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How to Make A Footnote in the Future in Infinite Craft

A Footnote in the Future is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 52 combinations to get there, and the final one is A Footnote plus Future Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

A FootnoteFuture TenseA Footnote in the Future

Marathon52 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 93

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 52 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustWindSandstorm
  3. 3SandstormWaterOasis
  4. 4EarthWaterPlant
  5. 5OasisPlantDate
  6. 6DateWaterDating
  7. 7DatingEarthMarriage
  8. 8WaterWaterLake
  9. 9LakeWaterOcean
  10. 10OceanWaterFish
  11. 11DustFishStarfish
  12. 12MarriageStarfishAsterisk
  13. 13FireWaterSteam
  14. 14SteamWindCloud
  15. 15CloudFireLightning
  16. 16LightningOceanSquid
  17. 17SquidWaterInk
  18. 18AsteriskInkFootnote
  19. 19FireSteamEngine
  20. 20WaterWindWave
  21. 21EarthWaveSand
  22. 22EngineSandSandbox
  23. 23EngineEngineRocket
  24. 24CloudRocketUFO
  25. 25SandboxUFOArea 51
  26. 26EngineSteamTrain
  27. 27RocketTrainBullet Train
  28. 28SandWaterBeach
  29. 29BeachPlantPalm
  30. 30BeachPalmParadise
  31. 31Bullet TrainParadiseBullet Train to Paradise
  32. 32Area 51Bullet Train to ParadiseThe Truth
  33. 33FootnoteThe TruthA Footnote
  34. 34DustFireAsh
  35. 35EarthEngineTractor
  36. 36EarthTractorFarm
  37. 37FarmFireBarbecue
  38. 38AshBarbecueBurger
  39. 39BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  40. 40DustEngineVacuum
  41. 41FireVacuumBlack Hole
  42. 42Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  43. 43Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  44. 44PlantSteamTea
  45. 45EngineWindWindmill
  46. 46TeaWindmillDutch
  47. 47DustEarthPlanet
  48. 48FirePlanetSun
  49. 49SunTime MachineFuture
  50. 50DutchFutureTense
  51. 51Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  52. 52A FootnoteFuture TenseA Footnote in the Future
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm3Sandstorm + Water→ Oasis4Earth + Water→ Plant5Oasis + Plant→ Date6Date + Water→ Dating7Dating + Earth→ Marriage8Water + Water→ Lake9Lake + Water→ Ocean10Ocean + Water→ Fish11Dust + Fish→ Starfish12Marriage + Starfish→ Asterisk13Fire + Water→ Steam14Steam + Wind→ Cloud15Cloud + Fire→ Lightning16Lightning + Ocean→ Squid17Squid + Water→ Ink18Asterisk + Ink→ Footnote19Fire + Steam→ Engine20Water + Wind→ Wave21Earth + Wave→ Sand22Engine + Sand→ Sandbox23Engine + Engine→ Rocket24Cloud + Rocket→ UFO25Sandbox + UFO→ Area 5126Engine + Steam→ Train27Rocket + Train→ Bullet Train28Sand + Water→ Beach29Beach + Plant→ Palm30Beach + Palm→ Paradise31Bullet Train + Paradise→ Bullet Train to Paradise32Area 51 + Bullet Train to Paradise→ The Truth33Footnote + The Truth→ A Footnote34Dust + Fire→ Ash35Earth + Engine→ Tractor36Earth + Tractor→ Farm37Farm + Fire→ Barbecue38Ash + Barbecue→ Burger39Burger + Water→ Soggy Burger40Dust + Engine→ Vacuum41Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole42Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine43Soggy Burger + Time Machine→ Future Burger44Plant + Steam→ Tea45Engine + Wind→ Windmill46Tea + Windmill→ Dutch47Dust + Earth→ Planet48Fire + Planet→ Sun49Sun + Time Machine→ Future50Dutch + Future→ Tense51Future Burger + Tense→ Future Tense52A Footnote + Future Tense→ A Footnote in the Future

A Footnote in the Future at a glance

Steps to craft
52
Marathon
Crafting depth
93
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make A Footnote in the Future in Infinite Craft?

Combine A Footnote with Future Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 52 steps.

How many steps does it take to make A Footnote in the Future?

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

Is A Footnote in the Future hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 52 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make A Footnote in the Future?

Only one known combination produces A Footnote in the Future.

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