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How to Make File Type in Infinite Craft

File Type is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 21 combinations to get there, and the final one is File Island plus Typewriter. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

File IslandTypewriterFile Type

Marathon21 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 342 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 21 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWaterLake
  2. 2EarthWaterPlant
  3. 3LakePlantLily
  4. 4WindWindTornado
  5. 5TornadoWaterTsunami
  6. 6EarthTsunamiIsland
  7. 7EarthIslandContinent
  8. 8ContinentLakeAmerica
  9. 9FireWaterSteam
  10. 10PlantSteamTea
  11. 11AmericaTeaTaxes
  12. 12LilyTaxesFiling
  13. 13FilingIslandFile Island
  14. 14EarthSteamMud
  15. 15TornadoTornadoHurricane
  16. 16HurricaneSteamSteamboat
  17. 17MudSteamboatMississippi
  18. 18MississippiTsunamiMistake
  19. 19MistakeWindTypo
  20. 20SteamTypoTypewriter
  21. 21File IslandTypewriterFile Type
Crafting tree
1Water + Waterโ†’ Lake2Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant3Lake + Plantโ†’ Lily4Wind + Windโ†’ Tornado5Tornado + Waterโ†’ Tsunami6Earth + Tsunamiโ†’ Island7Earth + Islandโ†’ Continent8Continent + Lakeโ†’ America9Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam10Plant + Steamโ†’ Tea11America + Teaโ†’ Taxes12Lily + Taxesโ†’ Filing13Filing + Islandโ†’ File Island14Earth + Steamโ†’ Mud15Tornado + Tornadoโ†’ Hurricane16Hurricane + Steamโ†’ Steamboat17Mud + Steamboatโ†’ Mississippi18Mississippi + Tsunamiโ†’ Mistake19Mistake + Windโ†’ Typo20Steam + Typoโ†’ Typewriter21File Island + Typewriterโ†’ File Type

Other ways to make File Type

2 combinations are known to produce File Type. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce File Type
FirstSecondResult
File IslandTypewriterFile Type
File IslandTypeFile Type

What you can make with File Type

File Type at a glance

Steps to craft
21
Marathon
Crafting depth
34
longer than 87% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
25
other combinations

Other elements that take 21 steps

Similar effort to File Type, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make File Type in Infinite Craft?

Combine File Island with Typewriter. The full path from the base elements takes 21 steps.

How many steps does it take to make File Type?

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

Is File Type hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 21 steps it is longer than 87% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make File Type?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce File Type, 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.