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How to Make Catastrophic Future in Infinite Craft

Catastrophic Future is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 38 combinations to get there, and the final one is Catastrophile plus Future Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

CatastrophileFuture TenseCatastrophic Future

Marathon38 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 612 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 38 combinations in order.

  1. 1WindWindTornado
  2. 2TornadoTornadoHurricane
  3. 3TornadoWaterTsunami
  4. 4HurricaneTsunamiDisaster
  5. 5FireWaterSteam
  6. 6FireSteamEngine
  7. 7EngineSteamTrain
  8. 8TornadoTrainWreck
  9. 9DisasterWreckCatastrophe
  10. 10FireWindSmoke
  11. 11SmokeWaterFog
  12. 12EarthWindDust
  13. 13DustWindSandstorm
  14. 14EarthFireLava
  15. 15LavaWaterStone
  16. 16SandstormStoneSphinx
  17. 17FogSphinxRiddle
  18. 18CatastropheRiddleCatastrophile
  19. 19DustFireAsh
  20. 20EarthEngineTractor
  21. 21EarthTractorFarm
  22. 22FarmFireBarbecue
  23. 23AshBarbecueBurger
  24. 24BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  25. 25DustEngineVacuum
  26. 26FireVacuumBlack Hole
  27. 27Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  28. 28Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  29. 29EarthWaterPlant
  30. 30PlantSteamTea
  31. 31EngineWindWindmill
  32. 32TeaWindmillDutch
  33. 33DustEarthPlanet
  34. 34FirePlanetSun
  35. 35SunTime MachineFuture
  36. 36DutchFutureTense
  37. 37Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  38. 38CatastrophileFuture TenseCatastrophic Future
Crafting tree
1Wind + Wind→ Tornado2Tornado + Tornado→ Hurricane3Tornado + Water→ Tsunami4Hurricane + Tsunami→ Disaster5Fire + Water→ Steam6Fire + Steam→ Engine7Engine + Steam→ Train8Tornado + Train→ Wreck9Disaster + Wreck→ Catastrophe10Fire + Wind→ Smoke11Smoke + Water→ Fog12Earth + Wind→ Dust13Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm14Earth + Fire→ Lava15Lava + Water→ Stone16Sandstorm + Stone→ Sphinx17Fog + Sphinx→ Riddle18Catastrophe + Riddle→ Catastrophile19Dust + Fire→ Ash20Earth + Engine→ Tractor21Earth + Tractor→ Farm22Farm + Fire→ Barbecue23Ash + Barbecue→ Burger24Burger + Water→ Soggy Burger25Dust + Engine→ Vacuum26Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole27Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine28Soggy Burger + Time Machine→ Future Burger29Earth + Water→ Plant30Plant + Steam→ Tea31Engine + Wind→ Windmill32Tea + Windmill→ Dutch33Dust + Earth→ Planet34Fire + Planet→ Sun35Sun + Time Machine→ Future36Dutch + Future→ Tense37Future Burger + Tense→ Future Tense38Catastrophile + Future Tense→ Catastrophic Future

Other ways to make Catastrophic Future

2 combinations are known to produce Catastrophic Future. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Catastrophic Future
FirstSecondResult
CatastrophileFuture TenseCatastrophic Future
Catastrophic FailureFuture TenseCatastrophic Future

Catastrophic Future at a glance

Steps to craft
38
Marathon
Crafting depth
61
longer than 97% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 38 steps

Similar effort to Catastrophic Future, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Catastrophic Future in Infinite Craft?

Combine Catastrophile with Future Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 38 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Catastrophic Future?

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

Is Catastrophic Future hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 38 steps it is longer than 97% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Catastrophic Future?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Catastrophic Future, 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.