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How to Make Future Layoff in Infinite Craft

Future Layoff is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 42 combinations to get there, and the final one is Future Tense plus Layoff. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Future TenseLayoffFuture Layoff

Marathon42 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 68

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 42 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. 23EnginePlantCar
  24. 24CarFireCrash
  25. 25FireWindSmoke
  26. 26SmokeWaterFog
  27. 27DustFogSmog
  28. 28WaterWaterLake
  29. 29LakeWaterOcean
  30. 30OceanWaterFish
  31. 31FishWindFlying Fish
  32. 32EarthFlying FishBird
  33. 33BirdWaterPenguin
  34. 34OceanPenguinTuxedo
  35. 35SmogTuxedoBusinessman
  36. 36DustWindSandstorm
  37. 37PlanetSandstormMars
  38. 38EarthMarsLife
  39. 39EarthLifeHuman
  40. 40BusinessmanHumanEmployee
  41. 41CrashEmployeeLayoff
  42. 42Future TenseLayoffFuture Layoff
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 Tense23Engine + Plant→ Car24Car + Fire→ Crash25Fire + Wind→ Smoke26Smoke + Water→ Fog27Dust + Fog→ Smog28Water + Water→ Lake29Lake + Water→ Ocean30Ocean + Water→ Fish31Fish + Wind→ Flying Fish32Earth + Flying Fish→ Bird33Bird + Water→ Penguin34Ocean + Penguin→ Tuxedo35Smog + Tuxedo→ Businessman36Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm37Planet + Sandstorm→ Mars38Earth + Mars→ Life39Earth + Life→ Human40Businessman + Human→ Employee41Crash + Employee→ Layoff42Future Tense + Layoff→ Future Layoff

Future Layoff at a glance

Steps to craft
42
Marathon
Crafting depth
68
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 42 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Future Layoff in Infinite Craft?

Combine Future Tense with Layoff. The full path from the base elements takes 42 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Future Layoff?

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

Is Future Layoff hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 42 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Future Layoff?

Only one known combination produces Future Layoff.

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