Dwarf Fortress mods
Dwarf Fortress dye mods
Everything filed under dye by its own author, ordered by how much it is used.
21 dye mods, most downloaded first · newest update 4 Aug 2026
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- Grind bones and shells into flux (and more)by niemstGrind Bones and Shells into Flux TL;DR Create flux from bones and shells, and more. Introduction This mod was created to give some use to bones and shells. After reviewing the flux stone list, I discovered that bones and shells could be used to create flux. I decided to create a mod that allows p...6.6k downloadsupdated 14 mo ago
- Advanced Botanical Varietyby DroseranAdvanced Botanical Variety does what it says on the cover: adds many new plants to the game. From agave to woad and baobab to yew, there's 87 new plants to discover! Plants in this mod use the Advanced Agricultural System, allowing exact plant-to-product processing and an increased variety of pro...6.3k downloadsupdated 3 mo ago
- Actually Red Redroot Dyeby Sanae & Juni & FriendsAre you tired of the game lying to you when it says redroot dye is red? So was I! This mod changes hide roots to make the millable dye red and give it a value of 20 like the other dyes, since it looks SO GOOD now, it would be a crime to keep it at half price. Did you know that in the raws, the dy...4.1k downloadsupdated 3 y ago
- Advanced Millingby DroseranI recommend instead using Advanced Agriculture. Advanced Agriculture combines the effects of most of my previous farming mods, making installation much easier. It also fixes several bugs relating to plants and their processing present in vanilla Dwarf Fortress. This mod adds recipes to the mill a...2.3k downloadsupdated 15 mo ago
- Expanded Dyes Patch for Advanced Agricultureby DroseranAdds recipes in the style of Advanced Agriculture or Advanced Milling to the plants from Expanded Dyes by Saaf. This mod requires Expanded Dyes installed to work, but will work standalone without Advanced Agriculture or Advanced Milling installed. This mod uses the WORLDGEN_ENABLED and FORTRESS_M...1.8k downloadsupdated 15 mo ago
- Craftables - Sandstone (Dyed Edition)by lonewinedCraftables - Sandstone (Dyed Edition) Introduces kiln crafting recipes for new colored sandstone varieties using vanilla plant dyes. Compatible with Dwarf Fortress v.52.03 or higher. 1 Container of Water + 1 Bag of Quicklime + 1 Bag of Sand + 1 Bag of Dye = 4 Sandstone Blocks This recipe was insp...914 downloadsupdated 4 mo ago
- Craftables - Sandstone (Dyed Edition: Colors of the Earth)by lonewinedCraftables - Sandstone (Dyed Edition: Colors of the Earth) Introduces a new kiln crafting recipe for new colored sandstone varieties using Colors of the Earth mineral and animal dyes. 1 Bucket of Water + 1 Bag of Quicklime + 1 Bag of Sand + 1 Bag of Plant Dye = 4 Sandstone Blocks This recipe was...777 downloadsupdated 14 mo ago
- DC Cavern Flora Patch for Advanced Agricultureby DroseranModifies the plants from DC's Cavern Flora by space bees to work in the style of Advanced Agriculture. Removes cooking seeds, adds reactions and reaction classes, adds deep oak debarking, and makes magma caps farmable. This mod requires both Advanced Agriculture and DC's Cavern Flora installed be...673 downloadsupdated 6 mo ago
- Underground Tree Dyesby lonewinedUnderground Tree Dyes Adds dyes to following cavern mushroom trees, corresponding to their wood colors: - Black Cap - Black Dye - Spore Tree - Teal Dye - Nether Cap - Dark Indigo Dye - Tower Cap - White Dye - Goblin Cap - Red Dye - Fungiwood - Lemon Dye - Tunnel Tube - Violet Dye - Blood Thorn -...326 downloadsupdated 14 mo ago
- Craftables - Painted Woodby lonewinedCraftables - Painted Wood Introduces carpenter crafting recipes for painted wood blocks using vanilla plant dyes. Compatible with Dwarf Fortress v.52.03 or higher. 1 Wood Log + 1 Jug of Oil + 1 Bag of Plant Dye = 4 Painted Wood Blocks This recipe was inspired by real life linseed oil paint, which...281 downloadsupdated 4 mo ago
- Dye by the Stackby space beesShould still be compatible as of September 2026. I haven't played in several months but nothing in file changes.txt suggests any clashes with this. You may have noticed that the dye reactions added in 52.03 only produce one unit of dye at a time, requiring a fresh bag for each, even if a dwarf br...276 downloadsupdated 11 mo ago
