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How to Make Controlling the Present in Infinite Craft

Controlling the Present is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 59 combinations to get there, and the final one is Controlled Dialect plus Present Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Controlled DialectPresent TenseControlling the Present

Marathon59 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 106

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 59 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2FireSteamEngine
  3. 3EngineWindWindmill
  4. 4WaterWindmillEnergy
  5. 5WaterWaterLake
  6. 6EnergyLakeElectric Eel
  7. 7EarthElectric EelBattery
  8. 8EarthSteamMud
  9. 9FireMudBrick
  10. 10BatteryBrickRemote
  11. 11EarthWaterPlant
  12. 12PlantWindDandelion
  13. 13DandelionWaterWine
  14. 14RemoteWineControl
  15. 15WindWindTornado
  16. 16TornadoWaterTsunami
  17. 17EarthTsunamiIsland
  18. 18EarthIslandContinent
  19. 19ContinentLakeAmerica
  20. 20EarthFireLava
  21. 21LavaWaterStone
  22. 22LavaStoneObsidian
  23. 23AmericaObsidianObama
  24. 24AmericaObamaChange
  25. 25EarthPlantTree
  26. 26TreeWaterRiver
  27. 27EnginePlantCar
  28. 28RiverTreePaper
  29. 29CarPaperTraffic Ticket
  30. 30RiverTraffic TicketFine
  31. 31ChangeFineDifference
  32. 32EarthEarthMountain
  33. 33MountainRiverCanyon
  34. 34PaperStoneTablet
  35. 35CanyonTabletRosetta Stone
  36. 36EarthRosetta StoneLanguage
  37. 37DifferenceLanguageDialect
  38. 38ControlDialectControlled Dialect
  39. 39EarthWindDust
  40. 40DustFireAsh
  41. 41EarthEngineTractor
  42. 42EarthTractorFarm
  43. 43FarmFireBarbecue
  44. 44AshBarbecueBurger
  45. 45BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  46. 46DustEngineVacuum
  47. 47FireVacuumBlack Hole
  48. 48Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  49. 49Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  50. 50PlantSteamTea
  51. 51TeaWindmillDutch
  52. 52DustEarthPlanet
  53. 53FirePlanetSun
  54. 54SunTime MachineFuture
  55. 55DutchFutureTense
  56. 56Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  57. 57Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  58. 58Future TenseSingularityPresent Tense
  59. 59Controlled DialectPresent TenseControlling the Present
Crafting tree
1Fire + Water→ Steam2Fire + Steam→ Engine3Engine + Wind→ Windmill4Water + Windmill→ Energy5Water + Water→ Lake6Energy + Lake→ Electric Eel7Earth + Electric Eel→ Battery8Earth + Steam→ Mud9Fire + Mud→ Brick10Battery + Brick→ Remote11Earth + Water→ Plant12Plant + Wind→ Dandelion13Dandelion + Water→ Wine14Remote + Wine→ Control15Wind + Wind→ Tornado16Tornado + Water→ Tsunami17Earth + Tsunami→ Island18Earth + Island→ Continent19Continent + Lake→ America20Earth + Fire→ Lava21Lava + Water→ Stone22Lava + Stone→ Obsidian23America + Obsidian→ Obama24America + Obama→ Change25Earth + Plant→ Tree26Tree + Water→ River27Engine + Plant→ Car28River + Tree→ Paper29Car + Paper→ Traffic Ticket30River + Traffic Ticket→ Fine31Change + Fine→ Difference32Earth + Earth→ Mountain33Mountain + River→ Canyon34Paper + Stone→ Tablet35Canyon + Tablet→ Rosetta Stone36Earth + Rosetta Stone→ Language37Difference + Language→ Dialect38Control + Dialect→ Controlled Dialect39Earth + Wind→ Dust40Dust + Fire→ Ash41Earth + Engine→ Tractor42Earth + Tractor→ Farm43Farm + Fire→ Barbecue44Ash + Barbecue→ Burger45Burger + Water→ Soggy Burger46Dust + Engine→ Vacuum47Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole48Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine49Soggy Burger + Time Machine→ Future Burger50Plant + Steam→ Tea51Tea + Windmill→ Dutch52Dust + Earth→ Planet53Fire + Planet→ Sun54Sun + Time Machine→ Future55Dutch + Future→ Tense56Future Burger + Tense→ Future Tense57Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity58Future Tense + Singularity→ Present Tense59Controlled Dialect + Present Tense→ Controlling the Present

Controlling the Present at a glance

Steps to craft
59
Marathon
Crafting depth
106
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 Controlling the Present in Infinite Craft?

Combine Controlled Dialect with Present Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 59 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Controlling the Present?

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

Is Controlling the Present hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 59 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Controlling the Present?

Only one known combination produces Controlling the Present.

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