Questions about Dye, Dying things, etc. - Guild Wars Forums

Cindare Sunstriker · May 26, 2005, 04:57 PM // 16:57

I've heard so many conflicting things in the game and search hasn't really turned up much... so, the following questions for anyone who knows:

1) Do dye colors stay with you across upgrades? (I assume not, but never hurts to ask.)

2) How do you (or can you) get cloth to be one color and trim to be another?

Thanks.

Shrapnel_Magnet · May 26, 2005, 05:28 PM // 17:28

1) No, dye on one piece of armour stays on that armour... adding upgrades to weapons shouldn't affect a weapon's dyed colour.

2) You can't... using dye on an item and getting whatever result you get is final... no picking and choosing where your dye goes.

Don't forget you can mix dyes... also, dying certain weapons (such as a half moon bow) will have no affect, unfortunatly... so I suggest using a cheap dye, like purple first on something to see the result, then remove the dye and apply your preferred one if you want to.

Speaking of mixed dyes... Silver acts effectively as "White" when mixing, so Silver and Red, make Pink, etc.

Helios · May 26, 2005, 05:30 PM // 17:30

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Originally Posted by Cindare Sunstriker

1) Do dye colors stay with you across upgrades? (I assume not, but never hurts to ask.)

Assuming you mean you salvaged that upgrade from a previously dyed weapon, no. If you mean you dyed the upgrade, I'm not certain, but most likely it will not have an impact on the color of the weapon you use it on.

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Originally Posted by Cindare Sunstriker

2) How do you (or can you) get cloth to be one color and trim to be another?

This can be tricky. I've heard of people that dyed their armor one color, then dyed it another but got the trims to be the new color while the rest remained the previous color. I wouldn't suggest trying this unless you know exactly which armors can do this. Unless of course, you have a lot of money to waste trying out dyes.

Cindare Sunstriker · May 27, 2005, 01:40 PM // 13:40

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Originally Posted by Helios

Assuming you mean you salvaged that upgrade from a previously dyed weapon, no. If you mean you dyed the upgrade, I'm not certain, but most likely it will not have an impact on the color of the weapon you use it on.

No, I mean as in I dyed my new player armor in Pre-Searing and now I'm upgrading to a new piece... I will have to dye that one as well? (Yes, as I read it. The dye is on the armor, not the slot, per se.)

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Originally Posted by Helios

This can be tricky. I've heard of people that dyed their armor one color, then dyed it another but got the trims to be the new color while the rest remained the previous color. I wouldn't suggest trying this unless you know exactly which armors can do this. Unless of course, you have a lot of money to waste trying out dyes.

This is what I was talking about.... in my personal experience in Pre-Searing, the first dye color you placed on the Elementalist Chest Piece turned the cloth that color. The second dye you applied to that piece turned the TRIM that color.

So if I wanted a black cloth with silver trim, I would first use black on the piece, then follow it with Silver.

This is my understanding of "How Things Work" but I have yet to have anyone actually confirm this is how they have seen it operate.... so I'm curious if this actually works differently Post-Searing.

Guess I'll see soon.

May 26, 2005, 04:57 PM // 16:57	#1
Cindare Sunstriker Academy Page Join Date: May 2005 Guild: Friends in United Nation (FUN) Profession: Me/Mo	Questions about Dye, Dying things, etc. I've heard so many conflicting things in the game and search hasn't really turned up much... so, the following questions for anyone who knows: 1) Do dye colors stay with you across upgrades? (I assume not, but never hurts to ask.) 2) How do you (or can you) get cloth to be one color and trim to be another? Thanks.

May 26, 2005, 05:28 PM // 17:28	#2
Shrapnel_Magnet Pirate? Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: British Columbia, Canada Guild: Idiot Savants Profession: R/	1) No, dye on one piece of armour stays on that armour... adding upgrades to weapons shouldn't affect a weapon's dyed colour. 2) You can't... using dye on an item and getting whatever result you get is final... no picking and choosing where your dye goes. Don't forget you can mix dyes... also, dying certain weapons (such as a half moon bow) will have no affect, unfortunatly... so I suggest using a cheap dye, like purple first on something to see the result, then remove the dye and apply your preferred one if you want to. Speaking of mixed dyes... Silver acts effectively as "White" when mixing, so Silver and Red, make Pink, etc. __________________ Show Some Beta Love!