
Studded leather boot 0.068
Studded leather cap 0.018
Studded leather glove 0.009
Studded leather jacket 0.147
Studded leather pants 0.036
Studded leather sleeve 0.019
Tall kingdom banner 0.482
Toolbelt 0.006
Trash heap 16
Trebuchet 113.4

Furniture

Object Wood, kg Fabric, kg
Armchair 0.216 0.064
Banner 0.166
Bed 2.208 0.662
Bed frame (on incomplete bed) 1.168
Chair 0.216
Construction marker 1.512
Flag 0.166
Kingdom banner 0.166
Kingdom flag 0.166
Lamp 0.1
Lamp head 0.04
Lantern 0.04
Large dining table 1.448
Large sign 0.056
Metal torch 0.04
Pointing sign 0.033
Round table 0.384
Small sign 0.029
Small square table 0.384
Snowman 1.152
Spirit castle 4
Spirit cottage 4
Spirit house 4
Spirit mansion 4
Stool 0.12
Tall kingdom banner 0.482

Statues

Object Amount, kg
Statue of boy 0.256
Statue of demon 0.688
Statue of dog 0.688
Statue of drake 0.888
Statue of eagle 0.888
Statue of fo 0.888
Statue of girl 0.256
Statue of hell horse 0.888
Statue of horse 0.688
Statue of Libila 0.888
Statue of Magranon 0.888
Statue of nymph 0.688
Statue of troll 1.792
Statue of Vynora 0.888
Statue of worg 0.888
Statuette 0.014

Vehicles/Ships

Object Wood, kg Fabric, kg
Battering ram 26.4
Caravel 220 66
Catapult 18.048
Cog 36.488 10.946
Corbita 62.568 18.770
Knarr 169.6 50.880
Large cart 15.00
Rowing boat 5
Ship transporter 10
Small cart 5
Small sailing boat 5 1.5

Removal

On items with only one dyeable area, dye is removed by using a metal brush on it.

  • If the item has dual dyeable areas:
    • Dye on the wooden area is removed by using a metal brush on it.
    • Dye on the secondary (cloth) area is removed by using lye equal to half of the amount of dye needed in the first place:
      • Bed 0.331 kg
      • Armchair 0.032 kg
      • Caravel sail 33 kg
      • Cog 5.473 kg
      • Corbita 9.385 kg
      • Knarr 25.44 kg
      • Small sailing boat 0.75 kg

Image

Example of Dyed items.

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