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How to Make Future Patent in Infinite Craft

Future Patent is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 46 combinations to get there, and the final one is Future Tense plus Game Patent. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Future TenseGame PatentFuture Patent

Marathon46 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 80

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 46 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. 23WaterWindmillEnergy
  24. 24PlantWindDandelion
  25. 25EarthEarthMountain
  26. 26DandelionMountainMountain Dew
  27. 27EnergyMountain DewGamer
  28. 28SteamWindCloud
  29. 29WaterWaterLake
  30. 30LakeMountainFjord
  31. 31FjordMountainNorway
  32. 32AshNorwayOslo
  33. 33FireOsloNobel
  34. 34CloudNobelEinstein
  35. 35EinsteinLakeTheory
  36. 36GamerTheoryGame Theory
  37. 37WaterWindWave
  38. 38EarthWaveSand
  39. 39FireSandGlass
  40. 40CloudFireLightning
  41. 41GlassLightningLight Bulb
  42. 42FireLight BulbIdea
  43. 43FireIdeaInvention
  44. 44IdeaInventionPatent
  45. 45Game TheoryPatentGame Patent
  46. 46Future TenseGame PatentFuture Patent
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 Tense23Water + Windmill→ Energy24Plant + Wind→ Dandelion25Earth + Earth→ Mountain26Dandelion + Mountain→ Mountain Dew27Energy + Mountain Dew→ Gamer28Steam + Wind→ Cloud29Water + Water→ Lake30Lake + Mountain→ Fjord31Fjord + Mountain→ Norway32Ash + Norway→ Oslo33Fire + Oslo→ Nobel34Cloud + Nobel→ Einstein35Einstein + Lake→ Theory36Gamer + Theory→ Game Theory37Water + Wind→ Wave38Earth + Wave→ Sand39Fire + Sand→ Glass40Cloud + Fire→ Lightning41Glass + Lightning→ Light Bulb42Fire + Light Bulb→ Idea43Fire + Idea→ Invention44Idea + Invention→ Patent45Game Theory + Patent→ Game Patent46Future Tense + Game Patent→ Future Patent

Future Patent at a glance

Steps to craft
46
Marathon
Crafting depth
80
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Future Patent in Infinite Craft?

Combine Future Tense with Game Patent. The full path from the base elements takes 46 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Future Patent?

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

Is Future Patent hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 46 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Future Patent?

Only one known combination produces Future Patent.

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