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How to Make Backlots in Infinite Craft

Backlots is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 43 combinations to get there, and the final one is Back plus Lots. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

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Marathon43 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 56

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 43 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2EarthPlantTree
  3. 3TreeWaterRiver
  4. 4RiverTreePaper
  5. 5EarthPaperMap
  6. 6MapWindCompass
  7. 7CompassWaterNavigation
  8. 8FireWaterSteam
  9. 9FireSteamEngine
  10. 10EnginePlantCar
  11. 11WaterWindWave
  12. 12EarthWaveSand
  13. 13FireSandGlass
  14. 14GlassSteamMirror
  15. 15FireFireVolcano
  16. 16MirrorVolcanoEcho
  17. 17CarEchoReverse
  18. 18NavigationReverseBack
  19. 19EarthWindDust
  20. 20DustFireAsh
  21. 21WaterWaterLake
  22. 22LakeWaterOcean
  23. 23AshOceanSalt
  24. 24LakeSaltDead Sea
  25. 25EarthEarthMountain
  26. 26Dead SeaMountainSodom
  27. 27AshSodomLot
  28. 28WindWindTornado
  29. 29TornadoWaterTsunami
  30. 30EarthTsunamiIsland
  31. 31EarthIslandContinent
  32. 32SteamWaveSurf
  33. 33ContinentSurfAustralia
  34. 34MountainWindAvalanche
  35. 35AvalancheWindSnow
  36. 36AustraliaSnowNo
  37. 37NoOceanNot
  38. 38DustEngineVacuum
  39. 39FireVacuumBlack Hole
  40. 40Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  41. 41NotSingularityPlural
  42. 42LotPluralLots
  43. 43BackLotsBacklots
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Earth + Plant→ Tree3Tree + Water→ River4River + Tree→ Paper5Earth + Paper→ Map6Map + Wind→ Compass7Compass + Water→ Navigation8Fire + Water→ Steam9Fire + Steam→ Engine10Engine + Plant→ Car11Water + Wind→ Wave12Earth + Wave→ Sand13Fire + Sand→ Glass14Glass + Steam→ Mirror15Fire + Fire→ Volcano16Mirror + Volcano→ Echo17Car + Echo→ Reverse18Navigation + Reverse→ Back19Earth + Wind→ Dust20Dust + Fire→ Ash21Water + Water→ Lake22Lake + Water→ Ocean23Ash + Ocean→ Salt24Lake + Salt→ Dead Sea25Earth + Earth→ Mountain26Dead Sea + Mountain→ Sodom27Ash + Sodom→ Lot28Wind + Wind→ Tornado29Tornado + Water→ Tsunami30Earth + Tsunami→ Island31Earth + Island→ Continent32Steam + Wave→ Surf33Continent + Surf→ Australia34Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche35Avalanche + Wind→ Snow36Australia + Snow→ No37No + Ocean→ Not38Dust + Engine→ Vacuum39Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole40Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity41Not + Singularity→ Plural42Lot + Plural→ Lots43Back + Lots→ Backlots

What you can make with Backlots

Backlots at a glance

Steps to craft
43
Marathon
Crafting depth
56
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
6
other combinations

Other elements that take 43 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Backlots in Infinite Craft?

Combine Back with Lots. The full path from the base elements takes 43 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Backlots?

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

Is Backlots hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 43 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Backlots?

Only one known combination produces Backlots.

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