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How to Make Ahead of time in Infinite Craft

Ahead of time is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 48 combinations to get there, and the final one is Ahead plus Are. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

AheadAreAhead of time

Marathon48 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 77

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 48 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthEarthMountain
  2. 2MountainMountainMountain Range
  3. 3EarthWaterPlant
  4. 4PlantWindDandelion
  5. 5DandelionPlantWeed
  6. 6WaterWeedBong
  7. 7BongMountain RangeSmoky Mountains
  8. 8Mountain RangeSmoky MountainsAppalachian Mountains
  9. 9Appalachian MountainsWaterAppalachian Trail
  10. 10Appalachian TrailDandelionThru-Hiker
  11. 11Appalachian MountainsThru-HikerAT
  12. 12FireWaterSteam
  13. 13FireSteamEngine
  14. 14EnginePlantCar
  15. 15EarthSteamMud
  16. 16CarMudRally
  17. 17EarthRallyMarch
  18. 18EngineSteamTrain
  19. 19TrainWaterSubmarine
  20. 20SteamSubmarineCaptain Nemo
  21. 21EarthWindDust
  22. 22Captain NemoDustNemo
  23. 23NemoWindFinding Nemo
  24. 24EarthFinding NemoPixar
  25. 25PixarWindUp
  26. 26MarchUpForward
  27. 27ATForwardAhead
  28. 28DustFireAsh
  29. 29WindWindTornado
  30. 30TornadoWaterTsunami
  31. 31EarthTsunamiIsland
  32. 32EarthIslandContinent
  33. 33WaterWindWave
  34. 34SteamWaveSurf
  35. 35ContinentSurfAustralia
  36. 36MountainWindAvalanche
  37. 37AvalancheWindSnow
  38. 38AustraliaSnowNo
  39. 39WaterWaterLake
  40. 40LakeWaterOcean
  41. 41NoOceanNot
  42. 42AshNotIs
  43. 43DustEngineVacuum
  44. 44FireVacuumBlack Hole
  45. 45Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  46. 46NotSingularityPlural
  47. 47IsPluralAre
  48. 48AheadAreAhead of time
Crafting tree
1Earth + Earth→ Mountain2Mountain + Mountain→ Mountain Range3Earth + Water→ Plant4Plant + Wind→ Dandelion5Dandelion + Plant→ Weed6Water + Weed→ Bong7Bong + Mountain Range→ Smoky Mountains8Mountain Range + Smoky Mountains→ Appalachian Mountains9Appalachian Mountains + Water→ Appalachian Trail10Appalachian Trail + Dandelion→ Thru-Hiker11Appalachian Mountains + Thru-Hiker→ AT12Fire + Water→ Steam13Fire + Steam→ Engine14Engine + Plant→ Car15Earth + Steam→ Mud16Car + Mud→ Rally17Earth + Rally→ March18Engine + Steam→ Train19Train + Water→ Submarine20Steam + Submarine→ Captain Nemo21Earth + Wind→ Dust22Captain Nemo + Dust→ Nemo23Nemo + Wind→ Finding Nemo24Earth + Finding Nemo→ Pixar25Pixar + Wind→ Up26March + Up→ Forward27AT + Forward→ Ahead28Dust + Fire→ Ash29Wind + Wind→ Tornado30Tornado + Water→ Tsunami31Earth + Tsunami→ Island32Earth + Island→ Continent33Water + Wind→ Wave34Steam + Wave→ Surf35Continent + Surf→ Australia36Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche37Avalanche + Wind→ Snow38Australia + Snow→ No39Water + Water→ Lake40Lake + Water→ Ocean41No + Ocean→ Not42Ash + Not→ Is43Dust + Engine→ Vacuum44Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole45Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity46Not + Singularity→ Plural47Is + Plural→ Are48Ahead + Are→ Ahead of time

Ahead of time at a glance

Steps to craft
48
Marathon
Crafting depth
77
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 Ahead of time in Infinite Craft?

Combine Ahead with Are. The full path from the base elements takes 48 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Ahead of time?

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

Is Ahead of time hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 48 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Ahead of time?

Only one known combination produces Ahead of time.

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