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How to Make Carotene in Infinite Craft

Carotene is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 26 combinations to get there, and the final one is Lutein plus Lutein. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

LuteinLuteinCarotene

Marathon26 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 62

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 26 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthFireLava
  2. 2LavaWaterStone
  3. 3EarthWindDust
  4. 4EarthWaterPlant
  5. 5DustPlantPollen
  6. 6PollenWindAllergy
  7. 7WaterWaterLake
  8. 8LakeWaterOcean
  9. 9OceanWaterFish
  10. 10FishWindFlying Fish
  11. 11EarthFlying FishBird
  12. 12BirdLakeSwan
  13. 13AllergySwanSwan Song
  14. 14StoneSwan SongLute
  15. 15FireWindSmoke
  16. 16SmokeWaterFog
  17. 17DustFogSmog
  18. 18FireWaterSteam
  19. 19FireSteamEngine
  20. 20DustEngineVacuum
  21. 21SmogVacuumClean Air
  22. 22EarthEngineTractor
  23. 23EarthTractorFarm
  24. 24Clean AirFarmOrganic
  25. 25LuteOrganicLutein
  26. 26LuteinLuteinCarotene
Crafting tree
1Earth + Fire→ Lava2Lava + Water→ Stone3Earth + Wind→ Dust4Earth + Water→ Plant5Dust + Plant→ Pollen6Pollen + Wind→ Allergy7Water + Water→ Lake8Lake + Water→ Ocean9Ocean + Water→ Fish10Fish + Wind→ Flying Fish11Earth + Flying Fish→ Bird12Bird + Lake→ Swan13Allergy + Swan→ Swan Song14Stone + Swan Song→ Lute15Fire + Wind→ Smoke16Smoke + Water→ Fog17Dust + Fog→ Smog18Fire + Water→ Steam19Fire + Steam→ Engine20Dust + Engine→ Vacuum21Smog + Vacuum→ Clean Air22Earth + Engine→ Tractor23Earth + Tractor→ Farm24Clean Air + Farm→ Organic25Lute + Organic→ Lutein26Lutein + Lutein→ Carotene

Carotene at a glance

Steps to craft
26
Marathon
Crafting depth
62
longer than 92% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 26 steps

Similar effort to Carotene, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Carotene in Infinite Craft?

Combine Lutein with Lutein. The full path from the base elements takes 26 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Carotene?

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

Is Carotene hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 26 steps it is longer than 92% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Carotene?

Only one known combination produces Carotene.

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