- Redroot Dye Fixby DroseranI recommend instead using Advanced Agriculture as it fixes this and many other bugs/issues with vanilla plants. This mod corrects three issues with the hide root plant and its dye product in the vanilla game: Hide root is only worth 1☼ while plants with useful products are normally worth 2☼ Redro...273 downloadsupdated 2 y ago
- Growable Metalsby DaedalusAdds growable metals to the game, allowing for (an easier) source of renewable metal. Either select the seeds at embark time, or harvest them in cavern layers. Plant the seeds as a normal underground crop, and mill the produced crop into a metal powder at a quern or millstone, which can then be s...269 downloadsupdated 10 mo ago
- Craftables - Sandstone (Dyed Edition: Grind Bones And Shells Into Flux)by lonewinedCraftables - Sandstone (Dyed Edition: Grind Bones And Shells Into Flux) Introduces kiln crafting recipes for new colored sandstone varieties using Grind Bones And Shells Into Flux bone and chitin dyes. 1 Container of Water + 1 Bag of Quicklime + 1 Bag of Sand + 1 Bag of Dye = 4 Sandstone Blocks T...200 downloadsupdated 14 mo ago
- Craftables - Sandstone (Dyed Edition: Underground Tree Dyes)by lonewinedCraftables - Sandstone (Dyed Edition: Underground Tree Dyes) Introduces kiln crafting recipes for new colored sandstone varieties using Underground Tree Dyes. 1 Container of Water + 1 Bag of Quicklime + 1 Bag of Sand + 1 Bag of Dye = 4 Sandstone Blocks This recipe was inspired by real life cement...184 downloadsupdated 14 mo ago
- Craftables - Painted Wood (Colors of the Earth)by lonewinedCraftables - Painted Wood (Colors of the Earth) Introduces carpenter crafting recipes for painted wood blocks using Colors of the Earth mineral and animal dyes. 1 Wood Log + 1 Jug of Oil + 1 Bag of Dye = 4 Painted Wood Blocks This recipe was inspired by real life linseed oil paint, which is compo...164 downloadsupdated 14 mo ago
- [PLANT] Raffezalby dumbaqAdds single aboveground plant: Rafezal Source of DYE, BOOZE and THREAD/PAPER Growth period: Summer & Autumn Biomes: All deserts, badlands and wastelands, Tropical grasslands sometimes Dwarfs harvest whole plant with stems, leaves and flowers which are going to be processed into: Raffezal dye Valu...163 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Craftables - Painted Wood (Grind Bones And Shells Into Flux)by lonewinedCraftables - Painted Wood (Grind Bones And Shells Into Flux) Introduces carpenter crafting recipes for painted wood blocks using Grind Bones And Shells Into Flux bone and chitin dyes. 1 Wood Log + 1 Jug of Oil + 1 Bag of Dye = 4 Painted Wood Blocks This recipe was inspired by real life linseed oi...159 downloadsupdated 14 mo ago
- [PLANT] Grombellby dumbaqAdds single aboveground plant: Grombell Source of DYE and BOOZE Growth period: Spring & Summer Biomes: Untamed Wilds ONLY | All Tropical swamps, marshes, Tropical grasslands and shrublands, Any tropical riverside. Always grow close to water. Dwarfs harvest whole plant with stems and flowers which...147 downloadsupdated 4 y ago
- Craftables - Sandstone (Dyed Edition: Advanced Botanical Variety)by lonewinedCraftables - Sandstone (Dyed Edition: Advanced Botanical Variety) Introduces kiln crafting recipes for new colored sandstone varieties using Advanced Botanical Variety plant dyes. 1 Container of Water + 1 Bag of Quicklime + 1 Bag of Sand + 1 Bag of Plant Dye = 4 Sandstone Blocks This recipe was i...112 downloadsupdated 14 mo ago
- Craftables - Painted Wood (Advanced Botanical Variety)by lonewinedCraftables - Painted Wood (Advanced Botanical Variety) Introduces carpenter crafting recipes for painted wood blocks using Advanced Botanical Variety plant dyes. 1 Wood Log + 1 Jug of Oil + 1 Bag of Dye = 4 Painted Wood Blocks This recipe was inspired by real life linseed oil paint, which is comp...34 downloadsupdated 14 mo ago
21 dye mods, most downloaded first. Each one has its own page here with what it needs to run and where its author publishes it; the files themselves stay with the author and are never re-hosted on this site.

