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How to Make Back In Time in Infinite Craft

Back In Time is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 53 combinations to get there, and the final one is Backdoors plus Huey Lewis and the News. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

BackdoorsHuey Lewis and the NewsBack In Time

Marathon53 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 84

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 53 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustEarthPlanet
  3. 3FirePlanetSun
  4. 4FireSunSolar
  5. 5PlanetSolarSystem
  6. 6FireSystemComputer
  7. 7ComputerFireHack
  8. 8FireWaterSteam
  9. 9FireSteamEngine
  10. 10EngineSteamTrain
  11. 11TrainWaterSubmarine
  12. 12SubmarineSystemSubsystem
  13. 13HackSubsystemBackdoor
  14. 14WindWindTornado
  15. 15TornadoWaterTsunami
  16. 16EarthTsunamiIsland
  17. 17EarthIslandContinent
  18. 18WaterWindWave
  19. 19SteamWaveSurf
  20. 20ContinentSurfAustralia
  21. 21EarthEarthMountain
  22. 22MountainWindAvalanche
  23. 23AvalancheWindSnow
  24. 24AustraliaSnowNo
  25. 25WaterWaterLake
  26. 26LakeWaterOcean
  27. 27NoOceanNot
  28. 28DustEngineVacuum
  29. 29FireVacuumBlack Hole
  30. 30Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  31. 31NotSingularityPlural
  32. 32BackdoorPluralBackdoors
  33. 33EarthWaterPlant
  34. 34PlantWindDandelion
  35. 35DandelionDandelionDandelion Patch
  36. 36Dandelion PatchLakeDuck
  37. 37SurfWaveSurfer
  38. 38DuckSurferDucktales
  39. 39EarthPlantTree
  40. 40TreeWaveSurfboard
  41. 41DucktalesSurfboardHuey
  42. 42EarthSteamMud
  43. 43LakeMountainFjord
  44. 44FjordMountainNorway
  45. 45FireNorwayViking
  46. 46MudVikingMuddy Viking
  47. 47OceanWaterFish
  48. 48FishWindFlying Fish
  49. 49EarthFlying FishBird
  50. 50BirdWaterPenguin
  51. 51Muddy VikingPenguinPenguin Viking
  52. 52HueyPenguin VikingHuey Lewis and the News
  53. 53BackdoorsHuey Lewis and the NewsBack In Time
Crafting tree
1Earth + Windโ†’ Dust2Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet3Fire + Planetโ†’ Sun4Fire + Sunโ†’ Solar5Planet + Solarโ†’ System6Fire + Systemโ†’ Computer7Computer + Fireโ†’ Hack8Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam9Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine10Engine + Steamโ†’ Train11Train + Waterโ†’ Submarine12Submarine + Systemโ†’ Subsystem13Hack + Subsystemโ†’ Backdoor14Wind + Windโ†’ Tornado15Tornado + Waterโ†’ Tsunami16Earth + Tsunamiโ†’ Island17Earth + Islandโ†’ Continent18Water + Windโ†’ Wave19Steam + Waveโ†’ Surf20Continent + Surfโ†’ Australia21Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain22Mountain + Windโ†’ Avalanche23Avalanche + Windโ†’ Snow24Australia + Snowโ†’ No25Water + Waterโ†’ Lake26Lake + Waterโ†’ Ocean27No + Oceanโ†’ Not28Dust + Engineโ†’ Vacuum29Fire + Vacuumโ†’ Black Hole30Black Hole + Tornadoโ†’ Singularity31Not + Singularityโ†’ Plural32Backdoor + Pluralโ†’ Backdoors33Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant34Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion35Dandelion + Dandelionโ†’ Dandelion Patch36Dandelion Patch + Lakeโ†’ Duck37Surf + Waveโ†’ Surfer38Duck + Surferโ†’ Ducktales39Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree40Tree + Waveโ†’ Surfboard41Ducktales + Surfboardโ†’ Huey42Earth + Steamโ†’ Mud43Lake + Mountainโ†’ Fjord44Fjord + Mountainโ†’ Norway45Fire + Norwayโ†’ Viking46Mud + Vikingโ†’ Muddy Viking47Ocean + Waterโ†’ Fish48Fish + Windโ†’ Flying Fish49Earth + Flying Fishโ†’ Bird50Bird + Waterโ†’ Penguin51Muddy Viking + Penguinโ†’ Penguin Viking52Huey + Penguin Vikingโ†’ Huey Lewis and the News53Backdoors + Huey Lewis and the Newsโ†’ Back In Time

Back In Time at a glance

Steps to craft
53
Marathon
Crafting depth
84
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Back In Time in Infinite Craft?

Combine Backdoors with Huey Lewis and the News. The full path from the base elements takes 53 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Back In Time?

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

Is Back In Time hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 53 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Back In Time?

Only one known combination produces Back In Time.

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