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How to Make Future Cave in Infinite Craft

Future Cave is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 38 combinations to get there, and the final one is Future Tense plus Nerocave. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Future TenseNerocaveFuture Cave

Marathon38 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 61

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 38 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustFireAsh
  3. 3FireWaterSteam
  4. 4FireSteamEngine
  5. 5EarthEngineTractor
  6. 6EarthTractorFarm
  7. 7FarmFireBarbecue
  8. 8AshBarbecueBurger
  9. 9BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  10. 10DustEngineVacuum
  11. 11FireVacuumBlack Hole
  12. 12Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  13. 13Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  14. 14EarthWaterPlant
  15. 15PlantSteamTea
  16. 16EngineWindWindmill
  17. 17TeaWindmillDutch
  18. 18DustEarthPlanet
  19. 19FirePlanetSun
  20. 20SunTime MachineFuture
  21. 21DutchFutureTense
  22. 22Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  23. 23EarthSteamMud
  24. 24FireMudBrick
  25. 25BrickWindHouse
  26. 26EarthEarthMountain
  27. 27HouseMountainCave
  28. 28PlantWindDandelion
  29. 29DandelionEarthFlower
  30. 30WaterWaterLake
  31. 31LakePlantLily
  32. 32LilyWaterPond
  33. 33FirePondSoup
  34. 34PlantSoupSalad
  35. 35FlowerSaladCaesar
  36. 36CaesarLakeNero
  37. 37CaveNeroNerocave
  38. 38Future TenseNerocaveFuture Cave
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Dust + Fire→ Ash3Fire + Water→ Steam4Fire + Steam→ Engine5Earth + Engine→ Tractor6Earth + Tractor→ Farm7Farm + Fire→ Barbecue8Ash + Barbecue→ Burger9Burger + Water→ Soggy Burger10Dust + Engine→ Vacuum11Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole12Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine13Soggy Burger + Time Machine→ Future Burger14Earth + Water→ Plant15Plant + Steam→ Tea16Engine + Wind→ Windmill17Tea + Windmill→ Dutch18Dust + Earth→ Planet19Fire + Planet→ Sun20Sun + Time Machine→ Future21Dutch + Future→ Tense22Future Burger + Tense→ Future Tense23Earth + Steam→ Mud24Fire + Mud→ Brick25Brick + Wind→ House26Earth + Earth→ Mountain27House + Mountain→ Cave28Plant + Wind→ Dandelion29Dandelion + Earth→ Flower30Water + Water→ Lake31Lake + Plant→ Lily32Lily + Water→ Pond33Fire + Pond→ Soup34Plant + Soup→ Salad35Flower + Salad→ Caesar36Caesar + Lake→ Nero37Cave + Nero→ Nerocave38Future Tense + Nerocave→ Future Cave

What you can make with Future Cave

Future Cave at a glance

Steps to craft
38
Marathon
Crafting depth
61
longer than 97% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
1
other combinations

Other elements that take 38 steps

Similar effort to Future Cave, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Future Cave in Infinite Craft?

Combine Future Tense with Nerocave. The full path from the base elements takes 38 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Future Cave?

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

Is Future Cave hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 38 steps it is longer than 97% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Future Cave?

Only one known combination produces Future Cave.

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