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How to Make Colouring the Future in Infinite Craft

Colouring the Future is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 48 combinations to get there, and the final one is Colouring plus Future Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

ColouringFuture TenseColouring the Future

Marathon48 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 78

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 48 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustFireAsh
  3. 3EarthWaterPlant
  4. 4EarthPlantTree
  5. 5AshTreePencil
  6. 6AshPencilCrayon
  7. 7EarthEarthMountain
  8. 8MountainWindAvalanche
  9. 9AvalancheEarthLandslide
  10. 10CrayonLandslideColour
  11. 11PlantWindDandelion
  12. 12DandelionWindSeed
  13. 13SeedTreeApple
  14. 14WaterWindWave
  15. 15EarthWaveSand
  16. 16FireSandGlass
  17. 17FireGlassLens
  18. 18MountainSandPyramid
  19. 19LensPyramidEye
  20. 20AppleEyeI
  21. 21EarthFireLava
  22. 22LavaWaterStone
  23. 23PlantStoneFossil
  24. 24FossilWaveAmmonite
  25. 25AmmoniteFireAmmonia
  26. 26FireWaterSteam
  27. 27FireSteamEngine
  28. 28AmmoniaEngineNitrogen
  29. 29INitrogenIN
  30. 30ColourINColouring
  31. 31EarthEngineTractor
  32. 32EarthTractorFarm
  33. 33FarmFireBarbecue
  34. 34AshBarbecueBurger
  35. 35BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  36. 36DustEngineVacuum
  37. 37FireVacuumBlack Hole
  38. 38Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  39. 39Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  40. 40PlantSteamTea
  41. 41EngineWindWindmill
  42. 42TeaWindmillDutch
  43. 43DustEarthPlanet
  44. 44FirePlanetSun
  45. 45SunTime MachineFuture
  46. 46DutchFutureTense
  47. 47Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  48. 48ColouringFuture TenseColouring the Future
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Dust + Fire→ Ash3Earth + Water→ Plant4Earth + Plant→ Tree5Ash + Tree→ Pencil6Ash + Pencil→ Crayon7Earth + Earth→ Mountain8Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche9Avalanche + Earth→ Landslide10Crayon + Landslide→ Colour11Plant + Wind→ Dandelion12Dandelion + Wind→ Seed13Seed + Tree→ Apple14Water + Wind→ Wave15Earth + Wave→ Sand16Fire + Sand→ Glass17Fire + Glass→ Lens18Mountain + Sand→ Pyramid19Lens + Pyramid→ Eye20Apple + Eye→ I21Earth + Fire→ Lava22Lava + Water→ Stone23Plant + Stone→ Fossil24Fossil + Wave→ Ammonite25Ammonite + Fire→ Ammonia26Fire + Water→ Steam27Fire + Steam→ Engine28Ammonia + Engine→ Nitrogen29I + Nitrogen→ IN30Colour + IN→ Colouring31Earth + Engine→ Tractor32Earth + Tractor→ Farm33Farm + Fire→ Barbecue34Ash + Barbecue→ Burger35Burger + Water→ Soggy Burger36Dust + Engine→ Vacuum37Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole38Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine39Soggy Burger + Time Machine→ Future Burger40Plant + Steam→ Tea41Engine + Wind→ Windmill42Tea + Windmill→ Dutch43Dust + Earth→ Planet44Fire + Planet→ Sun45Sun + Time Machine→ Future46Dutch + Future→ Tense47Future Burger + Tense→ Future Tense48Colouring + Future Tense→ Colouring the Future

Colouring the Future at a glance

Steps to craft
48
Marathon
Crafting depth
78
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Colouring the Future in Infinite Craft?

Combine Colouring with Future Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 48 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Colouring the Future?

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

Is Colouring the Future hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 48 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Colouring the Future?

Only one known combination produces Colouring the Future.

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