Can't Figure Out Dye-Making

[B3TT3NCOURT]

I have been trying unsuccessfully to create dyes. I have the cooking pot, have tons of wood in it, have the recipes and ingredients. No matter how long I wait, it doesn't create dye. For example, I am using a full water bottle, 15 Tintoberries, 2 Charcoal... lit fire. The berries spoil before any dye is created. I check back in five minutes and there are 14 berries and no dye. I add more berries. Wait. Berry count drops, no dye. What am I doing wrong?

[GinMaou]

try putting more berries and charcoal

[B3TT3NCOURT]

I have done that as well. I have put in double and triple the amount of berries and varying amounts of charcoal as well (plus as the wood burns down it creates more charcoal).

[GinMaou]

not sure then. destroy that cooking pot and make a new one lol. i made dye today. put bunch of berries in had 1 stacks of charcoal, bunch of water jar filled with water. lit it up and got bunch of dyes.

[HOG RIDER]

Do you use wood or spark powder to light the fire?

[[GWJ] Sydhart]

http://www.ark-survival.net/en/2015/07/18/dye-recipes-cheatsheet-with-colour-samples/

[Wulfmir]

Another problem that I have found when making dye, is that the water will be used up really quick. I just put in a full stack of berries and charcoal along with 3 to 4 water containers. Then you have to be refilling the water a lot. Hope that helps.

[B3TT3NCOURT]

Originally posted by itays123:

Do you use wood or spark powder to light the fire?

Wod to light it

[Charlice]

stick some gun powder in there as well.

[B3TT3NCOURT]

I just wanted to post an update to tell everyone that helped that I figured out what I was doing wrong. I guess that I wasn't getting my water flasks full. I had them on my hotbar and was "using" them while in the water but they weren't filling. Now I know that I have to be neary submerged to obtain water. Thanks everyone!