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How to Make 4000 BC in Infinite Craft

4000 BC is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 37 combinations to get there, and the final one is 4000 plus Future Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

4000Future Tense4000 BC

Marathon37 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 79

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 37 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2PlantWindDandelion
  3. 3FireFireVolcano
  4. 4DandelionVolcanoFireworks
  5. 5DandelionPlantWeed
  6. 6FireworksWeed420
  7. 7WaterWaterLake
  8. 8EarthEarthMountain
  9. 9LakeMountainFjord
  10. 10EarthFjordLand
  11. 11EarthWindDust
  12. 12DustEarthPlanet
  13. 13EarthPlanetMoon
  14. 14LandMoonMoon Landing
  15. 15420Moon Landing1969
  16. 16196919693938
  17. 173938Earth4000
  18. 18DustFireAsh
  19. 19FireWaterSteam
  20. 20FireSteamEngine
  21. 21EarthEngineTractor
  22. 22EarthTractorFarm
  23. 23FarmFireBarbecue
  24. 24AshBarbecueBurger
  25. 25BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  26. 26DustEngineVacuum
  27. 27FireVacuumBlack Hole
  28. 28Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  29. 29Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  30. 30PlantSteamTea
  31. 31EngineWindWindmill
  32. 32TeaWindmillDutch
  33. 33FirePlanetSun
  34. 34SunTime MachineFuture
  35. 35DutchFutureTense
  36. 36Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  37. 374000Future Tense4000 BC
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Plant + Wind→ Dandelion3Fire + Fire→ Volcano4Dandelion + Volcano→ Fireworks5Dandelion + Plant→ Weed6Fireworks + Weed→ 4207Water + Water→ Lake8Earth + Earth→ Mountain9Lake + Mountain→ Fjord10Earth + Fjord→ Land11Earth + Wind→ Dust12Dust + Earth→ Planet13Earth + Planet→ Moon14Land + Moon→ Moon Landing15420 + Moon Landing→ 1969161969 + 1969→ 3938173938 + Earth→ 400018Dust + Fire→ Ash19Fire + Water→ Steam20Fire + Steam→ Engine21Earth + Engine→ Tractor22Earth + Tractor→ Farm23Farm + Fire→ Barbecue24Ash + Barbecue→ Burger25Burger + Water→ Soggy Burger26Dust + Engine→ Vacuum27Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole28Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine29Soggy Burger + Time Machine→ Future Burger30Plant + Steam→ Tea31Engine + Wind→ Windmill32Tea + Windmill→ Dutch33Fire + Planet→ Sun34Sun + Time Machine→ Future35Dutch + Future→ Tense36Future Burger + Tense→ Future Tense374000 + Future Tense→ 4000 BC

4000 BC at a glance

Steps to craft
37
Marathon
Crafting depth
79
longer than 97% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 37 steps

Similar effort to 4000 BC, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make 4000 BC in Infinite Craft?

Combine 4000 with Future Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 37 steps.

How many steps does it take to make 4000 BC?

37 steps on the shortest known path from Water, Fire, Wind and Earth.

Is 4000 BC hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 37 steps it is longer than 97% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make 4000 BC?

Only one known combination produces 4000 BC.

Path verified against the open recipe graph on . Method described in our methodology, data credited on data sources.