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How to Make Always Present in Infinite Craft

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

The final combination

Always CertainPresent TenseAlways Present

Marathon51 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 885 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

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

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2FireSteamEngine
  3. 3EarthWaterPlant
  4. 4EnginePlantCar
  5. 5EarthSteamMud
  6. 6EngineWindWindmill
  7. 7MudWindmillPig
  8. 8PigWindFlying Pig
  9. 9FireWindSmoke
  10. 10SmokeWaterFog
  11. 11EarthPlantTree
  12. 12TreeWaterRiver
  13. 13RiverTreePaper
  14. 14EarthPaperMap
  15. 15FogMapLost
  16. 16Flying PigLostNever
  17. 17CarNeverAlways
  18. 18EarthWindDust
  19. 19DustEarthPlanet
  20. 20DustWindSandstorm
  21. 21PlanetSandstormMars
  22. 22EarthMarsLife
  23. 23WindWindTornado
  24. 24TornadoWaterTsunami
  25. 25LifeTsunamiDeath
  26. 26EarthTsunamiIsland
  27. 27EarthIslandContinent
  28. 28WaterWaterLake
  29. 29ContinentLakeAmerica
  30. 30PlantSteamTea
  31. 31AmericaTeaTaxes
  32. 32DeathTaxesCertainty
  33. 33AlwaysCertaintyAlways Certain
  34. 34DustFireAsh
  35. 35EarthEngineTractor
  36. 36EarthTractorFarm
  37. 37FarmFireBarbecue
  38. 38AshBarbecueBurger
  39. 39BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  40. 40DustEngineVacuum
  41. 41FireVacuumBlack Hole
  42. 42Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  43. 43Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  44. 44TeaWindmillDutch
  45. 45FirePlanetSun
  46. 46SunTime MachineFuture
  47. 47DutchFutureTense
  48. 48Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  49. 49Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  50. 50Future TenseSingularityPresent Tense
  51. 51Always CertainPresent TenseAlways Present
Crafting tree
1Fire + Water→ Steam2Fire + Steam→ Engine3Earth + Water→ Plant4Engine + Plant→ Car5Earth + Steam→ Mud6Engine + Wind→ Windmill7Mud + Windmill→ Pig8Pig + Wind→ Flying Pig9Fire + Wind→ Smoke10Smoke + Water→ Fog11Earth + Plant→ Tree12Tree + Water→ River13River + Tree→ Paper14Earth + Paper→ Map15Fog + Map→ Lost16Flying Pig + Lost→ Never17Car + Never→ Always18Earth + Wind→ Dust19Dust + Earth→ Planet20Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm21Planet + Sandstorm→ Mars22Earth + Mars→ Life23Wind + Wind→ Tornado24Tornado + Water→ Tsunami25Life + Tsunami→ Death26Earth + Tsunami→ Island27Earth + Island→ Continent28Water + Water→ Lake29Continent + Lake→ America30Plant + Steam→ Tea31America + Tea→ Taxes32Death + Taxes→ Certainty33Always + Certainty→ Always Certain34Dust + Fire→ Ash35Earth + Engine→ Tractor36Earth + Tractor→ Farm37Farm + Fire→ Barbecue38Ash + Barbecue→ Burger39Burger + Water→ Soggy Burger40Dust + Engine→ Vacuum41Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole42Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine43Soggy Burger + Time Machine→ Future Burger44Tea + Windmill→ Dutch45Fire + Planet→ Sun46Sun + Time Machine→ Future47Dutch + Future→ Tense48Future Burger + Tense→ Future Tense49Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity50Future Tense + Singularity→ Present Tense51Always Certain + Present Tense→ Always Present

Other ways to make Always Present

5 combinations are known to produce Always Present. Here are 5 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Always Present
FirstSecondResult
Always CertainPresent TenseAlways Present
Always CloudyPresent TenseAlways Present
Always SurePresent TenseAlways Present
AlwaysourPresent TenseAlways Present
AlwaysmuchPresent TenseAlways Present

Always Present at a glance

Steps to craft
51
Marathon
Crafting depth
88
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
5
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 51 steps

Similar effort to Always Present, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Always Present in Infinite Craft?

Combine Always Certain with Present Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 51 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Always Present?

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

Is Always Present 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 Always Present?

Yes. 5 combinations are known to produce Always Present, 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.