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How to Make Cave Invaders in Infinite Craft

Cave Invaders is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 25 combinations to get there, and the final one is Cave plus Metro Invaders. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

CaveMetro InvadersCave Invaders

Marathon25 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 36

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 25 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2EarthSteamMud
  3. 3FireMudBrick
  4. 4BrickWindHouse
  5. 5EarthEarthMountain
  6. 6HouseMountainCave
  7. 7FireSteamEngine
  8. 8EngineSteamTrain
  9. 9TrainWaterSubmarine
  10. 10SubmarineTrainSubway
  11. 11SubwayTrainMetro
  12. 12EarthWindDust
  13. 13WaterWaterLake
  14. 14LakeWaterOcean
  15. 15OceanWaterFish
  16. 16DustFishStarfish
  17. 17StarfishWindFlying Starfish
  18. 18DustEarthPlanet
  19. 19PlanetSteamSteampunk
  20. 20SteampunkWindAirship
  21. 21AirshipWindZeppelin
  22. 22MountainZeppelinMothership
  23. 23Flying StarfishMothershipSpace Invaders
  24. 24MetroSpace InvadersMetro Invaders
  25. 25CaveMetro InvadersCave Invaders
Crafting tree
1Fire + Water→ Steam2Earth + Steam→ Mud3Fire + Mud→ Brick4Brick + Wind→ House5Earth + Earth→ Mountain6House + Mountain→ Cave7Fire + Steam→ Engine8Engine + Steam→ Train9Train + Water→ Submarine10Submarine + Train→ Subway11Subway + Train→ Metro12Earth + Wind→ Dust13Water + Water→ Lake14Lake + Water→ Ocean15Ocean + Water→ Fish16Dust + Fish→ Starfish17Starfish + Wind→ Flying Starfish18Dust + Earth→ Planet19Planet + Steam→ Steampunk20Steampunk + Wind→ Airship21Airship + Wind→ Zeppelin22Mountain + Zeppelin→ Mothership23Flying Starfish + Mothership→ Space Invaders24Metro + Space Invaders→ Metro Invaders25Cave + Metro Invaders→ Cave Invaders

What you can make with Cave Invaders

Cave Invaders at a glance

Steps to craft
25
Marathon
Crafting depth
36
longer than 91% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
8
other combinations

Other elements that take 25 steps

Similar effort to Cave Invaders, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Cave Invaders in Infinite Craft?

Combine Cave with Metro Invaders. The full path from the base elements takes 25 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Cave Invaders?

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

Is Cave Invaders hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 25 steps it is longer than 91% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Cave Invaders?

Only one known combination produces Cave Invaders.

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