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Kestrel

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Color coded uniforms?
« on: March 14, 2012, 02:21:12 pm »
Before someone gets upset I did some searching both here and on the wiki for more info on this and didn't find any relevant topics.

I've played DF for a good while now but for some odd reason didn't notice that you could color code army uniforms.  I've never really dinked around with clothing or dyes, but before I step into all this, is there a visual distinction between color coded dwarfs or is this just something for RP-focused players? i.e. do my red cloaked dwarfs look red or are they just wearing items that are labeled "red?"

Also, if I'm using a different tileset like Ironhand or Mayday, will there still be a visual distinction?

Thanks for the help.  Yes, I realize this is a noob question. 
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Re: Color coded uniforms?
« Reply #1 on: March 14, 2012, 02:24:17 pm »
They're just wearing items labeled 'red'. The only real use for color-coding is deciding things down to the last detail, which is fun but not visible in a brief glance at the dwarf's icon.
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Re: Color coded uniforms?
« Reply #2 on: March 14, 2012, 02:27:10 pm »
It's not visible, no, but can be entertaining if you're into that sort of thing.

Although, I noticed that the colors are for a wide array of colors, and finding the actual colors produced by dyes is a bit tricky.
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Kestrel

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Re: Color coded uniforms?
« Reply #3 on: March 14, 2012, 02:29:31 pm »
Thanks that's what I figured.

Ah well.
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