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How to Make Future Optical in Infinite Craft

Future Optical 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 Optical. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Future TenseOpticalFuture Optical

Marathon42 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 73

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. 23PlantWindDandelion
  24. 24DandelionWaterWine
  25. 25WindWineBalloon
  26. 26BalloonDustDust Bunny
  27. 27PlantWaterSwamp
  28. 28FireSwampDragon
  29. 29AshFirePhoenix
  30. 30DragonPhoenixYin Yang
  31. 31Dust BunnyYin YangOpposite
  32. 32WaterWaterLake
  33. 33LakeWaterOcean
  34. 34OceanWaterFish
  35. 35FishWindFlying Fish
  36. 36EarthFlying FishBird
  37. 37WaterWindWave
  38. 38BirdWaveSeagull
  39. 39PlantSeagullPoop
  40. 40OppositePoopPooptical
  41. 41OppositePoopticalOptical
  42. 42Future TenseOpticalFuture Optical
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→ Wine25Wind + Wine→ Balloon26Balloon + Dust→ Dust Bunny27Plant + Water→ Swamp28Fire + Swamp→ Dragon29Ash + Fire→ Phoenix30Dragon + Phoenix→ Yin Yang31Dust Bunny + Yin Yang→ Opposite32Water + Water→ Lake33Lake + Water→ Ocean34Ocean + Water→ Fish35Fish + Wind→ Flying Fish36Earth + Flying Fish→ Bird37Water + Wind→ Wave38Bird + Wave→ Seagull39Plant + Seagull→ Poop40Opposite + Poop→ Pooptical41Opposite + Pooptical→ Optical42Future Tense + Optical→ Future Optical

Future Optical at a glance

Steps to craft
42
Marathon
Crafting depth
73
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 Optical, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Future Optical in Infinite Craft?

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

How many steps does it take to make Future Optical?

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

Is Future Optical 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 Optical?

Only one known combination produces Future Optical.

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