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salatious · May 10, 2005, 03:47 PM // 15:47

can someone give me a nice walkthroug on how these work?

my questions are:

1) if i add a yellow dye to my boots and they go over the yellow with a blue will this change the color to purple? if it doesn't what is the point of dye removal?

2) i have seen some pieces of armor that allow you to change the color of 2 or 3 different area's of the armor? how do you know what armor lets you do this and how do you know when you apply the color what area of the armor it is being applied to?

C-Tzar · May 10, 2005, 03:55 PM // 15:55

The point of dye removal is so that you can go back to the original undyed look if find out that none of the colors look better than before you started.

Cerixus · May 10, 2005, 03:59 PM // 15:59

I'm interested in answers to his original questions as well... Also, I just wanted to comment how silly it is that a dye trader will buy blue dye for ~150 and green dye for ~120, but if you mix the two he'll only give you 1 gold. Also, when you mix two bottles of dye, shouldn't you still have two bottles? This is a rhetorical question, btw.

Romac · May 10, 2005, 04:01 PM // 16:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by salatious

1) if i add a yellow dye to my boots and they go over the yellow with a blue will this change the color to purple? if it doesn't what is the point of dye removal?

yellow and blue do not make purple first of all...they would make brown.

to change the color of a dye you have to mix them before you apply them to something.

as far as the purpose of dye removal...idk...maybe the game will not allow you to dye over something that you bought off someone else who already dyed it?

at first i thought it was a way to get your dye back out of something that you already dyed, but that didn't work.

it's a waste of my time and gold to dye anything until i get droknar's forge armor after ascension so i haven't messed to much with dying stuff.

Cerixus · May 10, 2005, 04:04 PM // 16:04

So you're saying if you dye your helm blue and then dye it green, it's green?

Also, the dye removal question had already been answered.

salatious · May 10, 2005, 04:18 PM // 16:18

ok so you have to mix the bottles together first to get the color you want then apply them to the armor.

well i know you dont need to use the dye remover to over diye something. i had all yellow outfit that i had dyed and applied silver over it. it didnt look silver but more like a light blue. maybe that is what silver looks like (light blue) im not sure. i havent experimented alot with it.

can you mix 3 colors?

Cerixus · May 10, 2005, 04:22 PM // 16:22

Yes, you can mix 3 colors. I still want clarification here, I know you can mix two dyes and apply them. But, if you apply a dye and then another dye, is it the same effect as mixing them first then applying them, or does the second dye "overwrite" the first one?

Rayne Morgan · May 10, 2005, 04:22 PM // 16:22

you can mix upto 4 colors together

Jana · May 10, 2005, 04:25 PM // 16:25

Can you see what the colors would look like on your armor before committing a change?

If not, they should REALLY add this in, since I am saving my dyes and do not want to waste them on something that does not look right.

Jana

salatious · May 10, 2005, 04:29 PM // 16:29

would be a nice addition on the home page with some dye instructions and maybe a color chart to help you out

thats alot of dye to go through to get the colors you want if you can add 4 of them together

C-Tzar · May 10, 2005, 04:37 PM // 16:37

OK, I just bought a few dyes to experiment with.

Here's what happens when you put yellow on undyed armor:

And here's what happens when you put green dye on top of already yellow armor:

And finally, what happens when you mix green with yellow before applying:

So you do have to mix the colors before hand, otherwise the new color will just simply replace the old.

salatious · May 10, 2005, 04:42 PM // 16:42

now put dye removal on it and see if it goes back to the original? im confused on the puprose of the dye removal also?

Striker Shardale · May 10, 2005, 04:48 PM // 16:48

If you continue to add dye onto pre-dyed armor you will notice a darkening or lightening in color and it will look nastier depending on the color usage. I had a buddy mess around with that and his armor looked like a kind of greenish-brown that made me feel sick... or maybe there is something in the water where we live. Somebody care to check it out as well? I think he did green, orange, and blue...it was blue or red.

C-Tzar · May 10, 2005, 04:50 PM // 16:50

Here's the same armor after using dye remover:

Hydromancer armor is purple undyed. This is exactly how it looked before I started. So the dye remover is clearly just to let you go back to the original color.

