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How to Make Chip Shortage in Infinite Craft

Chip Shortage is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 28 combinations to get there, and the final one is Chip plus Shortypo. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

ChipShortypoChip Shortage

Marathon28 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 39

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 28 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustEarthPlanet
  3. 3DustWindSandstorm
  4. 4PlanetSandstormMars
  5. 5EarthWaterPlant
  6. 6MarsPlantPotato
  7. 7FirePotatoChip
  8. 8EarthEarthMountain
  9. 9WaterWaterLake
  10. 10LakeMountainFjord
  11. 11DustFjordTroll
  12. 12MountainTrollDwarf
  13. 13DustPlantPollen
  14. 14PollenWaterHoney
  15. 15EarthPlanetMoon
  16. 16HoneyMoonHoneymoon
  17. 17DwarfHoneymoonShort
  18. 18FireWaterSteam
  19. 19EarthSteamMud
  20. 20WindWindTornado
  21. 21TornadoTornadoHurricane
  22. 22HurricaneSteamSteamboat
  23. 23MudSteamboatMississippi
  24. 24TornadoWaterTsunami
  25. 25MississippiTsunamiMistake
  26. 26MistakeWindTypo
  27. 27ShortTypoShortypo
  28. 28ChipShortypoChip Shortage
Crafting tree
1Earth + Windโ†’ Dust2Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet3Dust + Windโ†’ Sandstorm4Planet + Sandstormโ†’ Mars5Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant6Mars + Plantโ†’ Potato7Fire + Potatoโ†’ Chip8Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain9Water + Waterโ†’ Lake10Lake + Mountainโ†’ Fjord11Dust + Fjordโ†’ Troll12Mountain + Trollโ†’ Dwarf13Dust + Plantโ†’ Pollen14Pollen + Waterโ†’ Honey15Earth + Planetโ†’ Moon16Honey + Moonโ†’ Honeymoon17Dwarf + Honeymoonโ†’ Short18Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam19Earth + Steamโ†’ Mud20Wind + Windโ†’ Tornado21Tornado + Tornadoโ†’ Hurricane22Hurricane + Steamโ†’ Steamboat23Mud + Steamboatโ†’ Mississippi24Tornado + Waterโ†’ Tsunami25Mississippi + Tsunamiโ†’ Mistake26Mistake + Windโ†’ Typo27Short + Typoโ†’ Shortypo28Chip + Shortypoโ†’ Chip Shortage

What you can make with Chip Shortage

Chip Shortage at a glance

Steps to craft
28
Marathon
Crafting depth
39
longer than 93% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
9
other combinations

Other elements that take 28 steps

Similar effort to Chip Shortage, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Chip Shortage in Infinite Craft?

Combine Chip with Shortypo. The full path from the base elements takes 28 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Chip Shortage?

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

Is Chip Shortage hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 28 steps it is longer than 93% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Chip Shortage?

Only one known combination produces Chip Shortage.

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