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How to Make Dotting the I in Infinite Craft

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

The final combination

DottingFuture TenseDotting the I

Marathon48 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 101

Full crafting path from the base elements

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

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2FireWaterSteam
  3. 3SteamWindCloud
  4. 4CloudFireLightning
  5. 5FireWindSmoke
  6. 6DustEarthPlanet
  7. 7FirePlanetSun
  8. 8SunWindSunflower
  9. 9SmokeSunflowerSmoke Signal
  10. 10LightningSmoke SignalMorse Code
  11. 11DustMorse CodeDot
  12. 12WindWindTornado
  13. 13TornadoWaterTsunami
  14. 14EarthTsunamiIsland
  15. 15EarthIslandContinent
  16. 16WaterWindWave
  17. 17SteamWaveSurf
  18. 18ContinentSurfAustralia
  19. 19EarthEarthMountain
  20. 20MountainWindAvalanche
  21. 21AvalancheWindSnow
  22. 22AustraliaSnowNo
  23. 23WaterWaterLake
  24. 24LakeWaterOcean
  25. 25NoOceanNot
  26. 26FireSteamEngine
  27. 27DustEngineVacuum
  28. 28FireVacuumBlack Hole
  29. 29Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  30. 30NotSingularityPlural
  31. 31DotPluralDots
  32. 32DotsPluralDotting
  33. 33DustFireAsh
  34. 34EarthEngineTractor
  35. 35EarthTractorFarm
  36. 36FarmFireBarbecue
  37. 37AshBarbecueBurger
  38. 38BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  39. 39Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  40. 40Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  41. 41EarthWaterPlant
  42. 42PlantSteamTea
  43. 43EngineWindWindmill
  44. 44TeaWindmillDutch
  45. 45SunTime MachineFuture
  46. 46DutchFutureTense
  47. 47Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  48. 48DottingFuture TenseDotting the I
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Fire + Water→ Steam3Steam + Wind→ Cloud4Cloud + Fire→ Lightning5Fire + Wind→ Smoke6Dust + Earth→ Planet7Fire + Planet→ Sun8Sun + Wind→ Sunflower9Smoke + Sunflower→ Smoke Signal10Lightning + Smoke Signal→ Morse Code11Dust + Morse Code→ Dot12Wind + Wind→ Tornado13Tornado + Water→ Tsunami14Earth + Tsunami→ Island15Earth + Island→ Continent16Water + Wind→ Wave17Steam + Wave→ Surf18Continent + Surf→ Australia19Earth + Earth→ Mountain20Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche21Avalanche + Wind→ Snow22Australia + Snow→ No23Water + Water→ Lake24Lake + Water→ Ocean25No + Ocean→ Not26Fire + Steam→ Engine27Dust + Engine→ Vacuum28Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole29Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity30Not + Singularity→ Plural31Dot + Plural→ Dots32Dots + Plural→ Dotting33Dust + Fire→ Ash34Earth + Engine→ Tractor35Earth + Tractor→ Farm36Farm + Fire→ Barbecue37Ash + Barbecue→ Burger38Burger + Water→ Soggy Burger39Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine40Soggy Burger + Time Machine→ Future Burger41Earth + Water→ Plant42Plant + Steam→ Tea43Engine + Wind→ Windmill44Tea + Windmill→ Dutch45Sun + Time Machine→ Future46Dutch + Future→ Tense47Future Burger + Tense→ Future Tense48Dotting + Future Tense→ Dotting the I

Dotting the I at a glance

Steps to craft
48
Marathon
Crafting depth
101
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 48 steps

Similar effort to Dotting the I, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Dotting the I in Infinite Craft?

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

How many steps does it take to make Dotting the I?

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

Is Dotting the I 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 Dotting the I?

Only one known combination produces Dotting the I.

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