Expanding the Use of Dyes to Increase Customization

[skyler1212 Lvl 100 USTexasPolar BearPosts: 31]

I was thinking it might be fun if we had more options to customize how the stuff we build looks.
One idea I had is that we could use dyes when creating stuff to alter the regular appearance

For example –
5 clay + blue dye = blue clay tile
5 clay + blue dye + yellow dye = green clay tile
10 wood + blue dye + red dye = purple chair
and so on.

This wouldn’t really be a change to the balance of the game in any way but it would let players have more choices when designing their bases, which I think is important in a sandbox game. The only problem I see is it might make the build menu a little more clunky.

In the same line of thought maybe we could also use yarn + dyes to create curtains to put them on walls. It’s just a small suggestion but I think people would have fun with it and it would make the bases start to look different from one another.

Another idea I had is what if dyes were not just recipe ingredients but could also be usable item to pour onto objects and change their color. It might be a more innocent/fun way of griefing if you could walk up to someone’s base and dump some dye on their wall to change their colors, kind of like graffiti or vandalism lol.

[SkeletonPosts: 181]

Love vandalism idea although system would need a balance.
Drop red/blue/yellow into a bucket to make varied dyes.
Perhaps return to the hot rock days?

[PenguinPosts: 4]

I was thinking the same thing weeks ago about this option of dyeing stuffs. I also want a dye option on clothes, armors, rings, equipment, weapons, and as you wear them you can see the color and the details of what you’re wearing.

[SkeletonPosts: 181]

Remember the sprite limitations Daryl :p. May be a stretch to see the rings.

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