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How to Make By the way in Infinite Craft

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

The final combination

BytrailFuture TenseBy the way

Marathon49 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 84

Full crafting path from the base elements

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

  1. 1WaterWindWave
  2. 2EarthWaveSand
  3. 3SandWaterBeach
  4. 4FireSandGlass
  5. 5EarthGlassBottle
  6. 6BeachBottleMessage
  7. 7EarthMessageLetter
  8. 8EarthWindDust
  9. 9DustEarthPlanet
  10. 10FirePlanetSun
  11. 11SunWindSunflower
  12. 12LetterSunflowerA
  13. 13AFireB
  14. 14EarthWaterPlant
  15. 15EarthPlantTree
  16. 16TreeWaterRiver
  17. 17RiverTreePaper
  18. 18EarthPaperMap
  19. 19MapWaterTreasure
  20. 20MapTreasureX
  21. 21WindXY
  22. 22BYBY
  23. 23FireWindSmoke
  24. 24SmokeWaterFog
  25. 25FogMapLost
  26. 26PlantSmokeIncense
  27. 27IncenseWaterPerfume
  28. 28PerfumeWaterScent
  29. 29LostScentTrail
  30. 30BYTrailBytrail
  31. 31DustFireAsh
  32. 32FireWaterSteam
  33. 33FireSteamEngine
  34. 34EarthEngineTractor
  35. 35EarthTractorFarm
  36. 36FarmFireBarbecue
  37. 37AshBarbecueBurger
  38. 38BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  39. 39DustEngineVacuum
  40. 40FireVacuumBlack Hole
  41. 41Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  42. 42Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  43. 43PlantSteamTea
  44. 44EngineWindWindmill
  45. 45TeaWindmillDutch
  46. 46SunTime MachineFuture
  47. 47DutchFutureTense
  48. 48Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  49. 49BytrailFuture TenseBy the way
Crafting tree
1Water + Wind→ Wave2Earth + Wave→ Sand3Sand + Water→ Beach4Fire + Sand→ Glass5Earth + Glass→ Bottle6Beach + Bottle→ Message7Earth + Message→ Letter8Earth + Wind→ Dust9Dust + Earth→ Planet10Fire + Planet→ Sun11Sun + Wind→ Sunflower12Letter + Sunflower→ A13A + Fire→ B14Earth + Water→ Plant15Earth + Plant→ Tree16Tree + Water→ River17River + Tree→ Paper18Earth + Paper→ Map19Map + Water→ Treasure20Map + Treasure→ X21Wind + X→ Y22B + Y→ BY23Fire + Wind→ Smoke24Smoke + Water→ Fog25Fog + Map→ Lost26Plant + Smoke→ Incense27Incense + Water→ Perfume28Perfume + Water→ Scent29Lost + Scent→ Trail30BY + Trail→ Bytrail31Dust + Fire→ Ash32Fire + Water→ Steam33Fire + Steam→ Engine34Earth + Engine→ Tractor35Earth + Tractor→ Farm36Farm + Fire→ Barbecue37Ash + Barbecue→ Burger38Burger + Water→ Soggy Burger39Dust + Engine→ Vacuum40Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole41Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine42Soggy Burger + Time Machine→ Future Burger43Plant + Steam→ Tea44Engine + Wind→ Windmill45Tea + Windmill→ Dutch46Sun + Time Machine→ Future47Dutch + Future→ Tense48Future Burger + Tense→ Future Tense49Bytrail + Future Tense→ By the way

By the way at a glance

Steps to craft
49
Marathon
Crafting depth
84
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 By the way in Infinite Craft?

Combine Bytrail with Future Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 49 steps.

How many steps does it take to make By the way?

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

Is By the way 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 By the way?

Only one known combination produces By the way.

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