We are celebrating the 13th year of the game but the dye system still leaves something to be desired.
A lot of items have these nice shaders/textures/lighting whatever you want to call it, but as soon as you go to dye them that entire aesthetic is gone. Base colors appear completely "flat", and even the intended "metallic" colors don't really give off the same impression as the default colors a lot of the time.
I do not know whatever technical limitations or systems are involved, but the dye system doesn't pass the eye test.
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