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How to Make Catching Up in Infinite Craft

Catching Up is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 43 combinations to get there, and the final one is Catchphrase plus Present Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

CatchphrasePresent TenseCatching Up

Marathon43 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 713 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 43 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2EarthWaterPlant
  3. 3PlantWaterSwamp
  4. 4PlantSwampVenus Flytrap
  5. 5DustVenus FlytrapDust Trap
  6. 6Dust TrapVenus FlytrapFlypaper
  7. 7EarthPlantTree
  8. 8TreeWindLeaf
  9. 9FlypaperLeafCatch
  10. 10FireWindSmoke
  11. 11SmokeWaterFog
  12. 12TreeWaterRiver
  13. 13RiverTreePaper
  14. 14EarthPaperMap
  15. 15FogMapLost
  16. 16LostWindDirection
  17. 17DustEarthPlanet
  18. 18EarthPlanetMoon
  19. 19DirectionMoonPhase
  20. 20CatchPhaseCatchphrase
  21. 21DustFireAsh
  22. 22FireWaterSteam
  23. 23FireSteamEngine
  24. 24EarthEngineTractor
  25. 25EarthTractorFarm
  26. 26FarmFireBarbecue
  27. 27AshBarbecueBurger
  28. 28BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  29. 29DustEngineVacuum
  30. 30FireVacuumBlack Hole
  31. 31Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  32. 32Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  33. 33PlantSteamTea
  34. 34EngineWindWindmill
  35. 35TeaWindmillDutch
  36. 36FirePlanetSun
  37. 37SunTime MachineFuture
  38. 38DutchFutureTense
  39. 39Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  40. 40WindWindTornado
  41. 41Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  42. 42Future TenseSingularityPresent Tense
  43. 43CatchphrasePresent TenseCatching Up
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Earth + Water→ Plant3Plant + Water→ Swamp4Plant + Swamp→ Venus Flytrap5Dust + Venus Flytrap→ Dust Trap6Dust Trap + Venus Flytrap→ Flypaper7Earth + Plant→ Tree8Tree + Wind→ Leaf9Flypaper + Leaf→ Catch10Fire + Wind→ Smoke11Smoke + Water→ Fog12Tree + Water→ River13River + Tree→ Paper14Earth + Paper→ Map15Fog + Map→ Lost16Lost + Wind→ Direction17Dust + Earth→ Planet18Earth + Planet→ Moon19Direction + Moon→ Phase20Catch + Phase→ Catchphrase21Dust + Fire→ Ash22Fire + Water→ Steam23Fire + Steam→ Engine24Earth + Engine→ Tractor25Earth + Tractor→ Farm26Farm + Fire→ Barbecue27Ash + Barbecue→ Burger28Burger + Water→ Soggy Burger29Dust + Engine→ Vacuum30Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole31Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine32Soggy Burger + Time Machine→ Future Burger33Plant + Steam→ Tea34Engine + Wind→ Windmill35Tea + Windmill→ Dutch36Fire + Planet→ Sun37Sun + Time Machine→ Future38Dutch + Future→ Tense39Future Burger + Tense→ Future Tense40Wind + Wind→ Tornado41Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity42Future Tense + Singularity→ Present Tense43Catchphrase + Present Tense→ Catching Up

Other ways to make Catching Up

3 combinations are known to produce Catching Up. Here are 3 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Catching Up
FirstSecondResult
CatchphrasePresent TenseCatching Up
CatchfuckPresent TenseCatching Up
ChasingPast TenseCatching Up

Catching Up at a glance

Steps to craft
43
Marathon
Crafting depth
71
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
3
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 43 steps

Similar effort to Catching Up, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Catching Up in Infinite Craft?

Combine Catchphrase with Present Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 43 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Catching Up?

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

Is Catching Up hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 43 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Catching Up?

Yes. 3 combinations are known to produce Catching Up, 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.