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How to Make Future Old Folks in Infinite Craft

Future Old Folks is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 53 combinations to get there, and the final one is Future Tense plus Old Folks. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Future TenseOld FolksFuture Old Folks

Marathon53 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 87

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 53 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. 23PlantWindDandelion
  24. 24DandelionWaterWine
  25. 25FireWineAlcohol
  26. 26AlcoholWindHangover
  27. 27HangoverWaterCure
  28. 28EnginePlantCar
  29. 29CarEarthTire
  30. 30CureTireRetire
  31. 31EarthSteamMud
  32. 32FireMudBrick
  33. 33BrickWindHouse
  34. 34EngineEngineRocket
  35. 35HouseRocketSpace Station
  36. 36RetireSpace StationRetirement Home
  37. 37WaterWindWave
  38. 38EarthWaveSand
  39. 39FireSandGlass
  40. 40FireGlassLens
  41. 41LensWaterMicroscope
  42. 42MicroscopePlantCell
  43. 43GlassSandHourglass
  44. 44CellHourglassAging
  45. 45SteamWaveSurf
  46. 46WaterWaterLake
  47. 47LakeWaterOcean
  48. 48OceanWaterFish
  49. 49FireFishSushi
  50. 50SurfSushiSurf and Turf
  51. 51AgingSurf and TurfSenior Citizen
  52. 52Retirement HomeSenior CitizenOld Folks
  53. 53Future TenseOld FolksFuture Old Folks
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 Tense23Plant + Wind→ Dandelion24Dandelion + Water→ Wine25Fire + Wine→ Alcohol26Alcohol + Wind→ Hangover27Hangover + Water→ Cure28Engine + Plant→ Car29Car + Earth→ Tire30Cure + Tire→ Retire31Earth + Steam→ Mud32Fire + Mud→ Brick33Brick + Wind→ House34Engine + Engine→ Rocket35House + Rocket→ Space Station36Retire + Space Station→ Retirement Home37Water + Wind→ Wave38Earth + Wave→ Sand39Fire + Sand→ Glass40Fire + Glass→ Lens41Lens + Water→ Microscope42Microscope + Plant→ Cell43Glass + Sand→ Hourglass44Cell + Hourglass→ Aging45Steam + Wave→ Surf46Water + Water→ Lake47Lake + Water→ Ocean48Ocean + Water→ Fish49Fire + Fish→ Sushi50Surf + Sushi→ Surf and Turf51Aging + Surf and Turf→ Senior Citizen52Retirement Home + Senior Citizen→ Old Folks53Future Tense + Old Folks→ Future Old Folks

Future Old Folks at a glance

Steps to craft
53
Marathon
Crafting depth
87
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 53 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Future Old Folks in Infinite Craft?

Combine Future Tense with Old Folks. The full path from the base elements takes 53 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Future Old Folks?

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

Is Future Old Folks hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 53 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Future Old Folks?

Only one known combination produces Future Old Folks.

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