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How to Make Future Optimization in Infinite Craft

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

The final combination

Future TenseOptimizationFuture Optimization

Marathon42 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 66

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. 23EarthFireLava
  24. 24LavaWaterStone
  25. 25PlantStoneFossil
  26. 26FossilWaterOil
  27. 27WindWindTornado
  28. 28OilTornadoOil Spill
  29. 29AshOil SpillCleanup
  30. 30WaterWindWave
  31. 31EarthWaveSand
  32. 32FireSandGlass
  33. 33GlassWindWindow
  34. 34WindWindowCurtain
  35. 35EarthEarthMountain
  36. 36CurtainMountainStage
  37. 37SandWaterBeach
  38. 38BeachSteamSauna
  39. 39SaunaWaterSweat
  40. 40StageSweatPerformance
  41. 41CleanupPerformanceOptimization
  42. 42Future TenseOptimizationFuture Optimization
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 Tense23Earth + Fire→ Lava24Lava + Water→ Stone25Plant + Stone→ Fossil26Fossil + Water→ Oil27Wind + Wind→ Tornado28Oil + Tornado→ Oil Spill29Ash + Oil Spill→ Cleanup30Water + Wind→ Wave31Earth + Wave→ Sand32Fire + Sand→ Glass33Glass + Wind→ Window34Wind + Window→ Curtain35Earth + Earth→ Mountain36Curtain + Mountain→ Stage37Sand + Water→ Beach38Beach + Steam→ Sauna39Sauna + Water→ Sweat40Stage + Sweat→ Performance41Cleanup + Performance→ Optimization42Future Tense + Optimization→ Future Optimization

Future Optimization at a glance

Steps to craft
42
Marathon
Crafting depth
66
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 Optimization, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Future Optimization in Infinite Craft?

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

How many steps does it take to make Future Optimization?

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

Is Future Optimization 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 Optimization?

Only one known combination produces Future Optimization.

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