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How to Make Future Needs in Infinite Craft

Future Needs is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 75 combinations to get there, and the final one is Future Tense plus Needed. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Future TenseNeededFuture Needs

Marathon75 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 138

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 75 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. 23DustWindSandstorm
  24. 24SandstormWaterOasis
  25. 25OasisPlantDate
  26. 26DateWaterDating
  27. 27DatingEarthMarriage
  28. 28EarthSteamMud
  29. 29FireMudBrick
  30. 30WindWindTornado
  31. 31TornadoWaterTsunami
  32. 32EarthTsunamiIsland
  33. 33BrickIslandPrison
  34. 34EnginePlantCar
  35. 35CarCarTruck
  36. 36PrisonTruckConvoy
  37. 37EarthPlanetMoon
  38. 38MoonWindWerewolf
  39. 39BrickWerewolfWerehouse
  40. 40EarthWerehouseWarehouse
  41. 41ConvoyWarehouseSupply
  42. 42MarriageSupplyDemand
  43. 43WaterWindWave
  44. 44EarthWaveSand
  45. 45FireSandGlass
  46. 46GlassWindWindow
  47. 47WindWindowCurtain
  48. 48EarthEarthMountain
  49. 49CurtainMountainStage
  50. 50EarthStageTheater
  51. 51SteamTheaterPlay
  52. 52EarthPlayGame
  53. 53PlantWindDandelion
  54. 54DandelionMountainMountain Dew
  55. 55EarthPlantTree
  56. 56DandelionDustWish
  57. 57TreeWishMoney
  58. 58WaterWaterLake
  59. 59LakeWaterOcean
  60. 60AshOceanSalt
  61. 61MoneySaltSalary
  62. 62Mountain DewSalaryMinimum
  63. 63GameMinimumRequirement
  64. 64EarthFireLava
  65. 65LavaWaterStone
  66. 66PlantStoneFossil
  67. 67FireFossilDinosaur
  68. 68DustTreeWood
  69. 69SandstormWoodSandal
  70. 70DinosaurSandalThesaurus
  71. 71LakeThesaurusSynonym
  72. 72RequirementSynonymNecessary
  73. 73NecessarySynonymRequired
  74. 74DemandRequiredNeeded
  75. 75Future TenseNeededFuture Needs
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 Tense23Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm24Sandstorm + Water→ Oasis25Oasis + Plant→ Date26Date + Water→ Dating27Dating + Earth→ Marriage28Earth + Steam→ Mud29Fire + Mud→ Brick30Wind + Wind→ Tornado31Tornado + Water→ Tsunami32Earth + Tsunami→ Island33Brick + Island→ Prison34Engine + Plant→ Car35Car + Car→ Truck36Prison + Truck→ Convoy37Earth + Planet→ Moon38Moon + Wind→ Werewolf39Brick + Werewolf→ Werehouse40Earth + Werehouse→ Warehouse41Convoy + Warehouse→ Supply42Marriage + Supply→ Demand43Water + Wind→ Wave44Earth + Wave→ Sand45Fire + Sand→ Glass46Glass + Wind→ Window47Wind + Window→ Curtain48Earth + Earth→ Mountain49Curtain + Mountain→ Stage50Earth + Stage→ Theater51Steam + Theater→ Play52Earth + Play→ Game53Plant + Wind→ Dandelion54Dandelion + Mountain→ Mountain Dew55Earth + Plant→ Tree56Dandelion + Dust→ Wish57Tree + Wish→ Money58Water + Water→ Lake59Lake + Water→ Ocean60Ash + Ocean→ Salt61Money + Salt→ Salary62Mountain Dew + Salary→ Minimum63Game + Minimum→ Requirement64Earth + Fire→ Lava65Lava + Water→ Stone66Plant + Stone→ Fossil67Fire + Fossil→ Dinosaur68Dust + Tree→ Wood69Sandstorm + Wood→ Sandal70Dinosaur + Sandal→ Thesaurus71Lake + Thesaurus→ Synonym72Requirement + Synonym→ Necessary73Necessary + Synonym→ Required74Demand + Required→ Needed75Future Tense + Needed→ Future Needs

Future Needs at a glance

Steps to craft
75
Marathon
Crafting depth
138
longer than 100% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 75 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Future Needs in Infinite Craft?

Combine Future Tense with Needed. The full path from the base elements takes 75 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Future Needs?

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

Is Future Needs hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 75 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Future Needs?

Only one known combination produces Future Needs.

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