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How to Make Alternatives in Infinite Craft

Alternatives is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 34 combinations to get there, and the final one is Second plus Ways. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

SecondWaysAlternatives

Marathon34 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 424 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 34 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
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→ Alternatives

Other ways to make Alternatives

4 combinations are known to produce Alternatives. Here are 4 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Alternatives
FirstSecondResult
SecondWaysAlternatives
AgainWaysAlternatives
AlternativePluralAlternatives
AlternatePluralAlternatives

What you can make with Alternatives

Alternatives at a glance

Steps to craft
34
Marathon
Crafting depth
42
longer than 96% of solved elements
Known recipes
4
ways to make it
Used in
7
other combinations

Other elements that take 34 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Alternatives in Infinite Craft?

Combine Second with Ways. The full path from the base elements takes 34 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Alternatives?

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

Is Alternatives hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 34 steps it is longer than 96% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Alternatives?

Yes. 4 combinations are known to produce Alternatives, 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.