Dye

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Dye is a liquid in Vintage Story that can be used to change the color of cloth and leather.

Creation

Mordant

Note: This section does not apply to leather. Colored leather does not need any mordant. This section is about fabric.

To fix the colors, the fabric must first be treated with a mordant.

There are 3 mordants in the game: Diluted cassiterite, Diluted chromite and Diluted alum (they have the same properties).

A mordant solution is made instantly in a barrel by adding 1 Crushed cassiterite or 1 Crushed chromite or 1 Crushed alum to 5 L of water.

You can get these crushed materials by using a pulverizer . You can put the water in the barrel with a wooden bucket .

5L Water + Crushed cassiterite = 5L Diluted cassiterite

5L Water + Crushed chromite = 5L Diluted chromite

5L Water + Crushed alum = 5L Diluted alum

Then, you place a plain cloth in the barrel to soak in the mordant and you seal the barrel for 8 hours. You need 2 L of mordant for 1 plain cloth. You end up with 1 Mordanted cloth.

2L Diluted cassiterite or 2L Diluted chromite or 2L Diluted alum + Cloth = Mordanted cloth

Color

Dyes are created in a barrel. All dyes require a specific element that determines the color of the dye. Some dyes can be obtained in several ways. The barrel needs to be sealed for 8 hours for the dye to be ready (except for the brown dye which requires 24 hours).


8L Dye-black.png Black dye = 8L Dye-gray.png Gray dye + Metal-scraps.png Metal scrap

8L Dye-black.png Black dye = 8L Dye-gray.png Gray dye + Rusty gear.png Rusty gear

8L Dye-gray.png Gray dye = 8L Water.png Water + Metal-scraps.png Metal scrap

8L Dye-gray.png Gray dye = 8L Water.png Water + Rusty gear.png Rusty gear

4L Dye-white.png White dye = 4L Water.png Water + 2x Powderedborax.png Powdered borax

4L Dye-pink.png Pink dye = 4L Water.png Water + 4x Fruit-cranberry.png Cranberry

4L Dye-red.png Red dye = 4L Water.png Water + Crushed-cinnabar.png Crushed cinnabar

4L Dye-orange.png Orange dye = 4L Dye-yellow.png Yellow dye + 4x Vegetable onion.png Onion

4L Dye-yellow.png Yellow dye = 4L Water.png Water + 4x Vegetable onion.png Onion

4L Dye-yellow.png Yellow dye = 4L Water.png Water + 4x Flower-heather.png Heather

4L Dye-green.png Green dye = 4L Water.png Water + 4x Grid Dry Grass.png Dry grass

4L Dye-green.png Green dye = 4L Water.png Water + 4x Flower-lilyofthevalley.png Lily of the valley

4L Dye-blue.png Blue dye = 4L Water.png Water + Crushed-lapislazuli.png Crushed lapis lazuli

4L Dye-blue.png Blue dye = 4L Water.png Water + 4x Flower-cornflower.png Cornflower

4L Dye-blue.png Woad Blue dye = 4L Water.png Water + 2x Flower-woad.png Woad

4L Dye-purple.png Purple dye = 4L Water.png Water + 4x Fruit-blueberry.png Blueberry

4L Dye-purple.png Purple dye = 4L Water.png Water + 4x Fruit-blackcurrant.png Black currant

1L Dye-brown.png Brown dye = 1L Strong-tannin.png Strong tannin

Note: The woad blue dye can be applied to the plain cloth directly. A mordant is not necessary.

Usage

To dye some leather or some mordanted cloth, you place it in the barrel containing the dye to soak it and seal the barrel for 8 hours.

  • 4L Dye + 1x Leather = 1x Colored leather
  • 2L Dye + 1x Mordanted cloth = 1x Dyed cloth

Dyed cloth is needed to create specific types of clothing . Colored leather is used to make ornate versions of shields .


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