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How to Make Base Now in Infinite Craft

Base Now is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 49 combinations to get there, and the final one is Basenow plus Present Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

BasenowPresent TenseBase Now

Marathon49 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 78

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 49 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2FireWindSmoke
  3. 3SmokeWaterFog
  4. 4DustFogSmog
  5. 5FireSmogPollution
  6. 6PollutionWaterAcid
  7. 7EarthEarthMountain
  8. 8FireWaterSteam
  9. 9WindWindTornado
  10. 10TornadoWaterTsunami
  11. 11SteamTsunamiTitanic
  12. 12MountainTitanicEverest
  13. 13AcidEverestBase
  14. 14WaterWindWave
  15. 15EarthWaveSand
  16. 16FireSandGlass
  17. 17GlassSandHourglass
  18. 18FireHourglassTime
  19. 19EarthWaterPlant
  20. 20PlantWindDandelion
  21. 21DandelionWaterWine
  22. 22WindWineBalloon
  23. 23EarthPlantTree
  24. 24BalloonTreeBonsai
  25. 25BonsaiMountainZen
  26. 26TimeZenNow
  27. 27BaseNowBasenow
  28. 28DustFireAsh
  29. 29FireSteamEngine
  30. 30EarthEngineTractor
  31. 31EarthTractorFarm
  32. 32FarmFireBarbecue
  33. 33AshBarbecueBurger
  34. 34BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  35. 35DustEngineVacuum
  36. 36FireVacuumBlack Hole
  37. 37Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  38. 38Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  39. 39PlantSteamTea
  40. 40EngineWindWindmill
  41. 41TeaWindmillDutch
  42. 42DustEarthPlanet
  43. 43FirePlanetSun
  44. 44SunTime MachineFuture
  45. 45DutchFutureTense
  46. 46Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  47. 47Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  48. 48Future TenseSingularityPresent Tense
  49. 49BasenowPresent TenseBase Now
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Fire + Wind→ Smoke3Smoke + Water→ Fog4Dust + Fog→ Smog5Fire + Smog→ Pollution6Pollution + Water→ Acid7Earth + Earth→ Mountain8Fire + Water→ Steam9Wind + Wind→ Tornado10Tornado + Water→ Tsunami11Steam + Tsunami→ Titanic12Mountain + Titanic→ Everest13Acid + Everest→ Base14Water + Wind→ Wave15Earth + Wave→ Sand16Fire + Sand→ Glass17Glass + Sand→ Hourglass18Fire + Hourglass→ Time19Earth + Water→ Plant20Plant + Wind→ Dandelion21Dandelion + Water→ Wine22Wind + Wine→ Balloon23Earth + Plant→ Tree24Balloon + Tree→ Bonsai25Bonsai + Mountain→ Zen26Time + Zen→ Now27Base + Now→ Basenow28Dust + Fire→ Ash29Fire + Steam→ Engine30Earth + Engine→ Tractor31Earth + Tractor→ Farm32Farm + Fire→ Barbecue33Ash + Barbecue→ Burger34Burger + Water→ Soggy Burger35Dust + Engine→ Vacuum36Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole37Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine38Soggy Burger + Time Machine→ Future Burger39Plant + Steam→ Tea40Engine + Wind→ Windmill41Tea + Windmill→ Dutch42Dust + Earth→ Planet43Fire + Planet→ Sun44Sun + Time Machine→ Future45Dutch + Future→ Tense46Future Burger + Tense→ Future Tense47Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity48Future Tense + Singularity→ Present Tense49Basenow + Present Tense→ Base Now

Base Now at a glance

Steps to craft
49
Marathon
Crafting depth
78
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 49 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Base Now in Infinite Craft?

Combine Basenow with Present Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 49 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Base Now?

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

Is Base Now hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 49 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Base Now?

Only one known combination produces Base Now.

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