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How to Make Backup Tense in Infinite Craft

Backup Tense is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 40 combinations to get there, and the final one is Backup plus Present Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

BackupPresent TenseBackup Tense

Marathon40 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 73

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 40 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustFireAsh
  3. 3EarthWaterPlant
  4. 4EarthPlantTree
  5. 5AshTreePencil
  6. 6FireWaterSteam
  7. 7EarthSteamMud
  8. 8FireSteamEngine
  9. 9EngineWindWindmill
  10. 10MudWindmillPig
  11. 11PigWaterPiggyback
  12. 12PencilPiggybackBackpack
  13. 13EngineSteamTrain
  14. 14TrainWaterSubmarine
  15. 15SteamSubmarineCaptain Nemo
  16. 16Captain NemoDustNemo
  17. 17NemoWindFinding Nemo
  18. 18EarthFinding NemoPixar
  19. 19PixarWindUp
  20. 20BackpackUpBackup
  21. 21EarthEngineTractor
  22. 22EarthTractorFarm
  23. 23FarmFireBarbecue
  24. 24AshBarbecueBurger
  25. 25BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  26. 26DustEngineVacuum
  27. 27FireVacuumBlack Hole
  28. 28Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  29. 29Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  30. 30PlantSteamTea
  31. 31TeaWindmillDutch
  32. 32DustEarthPlanet
  33. 33FirePlanetSun
  34. 34SunTime MachineFuture
  35. 35DutchFutureTense
  36. 36Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  37. 37WindWindTornado
  38. 38Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  39. 39Future TenseSingularityPresent Tense
  40. 40BackupPresent TenseBackup Tense
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Dust + Fire→ Ash3Earth + Water→ Plant4Earth + Plant→ Tree5Ash + Tree→ Pencil6Fire + Water→ Steam7Earth + Steam→ Mud8Fire + Steam→ Engine9Engine + Wind→ Windmill10Mud + Windmill→ Pig11Pig + Water→ Piggyback12Pencil + Piggyback→ Backpack13Engine + Steam→ Train14Train + Water→ Submarine15Steam + Submarine→ Captain Nemo16Captain Nemo + Dust→ Nemo17Nemo + Wind→ Finding Nemo18Earth + Finding Nemo→ Pixar19Pixar + Wind→ Up20Backpack + Up→ Backup21Earth + Engine→ Tractor22Earth + Tractor→ Farm23Farm + Fire→ Barbecue24Ash + Barbecue→ Burger25Burger + Water→ Soggy Burger26Dust + Engine→ Vacuum27Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole28Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine29Soggy Burger + Time Machine→ Future Burger30Plant + Steam→ Tea31Tea + Windmill→ Dutch32Dust + Earth→ Planet33Fire + Planet→ Sun34Sun + Time Machine→ Future35Dutch + Future→ Tense36Future Burger + Tense→ Future Tense37Wind + Wind→ Tornado38Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity39Future Tense + Singularity→ Present Tense40Backup + Present Tense→ Backup Tense

Backup Tense at a glance

Steps to craft
40
Marathon
Crafting depth
73
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 40 steps

Similar effort to Backup Tense, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Backup Tense in Infinite Craft?

Combine Backup with Present Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 40 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Backup Tense?

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

Is Backup Tense hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 40 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Backup Tense?

Only one known combination produces Backup Tense.

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