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How to Make Foreshortening in Infinite Craft

Foreshortening is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 83 combinations to get there, and the final one is Foretape plus Short Ids. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

ForetapeShort IdsForeshortening

Marathon83 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 138

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 83 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWaterLake
  2. 2WaterWindWave
  3. 3EarthWaveSand
  4. 4SandWaterBeach
  5. 5FireWaterSteam
  6. 6BeachSteamSauna
  7. 7LakeSaunaFinland
  8. 8WindWindTornado
  9. 9TornadoWaterTsunami
  10. 10EarthTsunamiIsland
  11. 11EarthIslandContinent
  12. 12SteamWaveSurf
  13. 13ContinentSurfAustralia
  14. 14EarthEarthMountain
  15. 15MountainWindAvalanche
  16. 16AvalancheWindSnow
  17. 17AustraliaSnowNo
  18. 18EarthNoO
  19. 19NoOOn
  20. 20EarthWaterPlant
  21. 21EarthPlantTree
  22. 22TreeWaterRiver
  23. 23RiverTreePaper
  24. 24PaperPlantBook
  25. 25EarthRiverDelta
  26. 26BookDeltaAlphabet
  27. 27LakeWaterOcean
  28. 28LakeOceanSea
  29. 29SeaWindSail
  30. 30FireSailPirate
  31. 31AlphabetPirateR
  32. 32OnROr
  33. 33FinlandOrFor
  34. 34TornadoTornadoHurricane
  35. 35EarthWindDust
  36. 36DustEarthPlanet
  37. 37EarthPlanetMoon
  38. 38EarthSteamMud
  39. 39MoonMudCheese
  40. 40CheeseMudGlue
  41. 41GlueSteamSticky
  42. 42HurricaneStickyTape
  43. 43ForTapeForetape
  44. 44EarthFireLava
  45. 45DustFireAsh
  46. 46AshPlantTobacco
  47. 47FireFireVolcano
  48. 48TobaccoVolcanoCigar
  49. 49FireSandGlass
  50. 50GlassSteamMirror
  51. 51LakeMirrorNarcissus
  52. 52CigarNarcissusFreud
  53. 53PlanetSteamSteampunk
  54. 54FreudSteampunkSteam Freud
  55. 55LavaSteam FreudId
  56. 56FireSteamEngine
  57. 57EngineWindWindmill
  58. 58WaterWindmillEnergy
  59. 59EnergyLakeElectric Eel
  60. 60AlphabetElectric EelE
  61. 61AshTreePencil
  62. 62BookPencilHomework
  63. 63HomeworkTornadoF
  64. 64EFS
  65. 65IdSIds
  66. 66HurricanePlantPalm Tree
  67. 67Palm TreeWaterCoconut
  68. 68PlantWindDandelion
  69. 69FireWindSmoke
  70. 70SmokeWaterFog
  71. 71DandelionFogFairy
  72. 72EarthFairyGnome
  73. 73CoconutGnomeMidget
  74. 74MountainRiverCanyon
  75. 75LavaWaterStone
  76. 76PaperStoneTablet
  77. 77CanyonTabletRosetta Stone
  78. 78EarthRosetta StoneLanguage
  79. 79PlantWaterSwamp
  80. 80LanguageSwampSlang
  81. 81MidgetSlangShorty
  82. 82IdsShortyShort Ids
  83. 83ForetapeShort IdsForeshortening
Crafting tree
1Water + Water→ Lake2Water + Wind→ Wave3Earth + Wave→ Sand4Sand + Water→ Beach5Fire + Water→ Steam6Beach + Steam→ Sauna7Lake + Sauna→ Finland8Wind + Wind→ Tornado9Tornado + Water→ Tsunami10Earth + Tsunami→ Island11Earth + Island→ Continent12Steam + Wave→ Surf13Continent + Surf→ Australia14Earth + Earth→ Mountain15Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche16Avalanche + Wind→ Snow17Australia + Snow→ No18Earth + No→ O19No + O→ On20Earth + Water→ Plant21Earth + Plant→ Tree22Tree + Water→ River23River + Tree→ Paper24Paper + Plant→ Book25Earth + River→ Delta26Book + Delta→ Alphabet27Lake + Water→ Ocean28Lake + Ocean→ Sea29Sea + Wind→ Sail30Fire + Sail→ Pirate31Alphabet + Pirate→ R32On + R→ Or33Finland + Or→ For34Tornado + Tornado→ Hurricane35Earth + Wind→ Dust36Dust + Earth→ Planet37Earth + Planet→ Moon38Earth + Steam→ Mud39Moon + Mud→ Cheese40Cheese + Mud→ Glue41Glue + Steam→ Sticky42Hurricane + Sticky→ Tape43For + Tape→ Foretape44Earth + Fire→ Lava45Dust + Fire→ Ash46Ash + Plant→ Tobacco47Fire + Fire→ Volcano48Tobacco + Volcano→ Cigar49Fire + Sand→ Glass50Glass + Steam→ Mirror51Lake + Mirror→ Narcissus52Cigar + Narcissus→ Freud53Planet + Steam→ Steampunk54Freud + Steampunk→ Steam Freud55Lava + Steam Freud→ Id56Fire + Steam→ Engine57Engine + Wind→ Windmill58Water + Windmill→ Energy59Energy + Lake→ Electric Eel60Alphabet + Electric Eel→ E61Ash + Tree→ Pencil62Book + Pencil→ Homework63Homework + Tornado→ F64E + F→ S65Id + S→ Ids66Hurricane + Plant→ Palm Tree67Palm Tree + Water→ Coconut68Plant + Wind→ Dandelion69Fire + Wind→ Smoke70Smoke + Water→ Fog71Dandelion + Fog→ Fairy72Earth + Fairy→ Gnome73Coconut + Gnome→ Midget74Mountain + River→ Canyon75Lava + Water→ Stone76Paper + Stone→ Tablet77Canyon + Tablet→ Rosetta Stone78Earth + Rosetta Stone→ Language79Plant + Water→ Swamp80Language + Swamp→ Slang81Midget + Slang→ Shorty82Ids + Shorty→ Short Ids83Foretape + Short Ids→ Foreshortening

Foreshortening at a glance

Steps to craft
83
Marathon
Crafting depth
138
longer than 100% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 83 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Foreshortening in Infinite Craft?

Combine Foretape with Short Ids. The full path from the base elements takes 83 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Foreshortening?

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

Is Foreshortening hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 83 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Foreshortening?

Only one known combination produces Foreshortening.

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