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How to Make Foundations of the Future in Infinite Craft

Foundations of the Future is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 50 combinations to get there, and the final one is Foundations plus Future Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

FoundationsFuture TenseFoundations of the Future

Marathon50 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 83

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 50 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustFireAsh
  3. 3WaterWaterLake
  4. 4LakeWaterOcean
  5. 5EarthWaterPlant
  6. 6OceanPlantCoral
  7. 7CoralWindCoral Reef
  8. 8AshCoral ReefCement
  9. 9OceanWaterFish
  10. 10FishWindFlying Fish
  11. 11EarthFlying FishBird
  12. 12DustEarthPlanet
  13. 13EarthPlanetMoon
  14. 14BirdMoonOwl
  15. 15OwlWaterWisdom
  16. 16CementWisdomFoundation
  17. 17WindWindTornado
  18. 18TornadoWaterTsunami
  19. 19EarthTsunamiIsland
  20. 20EarthIslandContinent
  21. 21FireWaterSteam
  22. 22WaterWindWave
  23. 23SteamWaveSurf
  24. 24ContinentSurfAustralia
  25. 25EarthEarthMountain
  26. 26MountainWindAvalanche
  27. 27AvalancheWindSnow
  28. 28AustraliaSnowNo
  29. 29NoOceanNot
  30. 30FireSteamEngine
  31. 31DustEngineVacuum
  32. 32FireVacuumBlack Hole
  33. 33Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  34. 34NotSingularityPlural
  35. 35FoundationPluralFoundations
  36. 36EarthEngineTractor
  37. 37EarthTractorFarm
  38. 38FarmFireBarbecue
  39. 39AshBarbecueBurger
  40. 40BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  41. 41Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  42. 42Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  43. 43PlantSteamTea
  44. 44EngineWindWindmill
  45. 45TeaWindmillDutch
  46. 46FirePlanetSun
  47. 47SunTime MachineFuture
  48. 48DutchFutureTense
  49. 49Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  50. 50FoundationsFuture TenseFoundations of the Future
Crafting tree
1Earth + Windโ†’ Dust2Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash3Water + Waterโ†’ Lake4Lake + Waterโ†’ Ocean5Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant6Ocean + Plantโ†’ Coral7Coral + Windโ†’ Coral Reef8Ash + Coral Reefโ†’ Cement9Ocean + Waterโ†’ Fish10Fish + Windโ†’ Flying Fish11Earth + Flying Fishโ†’ Bird12Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet13Earth + Planetโ†’ Moon14Bird + Moonโ†’ Owl15Owl + Waterโ†’ Wisdom16Cement + Wisdomโ†’ Foundation17Wind + Windโ†’ Tornado18Tornado + Waterโ†’ Tsunami19Earth + Tsunamiโ†’ Island20Earth + Islandโ†’ Continent21Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam22Water + Windโ†’ Wave23Steam + Waveโ†’ Surf24Continent + Surfโ†’ Australia25Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain26Mountain + Windโ†’ Avalanche27Avalanche + Windโ†’ Snow28Australia + Snowโ†’ No29No + Oceanโ†’ Not30Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine31Dust + Engineโ†’ Vacuum32Fire + Vacuumโ†’ Black Hole33Black Hole + Tornadoโ†’ Singularity34Not + Singularityโ†’ Plural35Foundation + Pluralโ†’ Foundations36Earth + Engineโ†’ Tractor37Earth + Tractorโ†’ Farm38Farm + Fireโ†’ Barbecue39Ash + Barbecueโ†’ Burger40Burger + Waterโ†’ Soggy Burger41Black Hole + Engineโ†’ Time Machine42Soggy Burger + Time Machineโ†’ Future Burger43Plant + Steamโ†’ Tea44Engine + Windโ†’ Windmill45Tea + Windmillโ†’ Dutch46Fire + Planetโ†’ Sun47Sun + Time Machineโ†’ Future48Dutch + Futureโ†’ Tense49Future Burger + Tenseโ†’ Future Tense50Foundations + Future Tenseโ†’ Foundations of the Future

Foundations of the Future at a glance

Steps to craft
50
Marathon
Crafting depth
83
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 50 steps

Similar effort to Foundations of the Future, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Foundations of the Future in Infinite Craft?

Combine Foundations with Future Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 50 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Foundations of the Future?

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

Is Foundations of the Future hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 50 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Foundations of the Future?

Only one known combination produces Foundations of the Future.

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