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How to Make Big Now in Infinite Craft

Big Now is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 46 combinations to get there, and the final one is Bignow plus Future Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

BignowFuture TenseBig Now

Marathon46 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 752 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 46 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2PlantWaterSwamp
  3. 3WindWindTornado
  4. 4TornadoTornadoHurricane
  5. 5EarthPlantTree
  6. 6TreeWaterRiver
  7. 7FireWaterSteam
  8. 8HurricaneSteamSteamboat
  9. 9RiverSteamboatMark Twain
  10. 10FireMark TwainTom Sawyer
  11. 11HurricaneTom SawyerTom Hanks
  12. 12SwampTom HanksBig
  13. 13WaterWindWave
  14. 14EarthWaveSand
  15. 15FireSandGlass
  16. 16GlassSandHourglass
  17. 17FireHourglassTime
  18. 18PlantWindDandelion
  19. 19DandelionWaterWine
  20. 20WindWineBalloon
  21. 21BalloonTreeBonsai
  22. 22EarthEarthMountain
  23. 23BonsaiMountainZen
  24. 24TimeZenNow
  25. 25BigNowBignow
  26. 26EarthWindDust
  27. 27DustFireAsh
  28. 28FireSteamEngine
  29. 29EarthEngineTractor
  30. 30EarthTractorFarm
  31. 31FarmFireBarbecue
  32. 32AshBarbecueBurger
  33. 33BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  34. 34DustEngineVacuum
  35. 35FireVacuumBlack Hole
  36. 36Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  37. 37Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  38. 38PlantSteamTea
  39. 39EngineWindWindmill
  40. 40TeaWindmillDutch
  41. 41DustEarthPlanet
  42. 42FirePlanetSun
  43. 43SunTime MachineFuture
  44. 44DutchFutureTense
  45. 45Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  46. 46BignowFuture TenseBig Now
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Plant + Water→ Swamp3Wind + Wind→ Tornado4Tornado + Tornado→ Hurricane5Earth + Plant→ Tree6Tree + Water→ River7Fire + Water→ Steam8Hurricane + Steam→ Steamboat9River + Steamboat→ Mark Twain10Fire + Mark Twain→ Tom Sawyer11Hurricane + Tom Sawyer→ Tom Hanks12Swamp + Tom Hanks→ Big13Water + Wind→ Wave14Earth + Wave→ Sand15Fire + Sand→ Glass16Glass + Sand→ Hourglass17Fire + Hourglass→ Time18Plant + Wind→ Dandelion19Dandelion + Water→ Wine20Wind + Wine→ Balloon21Balloon + Tree→ Bonsai22Earth + Earth→ Mountain23Bonsai + Mountain→ Zen24Time + Zen→ Now25Big + Now→ Bignow26Earth + Wind→ Dust27Dust + Fire→ Ash28Fire + Steam→ Engine29Earth + Engine→ Tractor30Earth + Tractor→ Farm31Farm + Fire→ Barbecue32Ash + Barbecue→ Burger33Burger + Water→ Soggy Burger34Dust + Engine→ Vacuum35Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole36Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine37Soggy Burger + Time Machine→ Future Burger38Plant + Steam→ Tea39Engine + Wind→ Windmill40Tea + Windmill→ Dutch41Dust + Earth→ Planet42Fire + Planet→ Sun43Sun + Time Machine→ Future44Dutch + Future→ Tense45Future Burger + Tense→ Future Tense46Bignow + Future Tense→ Big Now

Other ways to make Big Now

2 combinations are known to produce Big Now. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Big Now
FirstSecondResult
BignowFuture TenseBig Now
BignowPresent TenseBig Now

Big Now at a glance

Steps to craft
46
Marathon
Crafting depth
75
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 46 steps

Similar effort to Big Now, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Big Now in Infinite Craft?

Combine Bignow with Future Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 46 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Big Now?

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

Is Big Now hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 46 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Big Now?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Big Now, and the shortest route is shown above.

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