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How to Make Backlots Present in Infinite Craft

Backlots Present is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 60 combinations to get there, and the final one is Backlots plus Present Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

BacklotsPresent TenseBacklots Present

Marathon60 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 102

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 60 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
  44. 44EarthEngineTractor
  45. 45EarthTractorFarm
  46. 46FarmFireBarbecue
  47. 47AshBarbecueBurger
  48. 48BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  49. 49Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  50. 50Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  51. 51PlantSteamTea
  52. 52EngineWindWindmill
  53. 53TeaWindmillDutch
  54. 54DustEarthPlanet
  55. 55FirePlanetSun
  56. 56SunTime MachineFuture
  57. 57DutchFutureTense
  58. 58Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  59. 59Future TenseSingularityPresent Tense
  60. 60BacklotsPresent TenseBacklots Present
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→ Backlots44Earth + Engine→ Tractor45Earth + Tractor→ Farm46Farm + Fire→ Barbecue47Ash + Barbecue→ Burger48Burger + Water→ Soggy Burger49Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine50Soggy Burger + Time Machine→ Future Burger51Plant + Steam→ Tea52Engine + Wind→ Windmill53Tea + Windmill→ Dutch54Dust + Earth→ Planet55Fire + Planet→ Sun56Sun + Time Machine→ Future57Dutch + Future→ Tense58Future Burger + Tense→ Future Tense59Future Tense + Singularity→ Present Tense60Backlots + Present Tense→ Backlots Present

Backlots Present at a glance

Steps to craft
60
Marathon
Crafting depth
102
longer than 100% 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 Backlots Present in Infinite Craft?

Combine Backlots with Present Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 60 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Backlots Present?

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

Is Backlots Present hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 60 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Backlots Present?

Only one known combination produces Backlots Present.

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