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How to Make A-tale-future in Infinite Craft

A-tale-future is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 42 combinations to get there, and the final one is A-Tale plus Future Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

A-TaleFuture TenseA-tale-future

Marathon42 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 69

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 42 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWindWave
  2. 2EarthWaveSand
  3. 3SandWaterBeach
  4. 4FireSandGlass
  5. 5EarthGlassBottle
  6. 6BeachBottleMessage
  7. 7EarthMessageLetter
  8. 8EarthWindDust
  9. 9DustEarthPlanet
  10. 10FirePlanetSun
  11. 11SunWindSunflower
  12. 12LetterSunflowerA
  13. 13EarthWaterPlant
  14. 14EarthPlantTree
  15. 15DustTreeWood
  16. 16FireWoodCampfire
  17. 17TreeWaterRiver
  18. 18RiverTreePaper
  19. 19PaperPlantBook
  20. 20BookEarthLibrary
  21. 21CampfireLibraryStory
  22. 22StoryWindTale
  23. 23ATaleA-Tale
  24. 24DustFireAsh
  25. 25FireWaterSteam
  26. 26FireSteamEngine
  27. 27EarthEngineTractor
  28. 28EarthTractorFarm
  29. 29FarmFireBarbecue
  30. 30AshBarbecueBurger
  31. 31BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  32. 32DustEngineVacuum
  33. 33FireVacuumBlack Hole
  34. 34Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  35. 35Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  36. 36PlantSteamTea
  37. 37EngineWindWindmill
  38. 38TeaWindmillDutch
  39. 39SunTime MachineFuture
  40. 40DutchFutureTense
  41. 41Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  42. 42A-TaleFuture TenseA-tale-future
Crafting tree
1Water + Wind→ Wave2Earth + Wave→ Sand3Sand + Water→ Beach4Fire + Sand→ Glass5Earth + Glass→ Bottle6Beach + Bottle→ Message7Earth + Message→ Letter8Earth + Wind→ Dust9Dust + Earth→ Planet10Fire + Planet→ Sun11Sun + Wind→ Sunflower12Letter + Sunflower→ A13Earth + Water→ Plant14Earth + Plant→ Tree15Dust + Tree→ Wood16Fire + Wood→ Campfire17Tree + Water→ River18River + Tree→ Paper19Paper + Plant→ Book20Book + Earth→ Library21Campfire + Library→ Story22Story + Wind→ Tale23A + Tale→ A-Tale24Dust + Fire→ Ash25Fire + Water→ Steam26Fire + Steam→ Engine27Earth + Engine→ Tractor28Earth + Tractor→ Farm29Farm + Fire→ Barbecue30Ash + Barbecue→ Burger31Burger + Water→ Soggy Burger32Dust + Engine→ Vacuum33Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole34Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine35Soggy Burger + Time Machine→ Future Burger36Plant + Steam→ Tea37Engine + Wind→ Windmill38Tea + Windmill→ Dutch39Sun + Time Machine→ Future40Dutch + Future→ Tense41Future Burger + Tense→ Future Tense42A-Tale + Future Tense→ A-tale-future

A-tale-future at a glance

Steps to craft
42
Marathon
Crafting depth
69
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 42 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make A-tale-future in Infinite Craft?

Combine A-Tale with Future Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 42 steps.

How many steps does it take to make A-tale-future?

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

Is A-tale-future hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 42 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make A-tale-future?

Only one known combination produces A-tale-future.

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