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How to Make Future Short in Infinite Craft

Future Short is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 55 combinations to get there, and the final one is Future Tense plus Short Meme. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Future TenseShort MemeFuture Short

Marathon55 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 843 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 55 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. 23DustWindSandstorm
  24. 24SandstormWaterOasis
  25. 25OasisWaterMirage
  26. 26WaterWaterLake
  27. 27EarthEarthMountain
  28. 28LakeMountainFjord
  29. 29DustFjordTroll
  30. 30MirageTrollTrollface
  31. 31EarthTrollfaceMeme
  32. 32WindWindTornado
  33. 33TornadoTornadoHurricane
  34. 34HurricanePlantPalm Tree
  35. 35Palm TreeWaterCoconut
  36. 36PlantWindDandelion
  37. 37FireWindSmoke
  38. 38SmokeWaterFog
  39. 39DandelionFogFairy
  40. 40EarthFairyGnome
  41. 41CoconutGnomeMidget
  42. 42EarthPlantTree
  43. 43TreeWaterRiver
  44. 44MountainRiverCanyon
  45. 45RiverTreePaper
  46. 46EarthFireLava
  47. 47LavaWaterStone
  48. 48PaperStoneTablet
  49. 49CanyonTabletRosetta Stone
  50. 50EarthRosetta StoneLanguage
  51. 51PlantWaterSwamp
  52. 52LanguageSwampSlang
  53. 53MidgetSlangShorty
  54. 54MemeShortyShort Meme
  55. 55Future TenseShort MemeFuture Short
Crafting tree
1Earth + Windโ†’ Dust2Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash3Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam4Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine5Earth + Engineโ†’ Tractor6Earth + Tractorโ†’ Farm7Farm + Fireโ†’ Barbecue8Ash + Barbecueโ†’ Burger9Burger + Waterโ†’ Soggy Burger10Dust + Engineโ†’ Vacuum11Fire + Vacuumโ†’ Black Hole12Black Hole + Engineโ†’ Time Machine13Soggy Burger + Time Machineโ†’ Future Burger14Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant15Plant + Steamโ†’ Tea16Engine + Windโ†’ Windmill17Tea + Windmillโ†’ Dutch18Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet19Fire + Planetโ†’ Sun20Sun + Time Machineโ†’ Future21Dutch + Futureโ†’ Tense22Future Burger + Tenseโ†’ Future Tense23Dust + Windโ†’ Sandstorm24Sandstorm + Waterโ†’ Oasis25Oasis + Waterโ†’ Mirage26Water + Waterโ†’ Lake27Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain28Lake + Mountainโ†’ Fjord29Dust + Fjordโ†’ Troll30Mirage + Trollโ†’ Trollface31Earth + Trollfaceโ†’ Meme32Wind + Windโ†’ Tornado33Tornado + Tornadoโ†’ Hurricane34Hurricane + Plantโ†’ Palm Tree35Palm Tree + Waterโ†’ Coconut36Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion37Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke38Smoke + Waterโ†’ Fog39Dandelion + Fogโ†’ Fairy40Earth + Fairyโ†’ Gnome41Coconut + Gnomeโ†’ Midget42Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree43Tree + Waterโ†’ River44Mountain + Riverโ†’ Canyon45River + Treeโ†’ Paper46Earth + Fireโ†’ Lava47Lava + Waterโ†’ Stone48Paper + Stoneโ†’ Tablet49Canyon + Tabletโ†’ Rosetta Stone50Earth + Rosetta Stoneโ†’ Language51Plant + Waterโ†’ Swamp52Language + Swampโ†’ Slang53Midget + Slangโ†’ Shorty54Meme + Shortyโ†’ Short Meme55Future Tense + Short Memeโ†’ Future Short

Other ways to make Future Short

3 combinations are known to produce Future Short. Here are 3 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Future Short
FirstSecondResult
Future TenseShort MemeFuture Short
Future TenseIntoshortFuture Short
Future TenseImshortFuture Short

Future Short at a glance

Steps to craft
55
Marathon
Crafting depth
84
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
3
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 55 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Future Short in Infinite Craft?

Combine Future Tense with Short Meme. The full path from the base elements takes 55 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Future Short?

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

Is Future Short hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 55 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Future Short?

Yes. 3 combinations are known to produce Future Short, and the shortest route is shown above.

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