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How to Make Future Error in Infinite Craft

Future Error is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 45 combinations to get there, and the final one is Future Tense plus Trial By Error. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Future TenseTrial By ErrorFuture Error

Marathon45 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 74

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 45 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. 23EarthPlantTree
  24. 24TreeWaterRiver
  25. 25RiverTreePaper
  26. 26PaperPlantBook
  27. 27EarthRiverDelta
  28. 28BookDeltaAlphabet
  29. 29AlphabetFireAlphabet Soup
  30. 30FireWindSmoke
  31. 31PlantSmokeIncense
  32. 32WaterWindWave
  33. 33EarthWaveSand
  34. 34IncenseSandSnake
  35. 35Alphabet SoupSnakeAnagram
  36. 36WaterWaterLake
  37. 37EarthTeaTeapot
  38. 38TeapotWindKettle
  39. 39KettleSteamWhistle
  40. 40EarthWhistleReferee
  41. 41LakeRefereeJudge
  42. 42FireJudgeTrial
  43. 43FireTrialTrial by Fire
  44. 44AnagramTrial by FireTrial By Error
  45. 45Future TenseTrial By ErrorFuture Error
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 + Plant→ Tree24Tree + Water→ River25River + Tree→ Paper26Paper + Plant→ Book27Earth + River→ Delta28Book + Delta→ Alphabet29Alphabet + Fire→ Alphabet Soup30Fire + Wind→ Smoke31Plant + Smoke→ Incense32Water + Wind→ Wave33Earth + Wave→ Sand34Incense + Sand→ Snake35Alphabet Soup + Snake→ Anagram36Water + Water→ Lake37Earth + Tea→ Teapot38Teapot + Wind→ Kettle39Kettle + Steam→ Whistle40Earth + Whistle→ Referee41Lake + Referee→ Judge42Fire + Judge→ Trial43Fire + Trial→ Trial by Fire44Anagram + Trial by Fire→ Trial By Error45Future Tense + Trial By Error→ Future Error

Future Error at a glance

Steps to craft
45
Marathon
Crafting depth
74
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 45 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Future Error in Infinite Craft?

Combine Future Tense with Trial By Error. The full path from the base elements takes 45 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Future Error?

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

Is Future Error hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 45 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Future Error?

Only one known combination produces Future Error.

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