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How to Make Backtown in Infinite Craft

Backtown is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 35 combinations to get there, and the final one is Back plus Hometown. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

BackHometownBacktown

Marathon35 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 43

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 35 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. 19WindWindTornado
  20. 20TornadoWaterTsunami
  21. 21TornadoTsunamiDestruction
  22. 22FireWindSmoke
  23. 23SmokeWaterFog
  24. 24EarthWindDust
  25. 25DustEarthPlanet
  26. 26FogPlanetVenus
  27. 27FogVenusLove
  28. 28DestructionLoveHate
  29. 29EarthSteamMud
  30. 30FireMudBrick
  31. 31BrickWindHouse
  32. 32FireHouseFireplace
  33. 33FireplaceHouseHome
  34. 34HateHomeHometown
  35. 35BackHometownBacktown
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→ Back19Wind + Wind→ Tornado20Tornado + Water→ Tsunami21Tornado + Tsunami→ Destruction22Fire + Wind→ Smoke23Smoke + Water→ Fog24Earth + Wind→ Dust25Dust + Earth→ Planet26Fog + Planet→ Venus27Fog + Venus→ Love28Destruction + Love→ Hate29Earth + Steam→ Mud30Fire + Mud→ Brick31Brick + Wind→ House32Fire + House→ Fireplace33Fireplace + House→ Home34Hate + Home→ Hometown35Back + Hometown→ Backtown

Backtown at a glance

Steps to craft
35
Marathon
Crafting depth
43
longer than 96% 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 Backtown in Infinite Craft?

Combine Back with Hometown. The full path from the base elements takes 35 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Backtown?

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

Is Backtown hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 35 steps it is longer than 96% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Backtown?

Only one known combination produces Backtown.

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