C-Tzar · May 10, 2005, 05:09 PM // 17:09

Here's the difference between adding green to undyed armor and adding green to yellow dyed armor:

Undyed -> Green:

Yellow -> Green

The lighting is a tad deceiving as I didn't get the same light angle in both shots, but they are the exact same color. New color overwrites old color. Removing the old dye before applying a new is completely unnecessary. Dye remover is only for returning to original color. If you want to mix colors, it must be done before applying them to the armor, and you can mix up to 4.

This thread has a link to a program that will let you mix dyes and see the results. Not as useful as seeing it on the actual armor, but still helpful

salatious · May 10, 2005, 05:33 PM // 17:33

how did this guy get multi colors dye's on his armor?

http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...ead.php?t=9751

kravi · May 10, 2005, 06:00 PM // 18:00

Quote:

Originally Posted by Striker Shardale

If you continue to add dye onto pre-dyed armor you will notice a darkening or lightening in color and it will look nastier depending on the color usage. I had a buddy mess around with that and his armor looked like a kind of greenish-brown that made me feel sick... or maybe there is something in the water where we live. Somebody care to check it out as well? I think he did green, orange, and blue...it was blue or red.

Can anyone verify this? I know it is a bump, but the thread is being lost and I'm still curious

--kravi

C-Tzar · May 10, 2005, 06:02 PM // 18:02

You can keep adding dyes to other dyes (up to 4 total) to get some nasty colors, but I tried adding dye to dyed armor and they did not mix. (see above)

salatious · May 10, 2005, 06:02 PM // 18:02

C-Tzar already has verfied this and that post is incorrect.

wwwgeek7 · May 10, 2005, 06:11 PM // 18:11

If you mix two dyes, do you wind up with two vials of the new color or just one?

May 10, 2005, 03:47 PM // 15:47	#1
salatious Krytan Explorer Join Date: May 2005 Location: Richmond, Va Guild: Looking for a better Guild Profession: E/Mo	Dye !!! can someone give me a nice walkthroug on how these work? my questions are: 1) if i add a yellow dye to my boots and they go over the yellow with a blue will this change the color to purple? if it doesn't what is the point of dye removal? 2) i have seen some pieces of armor that allow you to change the color of 2 or 3 different area's of the armor? how do you know what armor lets you do this and how do you know when you apply the color what area of the armor it is being applied to?

May 10, 2005, 04:37 PM // 16:37	#11
C-Tzar Krytan Explorer Join Date: May 2005 Location: North AL, USA Profession: E/Mo	OK, I just bought a few dyes to experiment with. Here's what happens when you put yellow on undyed armor: And here's what happens when you put green dye on top of already yellow armor: And finally, what happens when you mix green with yellow before applying: So you do have to mix the colors before hand, otherwise the new color will just simply replace the old. Last edited by C-Tzar; May 10, 2005 at 04:59 PM // 16:59..

May 10, 2005, 03:55 PM // 15:55	#2
C-Tzar Krytan Explorer Join Date: May 2005 Location: North AL, USA Profession: E/Mo	The point of dye removal is so that you can go back to the original undyed look if find out that none of the colors look better than before you started.

May 10, 2005, 03:59 PM // 15:59	#3
Cerixus Academy Page Join Date: May 2005 Guild: The Kaotic Order Profession: W/Mo	I'm interested in answers to his original questions as well... Also, I just wanted to comment how silly it is that a dye trader will buy blue dye for ~150 and green dye for ~120, but if you mix the two he'll only give you 1 gold. Also, when you mix two bottles of dye, shouldn't you still have two bottles? This is a rhetorical question, btw.

May 10, 2005, 04:04 PM // 16:04	#5
Cerixus Academy Page Join Date: May 2005 Guild: The Kaotic Order Profession: W/Mo	So you're saying if you dye your helm blue and then dye it green, it's green? Also, the dye removal question had already been answered.

