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How to Make Alternate Future in Infinite Craft

Alternate Future is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 38 combinations to get there, and the final one is Alt plus Future Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

AltFuture TenseAlternate Future

Marathon38 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 61

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 38 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2FireSteamEngine
  3. 3EngineWindWindmill
  4. 4WaterWindmillEnergy
  5. 5WaterWaterLake
  6. 6EnergyLakeElectric Eel
  7. 7EarthElectric EelBattery
  8. 8EarthSteamMud
  9. 9FireMudBrick
  10. 10BatteryBrickRemote
  11. 11EarthWaterPlant
  12. 12PlantWindDandelion
  13. 13DandelionWaterWine
  14. 14RemoteWineControl
  15. 15WaterWindWave
  16. 16EarthWaveSand
  17. 17FireSandGlass
  18. 18GlassWindWindow
  19. 19ControlWindowAlt
  20. 20EarthWindDust
  21. 21DustFireAsh
  22. 22EarthEngineTractor
  23. 23EarthTractorFarm
  24. 24FarmFireBarbecue
  25. 25AshBarbecueBurger
  26. 26BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  27. 27DustEngineVacuum
  28. 28FireVacuumBlack Hole
  29. 29Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  30. 30Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  31. 31PlantSteamTea
  32. 32TeaWindmillDutch
  33. 33DustEarthPlanet
  34. 34FirePlanetSun
  35. 35SunTime MachineFuture
  36. 36DutchFutureTense
  37. 37Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  38. 38AltFuture TenseAlternate Future
Crafting tree
1Fire + Water→ Steam2Fire + Steam→ Engine3Engine + Wind→ Windmill4Water + Windmill→ Energy5Water + Water→ Lake6Energy + Lake→ Electric Eel7Earth + Electric Eel→ Battery8Earth + Steam→ Mud9Fire + Mud→ Brick10Battery + Brick→ Remote11Earth + Water→ Plant12Plant + Wind→ Dandelion13Dandelion + Water→ Wine14Remote + Wine→ Control15Water + Wind→ Wave16Earth + Wave→ Sand17Fire + Sand→ Glass18Glass + Wind→ Window19Control + Window→ Alt20Earth + Wind→ Dust21Dust + Fire→ Ash22Earth + Engine→ Tractor23Earth + Tractor→ Farm24Farm + Fire→ Barbecue25Ash + Barbecue→ Burger26Burger + Water→ Soggy Burger27Dust + Engine→ Vacuum28Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole29Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine30Soggy Burger + Time Machine→ Future Burger31Plant + Steam→ Tea32Tea + Windmill→ Dutch33Dust + Earth→ Planet34Fire + Planet→ Sun35Sun + Time Machine→ Future36Dutch + Future→ Tense37Future Burger + Tense→ Future Tense38Alt + Future Tense→ Alternate Future

Alternate Future at a glance

Steps to craft
38
Marathon
Crafting depth
61
longer than 97% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 38 steps

Similar effort to Alternate Future, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Alternate Future in Infinite Craft?

Combine Alt with Future Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 38 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Alternate Future?

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

Is Alternate Future hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 38 steps it is longer than 97% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Alternate Future?

Only one known combination produces Alternate Future.

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