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Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2005

Natis Ignigena

Me/

21 Nov 2006 at 08:17 - 1

Okay, so thanks to the dye preview, I stumbled across a way of making a nice, cheap black dye.
It's not as black as the new black, but it's comparable to old black:

This result was gotten by mixing green and purple, a trivial cost of something like 220 gold at most.

So how about everybody gives it a go and posts their results?
I can say right off the bat that warrior Istani looks particularly good with this combo

RTSFirebat

The Humanoid Typhoon

Join Date: May 2005

UK

Servants of Fortuna [SoF]

R/

21 Nov 2006 at 08:27 - 2

Looks like Grey, or dull grey/black to me. I'm going to stick with White me thinks

xNomaDx

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Nov 2006

The Nomadic Tribe

W/R

21 Nov 2006 at 08:29 - 3

My friend tried that on his armor and it came out as a blue-ish color.. the color of like a dolphin or a shark. Pretty cool.

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Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2005

Natis Ignigena

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21 Nov 2006 at 08:29 - 4

Ah, but it's cheap enough to just try innit?
GWAN, I *KNOW* you've prolly got a spare set of armour lying around somewhere that you barely use

iam133b

Academy Page

Join Date: Mar 2006

21 Nov 2006 at 08:52 - 5

looks nothing like it on 15k primeval derv

Thom Bangalter

Grindin'

Join Date: Dec 2005

MO

E/Mo

21 Nov 2006 at 09:27 - 6

Green+purple is a really good color combination because it has various results on different armor. My ranger's 15k luxon armor looks kind of magenta, whereas my ele armor came out similar to the color on the dervish armor. I think it depends on the class to be honest.

Scutilla

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Sep 2005

Tyrian Explorers League

R/P

21 Nov 2006 at 13:56 - 7

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thom Bangalter

Green+purple is a really good color combination because it has various results on different armor. My ranger's 15k luxon armor looks kind of magenta, whereas my ele armor came out similar to the color on the dervish armor. I think it depends on the class to be honest. Well, that was true under the old dye system- there G+P would give you anything from bright blue to maroon to just purple.

The new system is supposedly more consistent, though judging by iam's pic there's still some discrepancies.

xxSilhouette

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2006

Lost in the sands of time...

Blood Of Orr [BoO]

R/Rt

21 Nov 2006 at 13:59 - 8

I tried it out, looked kinda teal/magenta - weird color - but i will say it looks good on that assasin.

lyra_song

Hell's Protector

Join Date: Oct 2005

R/Mo

21 Nov 2006 at 14:12 - 9

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scutilla

The new system is supposedly more consistent, though judging by iam's pic there's still some discrepancies. All armors still have their own base color modifier.

Ulivious The Reaper

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2006

The Shadowed Assassins

W/Mo

21 Nov 2006 at 16:21 - 10

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Originally Posted by lyra_song

All armors still have their own base color modifier. nah uh, the base color is grey now, so technically the dyes should still be uniform across all classes right? well we also have to factor in the different materials each armor is made of.. dervish=cloth assassin=spandex

(actually leather) so any discrepencies(sp) should be based on the fact its different materials not different base colors

but then again i COULD be wrong as hell

prodigy ming

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: May 2005

21 Nov 2006 at 18:57 - 11

thanks for sharring! Tried it on my 15k cathan sin and 15k cathan warrior and they both looks great. Slightler lighter than the old black but only the fraction of the cost.
On the monk it turend out like a bluish green. so i guess it kinda does depend on the type of material of armor like ulivious said?
I'll see if I can post a screenshot tonight.

Kha

Sins FTW!

Join Date: Mar 2005

USA

Angel Sharks [AS]

21 Nov 2006 at 23:39 - 12

It's a nice cheap way of making "black" for a few armors, but not all of them. I discovered it a while back while testing out different and unusual color combinations in dying. I use it on two of my armors, and you can clearly see they aren't the same. And I tried it on another, even more different.

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Originally Posted by Ulivious The Reaper

we also have to factor in the different materials each armor is made of.. dervish=cloth assassin=spandex (actually leather) so any discrepencies(sp) should be based on the fact its different materials not different base colors

but then again i COULD be wrong as hell You're wrong. Take my Dervish for example:

While it may look like the armor is one uniform color, or very close to it, the dye equations for the pieces are different. This is a mix-match of 4 different armor types, yet they all require the same materials of tanned hides and steel (except the hood). So yes, lyra is right, all (or most) armors have their own modifiers.

Ulivious The Reaper

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2006

The Shadowed Assassins

W/Mo

22 Nov 2006 at 00:01 - 13

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kha

While it may look like the armor is one uniform color, or very close to it, the dye equations for the pieces are different. This is a mix-match of 4 different armor types, yet they all require the same materials of tanned hides and steel (except the hood). So yes, lyra is right, all (or most) armors have their own modifiers. ah thanks for clarifying it i only based my theory on assumption not testing,