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How to Make Except Present in Infinite Craft

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

The final combination

ExceptownPresent TenseExcept Present

Marathon50 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 876 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

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

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustFireAsh
  3. 3EarthWaterPlant
  4. 4EarthPlantTree
  5. 5AshTreePencil
  6. 6DustPencilEraser
  7. 7FireWindSmoke
  8. 8PlantSmokeIncense
  9. 9IncenseSmokePrayer
  10. 10EraserPrayerError
  11. 11PlantWindDandelion
  12. 12DandelionPlantWeed
  13. 13DustWeedClean
  14. 14CleanWaterDrink
  15. 15DrinkEarthCoffee
  16. 16WindWindTornado
  17. 17TornadoWaterTsunami
  18. 18EarthTsunamiIsland
  19. 19CoffeeIslandJava
  20. 20ErrorJavaException
  21. 21FireWaterSteam
  22. 22EarthSteamMud
  23. 23FireMudBrick
  24. 24BrickWindHouse
  25. 25FireHouseFireplace
  26. 26FireplaceHouseHome
  27. 27ExceptionHomeExcept
  28. 28HouseHouseTown
  29. 29ExceptTownExceptown
  30. 30FireSteamEngine
  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. 48Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  49. 49Future TenseSingularityPresent Tense
  50. 50ExceptownPresent TenseExcept Present
Crafting tree
1Earth + Windโ†’ Dust2Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash3Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant4Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree5Ash + Treeโ†’ Pencil6Dust + Pencilโ†’ Eraser7Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke8Plant + Smokeโ†’ Incense9Incense + Smokeโ†’ Prayer10Eraser + Prayerโ†’ Error11Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion12Dandelion + Plantโ†’ Weed13Dust + Weedโ†’ Clean14Clean + Waterโ†’ Drink15Drink + Earthโ†’ Coffee16Wind + Windโ†’ Tornado17Tornado + Waterโ†’ Tsunami18Earth + Tsunamiโ†’ Island19Coffee + Islandโ†’ Java20Error + Javaโ†’ Exception21Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam22Earth + Steamโ†’ Mud23Fire + Mudโ†’ Brick24Brick + Windโ†’ House25Fire + Houseโ†’ Fireplace26Fireplace + Houseโ†’ Home27Exception + Homeโ†’ Except28House + Houseโ†’ Town29Except + Townโ†’ Exceptown30Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine31Earth + Engineโ†’ Tractor32Earth + Tractorโ†’ Farm33Farm + Fireโ†’ Barbecue34Ash + Barbecueโ†’ Burger35Burger + Waterโ†’ Soggy Burger36Dust + Engineโ†’ Vacuum37Fire + Vacuumโ†’ Black Hole38Black Hole + Engineโ†’ Time Machine39Soggy Burger + Time Machineโ†’ Future Burger40Plant + Steamโ†’ Tea41Engine + Windโ†’ Windmill42Tea + Windmillโ†’ Dutch43Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet44Fire + Planetโ†’ Sun45Sun + Time Machineโ†’ Future46Dutch + Futureโ†’ Tense47Future Burger + Tenseโ†’ Future Tense48Black Hole + Tornadoโ†’ Singularity49Future Tense + Singularityโ†’ Present Tense50Exceptown + Present Tenseโ†’ Except Present

Other ways to make Except Present

6 combinations are known to produce Except Present. Here are 6 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Except Present
FirstSecondResult
ExceptaurusPresent TenseExcept Present
ExceptrollPresent TenseExcept Present
ExceptownPresent TenseExcept Present
ExceptphonePresent TenseExcept Present
ExcepturlPresent TenseExcept Present
ExceptronPresent TenseExcept Present

Except Present at a glance

Steps to craft
50
Marathon
Crafting depth
87
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
6
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 50 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Except Present in Infinite Craft?

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

How many steps does it take to make Except Present?

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

Is Except Present 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 Except Present?

Yes. 6 combinations are known to produce Except Present, and the shortest route is shown above.

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