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With the new colour wheel expansion coming up, I suppose that this is a pretty big topic.
However, I'm getting confused on the 32/33 thingy with colours. As in, how does the range work? Will you have greater possibilities of colours if you breed two dragons with opposite colours? If so, which colour do you use (primary, secondary or tertiary)?

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May 24, 2016 18:10:59

With the new colour wheel expansion coming up, I suppose that this is a pretty big topic.
However, I'm getting confused on the 32/33 thingy with colours. As in, how does the range work? Will you have greater possibilities of colours if you breed two dragons with opposite colours? If so, which colour do you use (primary, secondary or tertiary)?

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@feming

So basically FR takes the shortest distance for colors. Like if you have almost opposites it would go the shorter way. So basically, any color and it's two opposites (since there are an odd number of colors) would get the largest range possible. I don't really understand what you mean by what colors you use (prim,sec,tert), cuz... They all have the same colors available so there's not a difference? Sorry if I misunderstood the question.

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May 24, 2016 18:16:57

@feming

So basically FR takes the shortest distance for colors. Like if you have almost opposites it would go the shorter way. So basically, any color and it's two opposites (since there are an odd number of colors) would get the largest range possible. I don't really understand what you mean by what colors you use (prim,sec,tert), cuz... They all have the same colors available so there's not a difference? Sorry if I misunderstood the question.

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@feming Right now there are 67 colors, so 33 is the maximum range of colors you can get for either primary, secondary, or tertiary when breeding two dragons. Let's take a look at FR's official color wheel.

When the wheel expands there will be more colors here, of course, but it will still work the same way. FR's color breeding works by locating the parents' colors on this wheel and calculating the shorter distance between them- any color inbetween is a possible outcome. So if you had one dragon with an Ice primary and one with a Tomato primary, the babies could be any number of reds, pinks, or whites. If the pair's secondary colors are Jade and Seafoam, you'll only have a couple of greens possible.

Since the wheel is an odd number of colors (and still will be after the expansion), the range will always fall one way or the other, it's impossible to span more than half of the color wheel for either primary, secondary, or tert. Only those dragon pairs whose colors are complete opposites (32-33 colors away) are at risk of the range being flipped to the other side once the expansion happens.

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May 24, 2016 18:41:00

@feming Right now there are 67 colors, so 33 is the maximum range of colors you can get for either primary, secondary, or tertiary when breeding two dragons. Let's take a look at FR's official color wheel.

When the wheel expands there will be more colors here, of course, but it will still work the same way. FR's color breeding works by locating the parents' colors on this wheel and calculating the shorter distance between them- any color inbetween is a possible outcome. So if you had one dragon with an Ice primary and one with a Tomato primary, the babies could be any number of reds, pinks, or whites. If the pair's secondary colors are Jade and Seafoam, you'll only have a couple of greens possible.

Since the wheel is an odd number of colors (and still will be after the expansion), the range will always fall one way or the other, it's impossible to span more than half of the color wheel for either primary, secondary, or tert. Only those dragon pairs whose colors are complete opposites (32-33 colors away) are at risk of the range being flipped to the other side once the expansion happens.

@feming

To expand on the information above, and answer more of your question:

Color ranges are calculated according to all three sets of colors between the parents, so you are calculating their primary range, their secondary range, and their tertiary range separately.

Using the 33-color rule for the widest range of colors, if you have a dragon with a maize (1) primary, and a dragon with an emerald (33) primary, they have a possibility of producing hatchlings with a primary of any color in between, following the wheel clockwise (along the right side).

If those dragons have a secondary range of lavender (15) to beige (51), the difference between them is 38 colors, so this range runs counter-clockwise along the wheel instead.

With the tertiary colors of red (62) and caribbean (28), you turn clockwise - but if the range is between red and teal (29), it flips and you turn counter-clockwise.

It's more common practice to breed for a narrower range of colors, however, with dedicated breeding pairs chosen to reliably produce specific results. Wider ranges offer a color salad which rarely yields coordinated hatchlings, and they may not find permanent homes.

If you're planning to use this knowledge to breed for new colors once the expansion is implemented, I would recommend choosing dragons with colors which are neighboring spokes on the old wheel which will have several new colors inserted between them. For example, soil and slate are directly beside each other now, but after the expansion (June 8th) they will have the new colors umber/sable/clay/dirt/latte/driftwood between them.

This tool will show you the color ranges your pairs offer: http://fr.fintastic.net/
And this is the full list of colors available after the expansion: http://flightrising.com/dropbox/howodd/177_turquoise.jpg
The new colors are outlined in red, with an exciting star label. Start with maize at the top, read left to right, then step down to the next level and read right to left (follow the arrows and alternate reading direction for each line. Pearl circles back to maize.)

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May 24, 2016 23:26:52

@feming

To expand on the information above, and answer more of your question:

Color ranges are calculated according to all three sets of colors between the parents, so you are calculating their primary range, their secondary range, and their tertiary range separately.

Using the 33-color rule for the widest range of colors, if you have a dragon with a maize (1) primary, and a dragon with an emerald (33) primary, they have a possibility of producing hatchlings with a primary of any color in between, following the wheel clockwise (along the right side).

If those dragons have a secondary range of lavender (15) to beige (51), the difference between them is 38 colors, so this range runs counter-clockwise along the wheel instead.

With the tertiary colors of red (62) and caribbean (28), you turn clockwise - but if the range is between red and teal (29), it flips and you turn counter-clockwise.

It's more common practice to breed for a narrower range of colors, however, with dedicated breeding pairs chosen to reliably produce specific results. Wider ranges offer a color salad which rarely yields coordinated hatchlings, and they may not find permanent homes.

If you're planning to use this knowledge to breed for new colors once the expansion is implemented, I would recommend choosing dragons with colors which are neighboring spokes on the old wheel which will have several new colors inserted between them. For example, soil and slate are directly beside each other now, but after the expansion (June 8th) they will have the new colors umber/sable/clay/dirt/latte/driftwood between them.

This tool will show you the color ranges your pairs offer: http://fr.fintastic.net/
And this is the full list of colors available after the expansion: http://flightrising.com/dropbox/howodd/177_turquoise.jpg
The new colors are outlined in red, with an exciting star label. Start with maize at the top, read left to right, then step down to the next level and read right to left (follow the arrows and alternate reading direction for each line. Pearl circles back to maize.)

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