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How to Make Ford Prefect in Infinite Craft

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

The final combination

Douglas AdamsFordFord Prefect

Marathon21 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 31

Full crafting path from the base elements

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

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2EarthWaterPlant
  3. 3DustPlantPollen
  4. 4PollenWindAllergy
  5. 5AllergyPlantHay Fever
  6. 6FireWaterSteam
  7. 7FireSteamEngine
  8. 8EngineEngineRocket
  9. 9EngineRocketSpace Ship
  10. 10WindWindTornado
  11. 11TornadoWaterTsunami
  12. 12SteamTsunamiTitanic
  13. 13Space ShipTitanicSpace Titanic
  14. 14Hay FeverSpace TitanicDouglas Adams
  15. 15EarthTsunamiIsland
  16. 16EarthIslandContinent
  17. 17EngineSteamTrain
  18. 18ContinentTrainTranscontinental Railroad
  19. 19EarthTranscontinental RailroadUnited States
  20. 20EngineUnited StatesFord
  21. 21Douglas AdamsFordFord Prefect
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Earth + Water→ Plant3Dust + Plant→ Pollen4Pollen + Wind→ Allergy5Allergy + Plant→ Hay Fever6Fire + Water→ Steam7Fire + Steam→ Engine8Engine + Engine→ Rocket9Engine + Rocket→ Space Ship10Wind + Wind→ Tornado11Tornado + Water→ Tsunami12Steam + Tsunami→ Titanic13Space Ship + Titanic→ Space Titanic14Hay Fever + Space Titanic→ Douglas Adams15Earth + Tsunami→ Island16Earth + Island→ Continent17Engine + Steam→ Train18Continent + Train→ Transcontinental Railroad19Earth + Transcontinental Railroad→ United States20Engine + United States→ Ford21Douglas Adams + Ford→ Ford Prefect

What you can make with Ford Prefect

Ford Prefect at a glance

Steps to craft
21
Marathon
Crafting depth
31
longer than 87% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
29
other combinations

Other elements that take 21 steps

Similar effort to Ford Prefect, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Ford Prefect in Infinite Craft?

Combine Douglas Adams with Ford. The full path from the base elements takes 21 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Ford Prefect?

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

Is Ford Prefect 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 Ford Prefect?

Only one known combination produces Ford Prefect.

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