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How to Make FIO in Infinite Craft

FIO is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 62 combinations to get there, and the final one is Factorio plus Initials. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

FactorioInitialsFIO

Marathon62 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 1032 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 62 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2FireSteamEngine
  3. 3EarthEngineTractor
  4. 4EarthTractorFarm
  5. 5FarmWaterRice
  6. 6RiceWindFan
  7. 7EarthWaterPlant
  8. 8EarthPlantTree
  9. 9TreeWaterRiver
  10. 10PlantWaterSwamp
  11. 11PlantSwampVenus Flytrap
  12. 12RiverVenus FlytrapAmazon
  13. 13PlantWindDandelion
  14. 14DandelionWaterWine
  15. 15WindWineBalloon
  16. 16BalloonWineParty
  17. 17AmazonPartyPrime
  18. 18FanPrimeFactor
  19. 19FireWindSmoke
  20. 20SmokeWaterFog
  21. 21EarthWindDust
  22. 22DustWindSandstorm
  23. 23EarthFireLava
  24. 24LavaWaterStone
  25. 25SandstormStoneSphinx
  26. 26FogSphinxRiddle
  27. 27SteamWineStew
  28. 28StewTreeStewpid
  29. 29RiddleStewpidYou
  30. 30FactorYouFactorio
  31. 31RiverTreePaper
  32. 32PaperPlantBook
  33. 33EarthRiverDelta
  34. 34BookDeltaAlphabet
  35. 35EarthEarthMountain
  36. 36WaterWaterLake
  37. 37LakeMountainFjord
  38. 38DustFjordTroll
  39. 39MountainTrollDwarf
  40. 40DustPlantPollen
  41. 41PollenWaterHoney
  42. 42DustEarthPlanet
  43. 43EarthPlanetMoon
  44. 44HoneyMoonHoneymoon
  45. 45DwarfHoneymoonShort
  46. 46AlphabetShortAcronym
  47. 47PollenWindAllergy
  48. 48EnginePlantCar
  49. 49CarDustRust
  50. 50FireRustIron
  51. 51EarthIronMetal
  52. 52AllergyMetalNickel
  53. 53NickelSmokeNickelodeon
  54. 54PlantStoneFossil
  55. 55FireFossilDinosaur
  56. 56DustTreeWood
  57. 57SandstormWoodSandal
  58. 58DinosaurSandalThesaurus
  59. 59LakeThesaurusSynonym
  60. 60NickelodeonSynonymNickname
  61. 61AcronymNicknameInitials
  62. 62FactorioInitialsFIO
Crafting tree
1Fire + Water→ Steam2Fire + Steam→ Engine3Earth + Engine→ Tractor4Earth + Tractor→ Farm5Farm + Water→ Rice6Rice + Wind→ Fan7Earth + Water→ Plant8Earth + Plant→ Tree9Tree + Water→ River10Plant + Water→ Swamp11Plant + Swamp→ Venus Flytrap12River + Venus Flytrap→ Amazon13Plant + Wind→ Dandelion14Dandelion + Water→ Wine15Wind + Wine→ Balloon16Balloon + Wine→ Party17Amazon + Party→ Prime18Fan + Prime→ Factor19Fire + Wind→ Smoke20Smoke + Water→ Fog21Earth + Wind→ Dust22Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm23Earth + Fire→ Lava24Lava + Water→ Stone25Sandstorm + Stone→ Sphinx26Fog + Sphinx→ Riddle27Steam + Wine→ Stew28Stew + Tree→ Stewpid29Riddle + Stewpid→ You30Factor + You→ Factorio31River + Tree→ Paper32Paper + Plant→ Book33Earth + River→ Delta34Book + Delta→ Alphabet35Earth + Earth→ Mountain36Water + Water→ Lake37Lake + Mountain→ Fjord38Dust + Fjord→ Troll39Mountain + Troll→ Dwarf40Dust + Plant→ Pollen41Pollen + Water→ Honey42Dust + Earth→ Planet43Earth + Planet→ Moon44Honey + Moon→ Honeymoon45Dwarf + Honeymoon→ Short46Alphabet + Short→ Acronym47Pollen + Wind→ Allergy48Engine + Plant→ Car49Car + Dust→ Rust50Fire + Rust→ Iron51Earth + Iron→ Metal52Allergy + Metal→ Nickel53Nickel + Smoke→ Nickelodeon54Plant + Stone→ Fossil55Fire + Fossil→ Dinosaur56Dust + Tree→ Wood57Sandstorm + Wood→ Sandal58Dinosaur + Sandal→ Thesaurus59Lake + Thesaurus→ Synonym60Nickelodeon + Synonym→ Nickname61Acronym + Nickname→ Initials62Factorio + Initials→ FIO

Other ways to make FIO

2 combinations are known to produce FIO. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce FIO
FirstSecondResult
FactorioInitialsFIO
FactorioINITIALSFIO

FIO at a glance

Steps to craft
62
Marathon
Crafting depth
103
longer than 100% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 62 steps

Similar effort to FIO, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make FIO in Infinite Craft?

Combine Factorio with Initials. The full path from the base elements takes 62 steps.

How many steps does it take to make FIO?

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

Is FIO hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 62 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make FIO?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce FIO, 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.