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How to Make Alternate in Infinite Craft

Alternate is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 33 combinations to get there, and the final one is Future plus Other. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

FutureOtherAlternate

Marathon33 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 493 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 33 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustEarthPlanet
  3. 3FirePlanetSun
  4. 4FireWaterSteam
  5. 5FireSteamEngine
  6. 6DustEngineVacuum
  7. 7FireVacuumBlack Hole
  8. 8Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  9. 9SunTime MachineFuture
  10. 10WaterWaterLake
  11. 11LakeWaterOcean
  12. 12EarthWaterPlant
  13. 13OceanPlantCoral
  14. 14EarthEarthMountain
  15. 15LakeMountainFjord
  16. 16FjordMountainNorway
  17. 17CoralNorwayCoraline
  18. 18OceanWaterFish
  19. 19FishWindFlying Fish
  20. 20FireFishSushi
  21. 21Flying FishSushiFlying Sushi
  22. 22LakePlantLily
  23. 23Flying SushiLilyFlying Lotus
  24. 24FireFireVolcano
  25. 25FjordVolcanoIceland
  26. 26WaterWindWave
  27. 27SteamWaveSurf
  28. 28SurfWindSurfing
  29. 29IcelandSurfingIcelandic Surfing
  30. 30Flying LotusIcelandic SurfingThis
  31. 31EarthThisThat
  32. 32CoralineThatOther
  33. 33FutureOtherAlternate
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Dust + Earth→ Planet3Fire + Planet→ Sun4Fire + Water→ Steam5Fire + Steam→ Engine6Dust + Engine→ Vacuum7Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole8Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine9Sun + Time Machine→ Future10Water + Water→ Lake11Lake + Water→ Ocean12Earth + Water→ Plant13Ocean + Plant→ Coral14Earth + Earth→ Mountain15Lake + Mountain→ Fjord16Fjord + Mountain→ Norway17Coral + Norway→ Coraline18Ocean + Water→ Fish19Fish + Wind→ Flying Fish20Fire + Fish→ Sushi21Flying Fish + Sushi→ Flying Sushi22Lake + Plant→ Lily23Flying Sushi + Lily→ Flying Lotus24Fire + Fire→ Volcano25Fjord + Volcano→ Iceland26Water + Wind→ Wave27Steam + Wave→ Surf28Surf + Wind→ Surfing29Iceland + Surfing→ Icelandic Surfing30Flying Lotus + Icelandic Surfing→ This31Earth + This→ That32Coraline + That→ Other33Future + Other→ Alternate

Other ways to make Alternate

3 combinations are known to produce Alternate. Here are 3 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Alternate
FirstSecondResult
FutureOtherAlternate
AlterRearrangeAlternate
AltPresent TenseAlternate

What you can make with Alternate

Alternate at a glance

Steps to craft
33
Marathon
Crafting depth
49
longer than 96% of solved elements
Known recipes
3
ways to make it
Used in
6
other combinations

Other elements that take 33 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Alternate in Infinite Craft?

Combine Future with Other. The full path from the base elements takes 33 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Alternate?

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

Is Alternate hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 33 steps it is longer than 96% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Alternate?

Yes. 3 combinations are known to produce Alternate, and the shortest route is shown above.

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