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How to Make Complex Present Tense in Infinite Craft

Complex Present Tense is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 50 combinations to get there, and the final one is Complexnow plus Present Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

ComplexnowPresent TenseComplex Present Tense

Marathon50 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 81

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 50 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2FireSteamEngine
  3. 3EngineWindWindmill
  4. 4WaterWindmillEnergy
  5. 5EarthWindDust
  6. 6EarthWaterPlant
  7. 7DustPlantPollen
  8. 8PollenWaterHoney
  9. 9HoneyWaterMeade
  10. 10DustWindSandstorm
  11. 11EarthFireLava
  12. 12LavaWaterStone
  13. 13SandstormStoneSphinx
  14. 14MeadeSphinxOedipus
  15. 15EnergyOedipusComplex
  16. 16WaterWindWave
  17. 17EarthWaveSand
  18. 18FireSandGlass
  19. 19GlassSandHourglass
  20. 20FireHourglassTime
  21. 21PlantWindDandelion
  22. 22DandelionWaterWine
  23. 23WindWineBalloon
  24. 24EarthPlantTree
  25. 25BalloonTreeBonsai
  26. 26EarthEarthMountain
  27. 27BonsaiMountainZen
  28. 28TimeZenNow
  29. 29ComplexNowComplexnow
  30. 30DustFireAsh
  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. 41TeaWindmillDutch
  42. 42DustEarthPlanet
  43. 43FirePlanetSun
  44. 44SunTime MachineFuture
  45. 45DutchFutureTense
  46. 46Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  47. 47WindWindTornado
  48. 48Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  49. 49Future TenseSingularityPresent Tense
  50. 50ComplexnowPresent TenseComplex Present Tense
Crafting tree
1Fire + Water→ Steam2Fire + Steam→ Engine3Engine + Wind→ Windmill4Water + Windmill→ Energy5Earth + Wind→ Dust6Earth + Water→ Plant7Dust + Plant→ Pollen8Pollen + Water→ Honey9Honey + Water→ Meade10Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm11Earth + Fire→ Lava12Lava + Water→ Stone13Sandstorm + Stone→ Sphinx14Meade + Sphinx→ Oedipus15Energy + Oedipus→ Complex16Water + Wind→ Wave17Earth + Wave→ Sand18Fire + Sand→ Glass19Glass + Sand→ Hourglass20Fire + Hourglass→ Time21Plant + Wind→ Dandelion22Dandelion + Water→ Wine23Wind + Wine→ Balloon24Earth + Plant→ Tree25Balloon + Tree→ Bonsai26Earth + Earth→ Mountain27Bonsai + Mountain→ Zen28Time + Zen→ Now29Complex + Now→ Complexnow30Dust + Fire→ Ash31Earth + 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→ Tea41Tea + Windmill→ Dutch42Dust + Earth→ Planet43Fire + Planet→ Sun44Sun + Time Machine→ Future45Dutch + Future→ Tense46Future Burger + Tense→ Future Tense47Wind + Wind→ Tornado48Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity49Future Tense + Singularity→ Present Tense50Complexnow + Present Tense→ Complex Present Tense

Complex Present Tense at a glance

Steps to craft
50
Marathon
Crafting depth
81
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 50 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Complex Present Tense in Infinite Craft?

Combine Complexnow with Present Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 50 steps.

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

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

Is Complex Present Tense hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 50 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

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

Only one known combination produces Complex Present Tense.

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