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How to Make Future Instances in Infinite Craft

Future Instances is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 69 combinations to get there, and the final one is Future Tense plus Instances. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Future TenseInstancesFuture Instances

Marathon69 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 109

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 69 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. 23WaterWindWave
  24. 24EarthWaveSand
  25. 25SandWaterBeach
  26. 26EarthFireLava
  27. 27LavaWaterStone
  28. 28PlantStoneFossil
  29. 29FossilWaterOil
  30. 30PlantWaterSwamp
  31. 31OilSwampTar
  32. 32TarWaterPitch
  33. 33EarthPitchBaseball
  34. 34EnginePlantCar
  35. 35EarthSteamMud
  36. 36CarMudRally
  37. 37PlantRallyProtest
  38. 38EngineProtestStrike
  39. 39BaseballStrikeOut
  40. 40BeachOutIn
  41. 41EarthPlantTree
  42. 42TreeWaterRiver
  43. 43RiverTreePaper
  44. 44PaperPlantBook
  45. 45EarthRiverDelta
  46. 46BookDeltaAlphabet
  47. 47WaterWaterLake
  48. 48LakeWaterOcean
  49. 49LakeOceanSea
  50. 50SeaWindSail
  51. 51FireSailPirate
  52. 52AlphabetPirateR
  53. 53FireWindSmoke
  54. 54PlantSmokeIncense
  55. 55IncenseWaterPerfume
  56. 56PerfumeWindSmell
  57. 57FireFireVolcano
  58. 58SmellVolcanoSulfur
  59. 59RSulfurRS
  60. 60InRSIns
  61. 61LakeStoneLighthouse
  62. 62SmokeStoneStatue
  63. 63LighthouseStatueStatue of Liberty
  64. 64Statue of LibertyWaterNew York
  65. 65EarthPlanetMoon
  66. 66MoonWaterTide
  67. 67New YorkTideTimes
  68. 68InsTimesInstances
  69. 69Future TenseInstancesFuture Instances
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 Tense23Water + Wind→ Wave24Earth + Wave→ Sand25Sand + Water→ Beach26Earth + Fire→ Lava27Lava + Water→ Stone28Plant + Stone→ Fossil29Fossil + Water→ Oil30Plant + Water→ Swamp31Oil + Swamp→ Tar32Tar + Water→ Pitch33Earth + Pitch→ Baseball34Engine + Plant→ Car35Earth + Steam→ Mud36Car + Mud→ Rally37Plant + Rally→ Protest38Engine + Protest→ Strike39Baseball + Strike→ Out40Beach + Out→ In41Earth + Plant→ Tree42Tree + Water→ River43River + Tree→ Paper44Paper + Plant→ Book45Earth + River→ Delta46Book + Delta→ Alphabet47Water + Water→ Lake48Lake + Water→ Ocean49Lake + Ocean→ Sea50Sea + Wind→ Sail51Fire + Sail→ Pirate52Alphabet + Pirate→ R53Fire + Wind→ Smoke54Plant + Smoke→ Incense55Incense + Water→ Perfume56Perfume + Wind→ Smell57Fire + Fire→ Volcano58Smell + Volcano→ Sulfur59R + Sulfur→ RS60In + RS→ Ins61Lake + Stone→ Lighthouse62Smoke + Stone→ Statue63Lighthouse + Statue→ Statue of Liberty64Statue of Liberty + Water→ New York65Earth + Planet→ Moon66Moon + Water→ Tide67New York + Tide→ Times68Ins + Times→ Instances69Future Tense + Instances→ Future Instances

Future Instances at a glance

Steps to craft
69
Marathon
Crafting depth
109
longer than 100% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 69 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Future Instances in Infinite Craft?

Combine Future Tense with Instances. The full path from the base elements takes 69 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Future Instances?

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

Is Future Instances hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 69 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Future Instances?

Only one known combination produces Future Instances.

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