Colour SchemeReport

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Throughout the world of Kenshi, there are a number of armour and clothing items than can accept colours.

Throughout the world of Kenshi, there are a number of armour and clothing items than can accept colours. Most of the time this is done directly as part of the item, though there are cases where it's only possible on a specific variation of the item. The primary purpose of the system is for differentiating the ranks of NPCs who wear the armours, for example the various levels of soldiers in The Holy Nation.

Colour Schemes can be assigned in one of three ways, with some taking priority over others. From highest priority to lowest:

Items that have a colour scheme assigned directly to them can never be cleared, and will always override the other two methods. While character and faction assigned colours can be cleared from armour by selling the item to a shop, and character assigned colours will always override faction assigned ones.

Note that a character with a faction assigned colour scheme that is recruited, will continue to be able to dye clothing with their original faction's colour scheme, until the game is reloaded. After a reload they will no longer have a colour scheme applied, unless they had one assigned to their character instead.

This system can be exploited by the player to dye their armour, with some restrictions. Notably, an already dyed item cannot take on a new colour without first being cleared of its colour. An item can be cleared of its color by being sold to a vendor. Upon re-opening the trade menu, the item can be bought back with no color assigned.

Any character with a colour scheme assigned to themselves or their faction will instantly dye any compatible item when it is equipped to them. The easiest method to exploit this feature is to knock out someone of the colour you want, and equip the item you want dyed to them, then take it back. The item will now have taken on the colours from their colour scheme.

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See also

• Item index (A–Z)
• Item index (by type)