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How to Make Alternative Past Tense in Infinite Craft

Alternative Past Tense is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 55 combinations to get there, and the final one is Alternatives plus Past Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

AlternativesPast TenseAlternative Past Tense

Marathon55 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 842 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 55 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. 36FireHourglassTime
  37. 37AshTimeHistory
  38. 38GlassSteamMirror
  39. 39HistoryMirrorPast
  40. 40FogPlantMushroom
  41. 41EarthMushroomToadstool
  42. 42DandelionPlantWeed
  43. 43ToadstoolWeedMagic Mushroom
  44. 44DustWindSandstorm
  45. 45SandstormWaterOasis
  46. 46OasisPlantDate
  47. 47DateWaterDating
  48. 48DatingEarthMarriage
  49. 49EarthMarriageDivorce
  50. 50DandelionDustWish
  51. 51WaterWishGenie
  52. 52DivorceGenieSingle
  53. 53Magic MushroomSingleTriple
  54. 54PastTriplePast Tense
  55. 55AlternativesPast TenseAlternative Past Tense
Crafting tree
1Water + Windโ†’ Wave2Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand3Fire + Sandโ†’ Glass4Glass + Sandโ†’ Hourglass5Wind + Windโ†’ Tornado6Tornado + Waterโ†’ Tsunami7Earth + Tsunamiโ†’ Island8Earth + Islandโ†’ Continent9Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant10Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion11Dandelion + Waterโ†’ Wine12Continent + Wineโ†’ Europe13Earth + Europeโ†’ France14Earth + Windโ†’ Dust15Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet16Fire + Planetโ†’ Sun17Fire + Sunโ†’ Solar18Planet + Solarโ†’ System19France + Systemโ†’ Metric20Hourglass + Metricโ†’ Second21Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain22Mountain + Sandโ†’ Pyramid23Pyramid + Waterโ†’ Tomb24Tomb + Waterโ†’ Moses25Moses + Waterโ†’ Parting26Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke27Smoke + Waterโ†’ Fog28Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam29Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine30Engine + Plantโ†’ Car31Car + Earthโ†’ Tire32Fog + Tireโ†’ Skid33Parting + Skidโ†’ Ways34Second + Waysโ†’ Alternatives35Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash36Fire + Hourglassโ†’ Time37Ash + Timeโ†’ History38Glass + Steamโ†’ Mirror39History + Mirrorโ†’ Past40Fog + Plantโ†’ Mushroom41Earth + Mushroomโ†’ Toadstool42Dandelion + Plantโ†’ Weed43Toadstool + Weedโ†’ Magic Mushroom44Dust + Windโ†’ Sandstorm45Sandstorm + Waterโ†’ Oasis46Oasis + Plantโ†’ Date47Date + Waterโ†’ Dating48Dating + Earthโ†’ Marriage49Earth + Marriageโ†’ Divorce50Dandelion + Dustโ†’ Wish51Water + Wishโ†’ Genie52Divorce + Genieโ†’ Single53Magic Mushroom + Singleโ†’ Triple54Past + Tripleโ†’ Past Tense55Alternatives + Past Tenseโ†’ Alternative Past Tense

Other ways to make Alternative Past Tense

2 combinations are known to produce Alternative Past Tense. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Alternative Past Tense
FirstSecondResult
AlternativesPast TenseAlternative Past Tense
AlternativesPast tenseAlternative Past Tense

Alternative Past Tense at a glance

Steps to craft
55
Marathon
Crafting depth
84
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 55 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Alternative Past Tense in Infinite Craft?

Combine Alternatives with Past Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 55 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Alternative Past Tense?

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

Is Alternative Past Tense hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 55 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Alternative Past Tense?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Alternative Past Tense, and the shortest route is shown above.

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