May 10, 2005, 04:18 PM // 16:18	#6
salatious Krytan Explorer Join Date: May 2005 Location: Richmond, Va Guild: Looking for a better Guild Profession: E/Mo	ok so you have to mix the bottles together first to get the color you want then apply them to the armor. well i know you dont need to use the dye remover to over diye something. i had all yellow outfit that i had dyed and applied silver over it. it didnt look silver but more like a light blue. maybe that is what silver looks like (light blue) im not sure. i havent experimented alot with it. can you mix 3 colors?

May 10, 2005, 04:22 PM // 16:22	#7
Cerixus Academy Page Join Date: May 2005 Guild: The Kaotic Order Profession: W/Mo	Yes, you can mix 3 colors. I still want clarification here, I know you can mix two dyes and apply them. But, if you apply a dye and then another dye, is it the same effect as mixing them first then applying them, or does the second dye "overwrite" the first one?

May 10, 2005, 04:22 PM // 16:22	#8
Rayne Morgan Academy Page Join Date: May 2005 Location: San Diego, CA Guild: Twisted Empire Profession: Me/R	you can mix upto 4 colors together

May 10, 2005, 04:25 PM // 16:25	#9
Jana Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: May 2005 Guild: Knights of the Silver Flame Profession: Mo/Me	Can you see what the colors would look like on your armor before committing a change? If not, they should REALLY add this in, since I am saving my dyes and do not want to waste them on something that does not look right. Jana

May 10, 2005, 04:29 PM // 16:29	#10
salatious Krytan Explorer Join Date: May 2005 Location: Richmond, Va Guild: Looking for a better Guild Profession: E/Mo	would be a nice addition on the home page with some dye instructions and maybe a color chart to help you out thats alot of dye to go through to get the colors you want if you can add 4 of them together

May 10, 2005, 04:42 PM // 16:42	#12
salatious Krytan Explorer Join Date: May 2005 Location: Richmond, Va Guild: Looking for a better Guild Profession: E/Mo	now put dye removal on it and see if it goes back to the original? im confused on the puprose of the dye removal also?

May 10, 2005, 04:48 PM // 16:48	#13
Striker Shardale Academy Page Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Twin Cities, Minnesota Guild: Serious Gaming -SG- Profession: R/Mo	If you continue to add dye onto pre-dyed armor you will notice a darkening or lightening in color and it will look nastier depending on the color usage. I had a buddy mess around with that and his armor looked like a kind of greenish-brown that made me feel sick... or maybe there is something in the water where we live. Somebody care to check it out as well? I think he did green, orange, and blue...it was blue or red.

May 10, 2005, 04:50 PM // 16:50	#14
C-Tzar Krytan Explorer Join Date: May 2005 Location: North AL, USA Profession: E/Mo	Here's the same armor after using dye remover: Hydromancer armor is purple undyed. This is exactly how it looked before I started. So the dye remover is clearly just to let you go back to the original color.

May 10, 2005, 05:09 PM // 17:09	#15
C-Tzar Krytan Explorer Join Date: May 2005 Location: North AL, USA Profession: E/Mo	Here's the difference between adding green to undyed armor and adding green to yellow dyed armor: Undyed -> Green: Yellow -> Green The lighting is a tad deceiving as I didn't get the same light angle in both shots, but they are the exact same color. New color overwrites old color. Removing the old dye before applying a new is completely unnecessary. Dye remover is only for returning to original color. If you want to mix colors, it must be done before applying them to the armor, and you can mix up to 4. This thread has a link to a program that will let you mix dyes and see the results. Not as useful as seeing it on the actual armor, but still helpful

May 10, 2005, 05:33 PM // 17:33	#16
salatious Krytan Explorer Join Date: May 2005 Location: Richmond, Va Guild: Looking for a better Guild Profession: E/Mo	how did this guy get multi colors dye's on his armor? http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...ead.php?t=9751

May 10, 2005, 06:02 PM // 18:02	#18
C-Tzar Krytan Explorer Join Date: May 2005 Location: North AL, USA Profession: E/Mo	You can keep adding dyes to other dyes (up to 4 total) to get some nasty colors, but I tried adding dye to dyed armor and they did not mix. (see above)

May 10, 2005, 06:11 PM // 18:11	#20
wwwgeek7 Banned Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: USA Profession: R/	If you mix two dyes, do you wind up with two vials of the new color or just one?