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How to Make Alternative Futures in Infinite Craft

Alternative Futures is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 51 combinations to get there, and the final one is Alternatives plus Future Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

AlternativesFuture TenseAlternative Futures

Marathon51 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 82

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 51 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWindWave
  2. 2EarthWaveSand
  3. 3FireSandGlass
  4. 4GlassSandHourglass
  5. 5WindWindTornado
  6. 6TornadoWaterTsunami
  7. 7EarthTsunamiIsland
  8. 8EarthIslandContinent
  9. 9EarthWaterPlant
  10. 10PlantWindDandelion
  11. 11DandelionWaterWine
  12. 12ContinentWineEurope
  13. 13EarthEuropeFrance
  14. 14EarthWindDust
  15. 15DustEarthPlanet
  16. 16FirePlanetSun
  17. 17FireSunSolar
  18. 18PlanetSolarSystem
  19. 19FranceSystemMetric
  20. 20HourglassMetricSecond
  21. 21EarthEarthMountain
  22. 22MountainSandPyramid
  23. 23PyramidWaterTomb
  24. 24TombWaterMoses
  25. 25MosesWaterParting
  26. 26FireWindSmoke
  27. 27SmokeWaterFog
  28. 28FireWaterSteam
  29. 29FireSteamEngine
  30. 30EnginePlantCar
  31. 31CarEarthTire
  32. 32FogTireSkid
  33. 33PartingSkidWays
  34. 34SecondWaysAlternatives
  35. 35DustFireAsh
  36. 36EarthEngineTractor
  37. 37EarthTractorFarm
  38. 38FarmFireBarbecue
  39. 39AshBarbecueBurger
  40. 40BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  41. 41DustEngineVacuum
  42. 42FireVacuumBlack Hole
  43. 43Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  44. 44Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  45. 45PlantSteamTea
  46. 46EngineWindWindmill
  47. 47TeaWindmillDutch
  48. 48SunTime MachineFuture
  49. 49DutchFutureTense
  50. 50Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  51. 51AlternativesFuture TenseAlternative Futures
Crafting tree
1Water + Wind→ Wave2Earth + Wave→ Sand3Fire + Sand→ Glass4Glass + Sand→ Hourglass5Wind + Wind→ Tornado6Tornado + Water→ Tsunami7Earth + Tsunami→ Island8Earth + Island→ Continent9Earth + Water→ Plant10Plant + Wind→ Dandelion11Dandelion + Water→ Wine12Continent + Wine→ Europe13Earth + Europe→ France14Earth + Wind→ Dust15Dust + Earth→ Planet16Fire + Planet→ Sun17Fire + Sun→ Solar18Planet + Solar→ System19France + System→ Metric20Hourglass + Metric→ Second21Earth + Earth→ Mountain22Mountain + Sand→ Pyramid23Pyramid + Water→ Tomb24Tomb + Water→ Moses25Moses + Water→ Parting26Fire + Wind→ Smoke27Smoke + Water→ Fog28Fire + Water→ Steam29Fire + Steam→ Engine30Engine + Plant→ Car31Car + Earth→ Tire32Fog + Tire→ Skid33Parting + Skid→ Ways34Second + Ways→ Alternatives35Dust + Fire→ Ash36Earth + Engine→ Tractor37Earth + Tractor→ Farm38Farm + Fire→ Barbecue39Ash + Barbecue→ Burger40Burger + Water→ Soggy Burger41Dust + Engine→ Vacuum42Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole43Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine44Soggy Burger + Time Machine→ Future Burger45Plant + Steam→ Tea46Engine + Wind→ Windmill47Tea + Windmill→ Dutch48Sun + Time Machine→ Future49Dutch + Future→ Tense50Future Burger + Tense→ Future Tense51Alternatives + Future Tense→ Alternative Futures

Alternative Futures at a glance

Steps to craft
51
Marathon
Crafting depth
82
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 51 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Alternative Futures in Infinite Craft?

Combine Alternatives with Future Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 51 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Alternative Futures?

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

Is Alternative Futures hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 51 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Alternative Futures?

Only one known combination produces Alternative Futures.

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