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How to Make Alternative Future in Infinite Craft

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

The final combination

AlternativeFuture TenseAlternative Future

Marathon42 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 692 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

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

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2PlantWindDandelion
  3. 3DandelionWaterWine
  4. 4WindWineBalloon
  5. 5EarthWindDust
  6. 6BalloonDustDust Bunny
  7. 7PlantWaterSwamp
  8. 8FireSwampDragon
  9. 9DustFireAsh
  10. 10AshFirePhoenix
  11. 11DragonPhoenixYin Yang
  12. 12Dust BunnyYin YangOpposite
  13. 13WaterWindWave
  14. 14EarthWaveSand
  15. 15SandWineSandwich
  16. 16DandelionWindSeed
  17. 17EarthPlantTree
  18. 18SeedTreeApple
  19. 19AshTreePencil
  20. 20ApplePencilTeacher
  21. 21SandwichTeacherSubstitute
  22. 22OppositeSubstituteAlternative
  23. 23FireWaterSteam
  24. 24FireSteamEngine
  25. 25EarthEngineTractor
  26. 26EarthTractorFarm
  27. 27FarmFireBarbecue
  28. 28AshBarbecueBurger
  29. 29BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  30. 30DustEngineVacuum
  31. 31FireVacuumBlack Hole
  32. 32Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  33. 33Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  34. 34PlantSteamTea
  35. 35EngineWindWindmill
  36. 36TeaWindmillDutch
  37. 37DustEarthPlanet
  38. 38FirePlanetSun
  39. 39SunTime MachineFuture
  40. 40DutchFutureTense
  41. 41Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  42. 42AlternativeFuture TenseAlternative Future
Crafting tree
1Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant2Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion3Dandelion + Waterโ†’ Wine4Wind + Wineโ†’ Balloon5Earth + Windโ†’ Dust6Balloon + Dustโ†’ Dust Bunny7Plant + Waterโ†’ Swamp8Fire + Swampโ†’ Dragon9Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash10Ash + Fireโ†’ Phoenix11Dragon + Phoenixโ†’ Yin Yang12Dust Bunny + Yin Yangโ†’ Opposite13Water + Windโ†’ Wave14Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand15Sand + Wineโ†’ Sandwich16Dandelion + Windโ†’ Seed17Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree18Seed + Treeโ†’ Apple19Ash + Treeโ†’ Pencil20Apple + Pencilโ†’ Teacher21Sandwich + Teacherโ†’ Substitute22Opposite + Substituteโ†’ Alternative23Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam24Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine25Earth + Engineโ†’ Tractor26Earth + Tractorโ†’ Farm27Farm + Fireโ†’ Barbecue28Ash + Barbecueโ†’ Burger29Burger + Waterโ†’ Soggy Burger30Dust + Engineโ†’ Vacuum31Fire + Vacuumโ†’ Black Hole32Black Hole + Engineโ†’ Time Machine33Soggy Burger + Time Machineโ†’ Future Burger34Plant + Steamโ†’ Tea35Engine + Windโ†’ Windmill36Tea + Windmillโ†’ Dutch37Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet38Fire + Planetโ†’ Sun39Sun + Time Machineโ†’ Future40Dutch + Futureโ†’ Tense41Future Burger + Tenseโ†’ Future Tense42Alternative + Future Tenseโ†’ Alternative Future

Other ways to make Alternative Future

2 combinations are known to produce Alternative Future. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Alternative Future
FirstSecondResult
AlternativeFuture TenseAlternative Future
Alternative UnderstandingFuture TenseAlternative Future

Alternative Future at a glance

Steps to craft
42
Marathon
Crafting depth
69
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 42 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Alternative Future in Infinite Craft?

Combine Alternative with Future Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 42 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Alternative Future?

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

Is Alternative 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 Alternative Future?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Alternative Future, 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.