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

• Black - Tannin and iron lump (difficulty 40, hardest dye to make)
• Blue - Woad
• Green - Copper lump (minimum .8 kg)
• Red - Cave bug or scorpion cochineal
• White - Zinc lump

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

• Any container that can hold liquid, like pottery jar or small bucket.
• Larger quantities of dye can be stored/mixed in a small pottery amphora or large pottery amphora.

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	17.800
Battering ram	26.400
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	38.400
Bulk storage bin	3.000
Caravel	220.000	66.000
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	65.000
Corbita	62.568	18.770
Cotton sheet (*standalone item)		0.006
Dredge	0.264
Flag		0.166
Fence	1.000
Fine high chair		0.618
Food storage bin	3.000
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	1.000
Hedge	1.000
Huge oil barrel	4.200
Huge tub	4.200
Kingdom banner		0.166
Kingdom flag		0.166
Knarr	169.600	50.880
Lamp	0.100
Lamp head	0.040
Lantern	0.040
Larder	4.128
Large barrel	1.000
Large cart	15.000
Large crate	3.456
Large chest	1.400
Large pottery amphora	1.080
Large dining table	1.448
Leather belt		0.004
Leather boot		0.068
Leather cap		0.018
Leather glove		0.007
Leather jacket		0.140
Leather pants		0.036
Leather sleeve		0.036
Lunchbox	0.073
Machine mount	10.480
Construction marker	1.512
Medium metal shield	0.180
Medium wooden shield	0.180
Metal torch	0.040
Open helm	0.040
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	0.120
Pottery brick	0.096
Pottery flask	0.010
Pottery jar	0.040
Rags		0.006
Red cloth sleeve		0.019
Red cloth tunic		0.118
Reins		0.019
Round table	0.384
Rowing boat	5.000
Royal lounge chaise		2.230
Soft cap		0.009
Satchel		0.168
Ship transporter	10.000
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	5.000
Small crate	2.400
Small chest	0.312
Small metal shield	0.068
Small raft	2.304
Small sailing boat	5.000	1.500
Small sign	0.029
Small square table	0.384
Small wine barrel	0.312
Small wooden shield	0.068
Smelting pot	0.120
Snowman	1.152
Spirit castle	4.000
Spirit cottage	4.000
Spirit house	4.000
Spirit mansion	4.000
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	0.120
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	16.000
Trebuchet	113.400

Containers

Object	Amount, kg
Bucket	0.128
Bulk container unit	38.400
Bulk storage bin	3.000
Food storage bin	3.000
Huge oil barrel	4.200
Huge tub	4.200
Larder	4.128
Large barrel	1.000
Large crate	3.456
Large chest	1.400
Large pottery amphora	1.080
Lunchbox	0.073
Picnic basket	0.073
Plate	0.104
Pottery bowl	0.120
Pottery flask	0.010
Pottery jar	0.040
Satchel	0.168
Small barrel	0.312
Small crate	2.400
Small chest	0.312
Small raft	2.304
Small wine barrel	0.312
Smelting pot	0.120
Trash heap	16.000

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
Fine high chair		0.618
Flag		0.166
Kingdom banner		0.166
Kingdom flag		0.166
Lamp	0.100
Lamp head	0.040
Lantern	0.040
Large dining table	1.448
Large sign	0.056
Metal torch	0.040
Pointing sign	0.033
Round table	0.384
Royal lounge chaise		2.230
Small sign	0.029
Small square table	0.384
Snowman	1.152
Spirit castle	4.000
Spirit cottage	4.000
Spirit house	4.000
Spirit mansion	4.000
Stool	0.120
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	26.400
Caravel	220.000	66.000
Catapult	18.048
Cog	36.488	10.946
Corbita	62.568	18.770
Knarr	169.600	50.880
Large cart	15.000
Rowing boat	5.000
Ship transporter	10.000
Small cart	5.000
Small sailing boat	5.000	1.500

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.