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How to Make Formal Present in Infinite Craft

Formal Present is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 37 combinations to get there, and the final one is Formaldehyde plus Present Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

FormaldehydePresent TenseFormal Present

Marathon37 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 61

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 37 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2EarthWaterPlant
  3. 3EarthPlantTree
  4. 4TreeWindLeaf
  5. 5DustLeafCompost
  6. 6WaterWaterLake
  7. 7LakeWaterOcean
  8. 8OceanWaterFish
  9. 9FishWindFlying Fish
  10. 10EarthFlying FishBird
  11. 11BirdWaterPenguin
  12. 12LakePenguinTux
  13. 13CompostTuxFormaldehyde
  14. 14DustFireAsh
  15. 15FireWaterSteam
  16. 16FireSteamEngine
  17. 17EarthEngineTractor
  18. 18EarthTractorFarm
  19. 19FarmFireBarbecue
  20. 20AshBarbecueBurger
  21. 21BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  22. 22DustEngineVacuum
  23. 23FireVacuumBlack Hole
  24. 24Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  25. 25Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  26. 26PlantSteamTea
  27. 27EngineWindWindmill
  28. 28TeaWindmillDutch
  29. 29DustEarthPlanet
  30. 30FirePlanetSun
  31. 31SunTime MachineFuture
  32. 32DutchFutureTense
  33. 33Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  34. 34WindWindTornado
  35. 35Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  36. 36Future TenseSingularityPresent Tense
  37. 37FormaldehydePresent TenseFormal Present
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Earth + Water→ Plant3Earth + Plant→ Tree4Tree + Wind→ Leaf5Dust + Leaf→ Compost6Water + Water→ Lake7Lake + Water→ Ocean8Ocean + Water→ Fish9Fish + Wind→ Flying Fish10Earth + Flying Fish→ Bird11Bird + Water→ Penguin12Lake + Penguin→ Tux13Compost + Tux→ Formaldehyde14Dust + Fire→ Ash15Fire + Water→ Steam16Fire + Steam→ Engine17Earth + Engine→ Tractor18Earth + Tractor→ Farm19Farm + Fire→ Barbecue20Ash + Barbecue→ Burger21Burger + Water→ Soggy Burger22Dust + Engine→ Vacuum23Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole24Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine25Soggy Burger + Time Machine→ Future Burger26Plant + Steam→ Tea27Engine + Wind→ Windmill28Tea + Windmill→ Dutch29Dust + Earth→ Planet30Fire + Planet→ Sun31Sun + Time Machine→ Future32Dutch + Future→ Tense33Future Burger + Tense→ Future Tense34Wind + Wind→ Tornado35Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity36Future Tense + Singularity→ Present Tense37Formaldehyde + Present Tense→ Formal Present

Formal Present at a glance

Steps to craft
37
Marathon
Crafting depth
61
longer than 97% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 37 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Formal Present in Infinite Craft?

Combine Formaldehyde with Present Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 37 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Formal Present?

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

Is Formal Present hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 37 steps it is longer than 97% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Formal Present?

Only one known combination produces Formal Present.

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