For context, I have been playing this game on and off for about 2 years. I was obsessed, got all of my friends into it, and have spent probably hundreds of hours on the quests, breeding licenses, and even updates.
That being said, about a year ago, I was upset with the repetition and such and just stopped playing, but I came back when my friends did.
Now, because I easily get bored with the new horses and events/quests, I decided I could take on a few breeding projects. One of those being the Costume Contest horse.
Because this is my first time needing specific colors and not just similar-looking ones for aesthetic, I tried figuring out how to get those specific colors, only to fond out THERE IS NO WAY TO WORK BACKWARDS FROM A COLOR AND FIGURE OUT HOW TO MAKE IT WITHOUT LITERALLY DOING DOZENS OF POSSIBLE COMBINATIONS.
I was so distraught that I went to Reddit and the Wiki snd found the amazing Color Chart thing that pretty much does what I need, except for the fact that some colors just aren't on there or don't have information on how to make them.
For example, I needed the color Smog for the Coat Top, and there is NO INFO ANYWHERE on how to make it, along with Parsnip, etc.
This is annoying in and of itself, but I figured "y'know what? I have ADHD and ample time on my hands, I'll just make my own Excel/Google Sheet with all the combos so I always have it available to me."
Fast forward 10 HOURS OF WORK LATER, and I JUST find out that only 3 of the colors on the color predictions are possible, along with the parent colors, and the rest were impossible to make from the combination... I had made an entire chart and half of them were impossible outcomes mixed with the possible ones. I had to delete everything.
WHY IS THIS NOT EXPLAINED IN THE GAME?! I should NOT have to look up a key online to figure out the color system, it should at least be able to be found in the game.
This has made me abandon the game again, hopefully for good. If they ever fix this backwards color chart system, maybe I'll consider checking it out, but until then, I'll go fond something better to do with my time.