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How to Make Forwards in Infinite Craft

Forwards is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 27 combinations to get there, and the final one is Backwards plus Not. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

BackwardsNotForwards

Marathon27 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 344 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 27 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2FireSteamEngine
  3. 3EarthWaterPlant
  4. 4EnginePlantCar
  5. 5WaterWindWave
  6. 6EarthWaveSand
  7. 7FireSandGlass
  8. 8GlassSteamMirror
  9. 9FireFireVolcano
  10. 10MirrorVolcanoEcho
  11. 11CarEchoReverse
  12. 12EngineSteamTrain
  13. 13ReverseTrainBackwards
  14. 14WindWindTornado
  15. 15TornadoWaterTsunami
  16. 16EarthTsunamiIsland
  17. 17EarthIslandContinent
  18. 18SteamWaveSurf
  19. 19ContinentSurfAustralia
  20. 20EarthEarthMountain
  21. 21MountainWindAvalanche
  22. 22AvalancheWindSnow
  23. 23AustraliaSnowNo
  24. 24WaterWaterLake
  25. 25LakeWaterOcean
  26. 26NoOceanNot
  27. 27BackwardsNotForwards
Crafting tree
1Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam2Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine3Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant4Engine + Plantโ†’ Car5Water + Windโ†’ Wave6Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand7Fire + Sandโ†’ Glass8Glass + Steamโ†’ Mirror9Fire + Fireโ†’ Volcano10Mirror + Volcanoโ†’ Echo11Car + Echoโ†’ Reverse12Engine + Steamโ†’ Train13Reverse + Trainโ†’ Backwards14Wind + Windโ†’ Tornado15Tornado + Waterโ†’ Tsunami16Earth + Tsunamiโ†’ Island17Earth + Islandโ†’ Continent18Steam + Waveโ†’ Surf19Continent + Surfโ†’ Australia20Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain21Mountain + Windโ†’ Avalanche22Avalanche + Windโ†’ Snow23Australia + Snowโ†’ No24Water + Waterโ†’ Lake25Lake + Waterโ†’ Ocean26No + Oceanโ†’ Not27Backwards + Notโ†’ Forwards

Other ways to make Forwards

4 combinations are known to produce Forwards. Here are 4 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Forwards
FirstSecondResult
BackwardsNotForwards
ForwardPluralForwards
ForewordPluralForwards
ForwardNoticesForwards

Forwards at a glance

Steps to craft
27
Marathon
Crafting depth
34
longer than 93% of solved elements
Known recipes
4
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 27 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Forwards in Infinite Craft?

Combine Backwards with Not. The full path from the base elements takes 27 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Forwards?

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

Is Forwards hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 27 steps it is longer than 93% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Forwards?

Yes. 4 combinations are known to produce Forwards, 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.