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How to Make Catastrophic Present Tense in Infinite Craft

Catastrophic Present Tense is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 36 combinations to get there, and the final one is Catastrophic Trainwreck plus Present Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Catastrophic TrainwreckPresent TenseCatastrophic Present Tense

Marathon36 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 682 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 36 combinations in order.

  1. 1WindWindTornado
  2. 2TornadoTornadoHurricane
  3. 3TornadoWaterTsunami
  4. 4HurricaneTsunamiDisaster
  5. 5FireWaterSteam
  6. 6FireSteamEngine
  7. 7EngineSteamTrain
  8. 8TornadoTrainWreck
  9. 9DisasterWreckCatastrophe
  10. 10EarthWaterPlant
  11. 11PlantWindDandelion
  12. 12DandelionPlantWeed
  13. 13TrainWeedTrainwreck
  14. 14CatastropheTrainwreckCatastrophic Trainwreck
  15. 15EarthWindDust
  16. 16DustFireAsh
  17. 17EarthEngineTractor
  18. 18EarthTractorFarm
  19. 19FarmFireBarbecue
  20. 20AshBarbecueBurger
  21. 21BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  22. 22DustEngineVacuum
  23. 23FireVacuumBlack Hole
  24. 24Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  25. 25Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  26. 26PlantSteamTea
  27. 27EngineWindWindmill
  28. 28TeaWindmillDutch
  29. 29DustEarthPlanet
  30. 30FirePlanetSun
  31. 31SunTime MachineFuture
  32. 32DutchFutureTense
  33. 33Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  34. 34Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  35. 35Future TenseSingularityPresent Tense
  36. 36Catastrophic TrainwreckPresent TenseCatastrophic Present Tense
Crafting tree
1Wind + Wind→ Tornado2Tornado + Tornado→ Hurricane3Tornado + Water→ Tsunami4Hurricane + Tsunami→ Disaster5Fire + Water→ Steam6Fire + Steam→ Engine7Engine + Steam→ Train8Tornado + Train→ Wreck9Disaster + Wreck→ Catastrophe10Earth + Water→ Plant11Plant + Wind→ Dandelion12Dandelion + Plant→ Weed13Train + Weed→ Trainwreck14Catastrophe + Trainwreck→ Catastrophic Trainwreck15Earth + Wind→ Dust16Dust + Fire→ Ash17Earth + Engine→ Tractor18Earth + Tractor→ Farm19Farm + Fire→ Barbecue20Ash + Barbecue→ Burger21Burger + Water→ Soggy Burger22Dust + Engine→ Vacuum23Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole24Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine25Soggy Burger + Time Machine→ Future Burger26Plant + Steam→ Tea27Engine + Wind→ Windmill28Tea + Windmill→ Dutch29Dust + Earth→ Planet30Fire + Planet→ Sun31Sun + Time Machine→ Future32Dutch + Future→ Tense33Future Burger + Tense→ Future Tense34Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity35Future Tense + Singularity→ Present Tense36Catastrophic Trainwreck + Present Tense→ Catastrophic Present Tense

Other ways to make Catastrophic Present Tense

2 combinations are known to produce Catastrophic Present Tense. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Catastrophic Present Tense
FirstSecondResult
Catastrophic TrainwreckPresent TenseCatastrophic Present Tense
Catastrophic MonorailPresent TenseCatastrophic Present Tense

Catastrophic Present Tense at a glance

Steps to craft
36
Marathon
Crafting depth
68
longer than 97% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 36 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Catastrophic Present Tense in Infinite Craft?

Combine Catastrophic Trainwreck with Present Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 36 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Catastrophic Present Tense?

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

Is Catastrophic Present Tense hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 36 steps it is longer than 97% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Catastrophic Present Tense?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Catastrophic Present Tense, 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.