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How to Make Future Problems in Infinite Craft

Future Problems is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 56 combinations to get there, and the final one is Future Tense plus Problems. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Future TenseProblemsFuture Problems

Marathon56 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 84

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 56 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. 23WindWindTornado
  24. 24TornadoTornadoHurricane
  25. 25PlantWaterSwamp
  26. 26HurricaneSwampAlligator
  27. 27EarthPlantTree
  28. 28TreeWaterRiver
  29. 29RiverTreePaper
  30. 30AlligatorPaperBill
  31. 31EarthEarthMountain
  32. 32MountainWindAvalanche
  33. 33AvalancheEarthLandslide
  34. 34BillLandslideClinton
  35. 35AvalancheWindSnow
  36. 36SnowTreeChristmas
  37. 37PlantWindDandelion
  38. 38FireFireVolcano
  39. 39DandelionVolcanoFireworks
  40. 40ChristmasFireworksNew Year
  41. 41EarthNew YearResolution
  42. 42WaterWindWave
  43. 43EarthWaveSand
  44. 44MountainSandPyramid
  45. 45PyramidWaterTomb
  46. 46TombWaterMoses
  47. 47MosesWaterParting
  48. 48FireWindSmoke
  49. 49SmokeWaterFog
  50. 50EnginePlantCar
  51. 51CarEarthTire
  52. 52FogTireSkid
  53. 53PartingSkidWays
  54. 54ResolutionWaysSolutions
  55. 55ClintonSolutionsProblems
  56. 56Future TenseProblemsFuture Problems
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 Tense23Wind + Wind→ Tornado24Tornado + Tornado→ Hurricane25Plant + Water→ Swamp26Hurricane + Swamp→ Alligator27Earth + Plant→ Tree28Tree + Water→ River29River + Tree→ Paper30Alligator + Paper→ Bill31Earth + Earth→ Mountain32Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche33Avalanche + Earth→ Landslide34Bill + Landslide→ Clinton35Avalanche + Wind→ Snow36Snow + Tree→ Christmas37Plant + Wind→ Dandelion38Fire + Fire→ Volcano39Dandelion + Volcano→ Fireworks40Christmas + Fireworks→ New Year41Earth + New Year→ Resolution42Water + Wind→ Wave43Earth + Wave→ Sand44Mountain + Sand→ Pyramid45Pyramid + Water→ Tomb46Tomb + Water→ Moses47Moses + Water→ Parting48Fire + Wind→ Smoke49Smoke + Water→ Fog50Engine + Plant→ Car51Car + Earth→ Tire52Fog + Tire→ Skid53Parting + Skid→ Ways54Resolution + Ways→ Solutions55Clinton + Solutions→ Problems56Future Tense + Problems→ Future Problems

Future Problems at a glance

Steps to craft
56
Marathon
Crafting depth
84
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 56 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Future Problems in Infinite Craft?

Combine Future Tense with Problems. The full path from the base elements takes 56 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Future Problems?

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

Is Future Problems hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 56 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Future Problems?

Only one known combination produces Future Problems.

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