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How to Make Future Shorts in Infinite Craft

Future Shorts is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 53 combinations to get there, and the final one is Future Tense plus Short Mini. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Future TenseShort MiniFuture Shorts

Marathon53 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 93

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 53 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. 23EnginePlantCar
  24. 24EarthSteamMud
  25. 25CarMudRally
  26. 26EarthRallyMarch
  27. 27PlantWindDandelion
  28. 28DandelionWaterWine
  29. 29CarWineDriving
  30. 30EngineSteamTrain
  31. 31TrainWindZephyr
  32. 32DrivingZephyrRoadster
  33. 33MarchRoadsterMini
  34. 34EarthEarthMountain
  35. 35WaterWaterLake
  36. 36LakeMountainFjord
  37. 37DustFjordTroll
  38. 38MountainTrollDwarf
  39. 39DustPlantPollen
  40. 40PollenWaterHoney
  41. 41EarthPlanetMoon
  42. 42HoneyMoonHoneymoon
  43. 43DwarfHoneymoonShort
  44. 44MiniShortMini Shorts
  45. 45WaterWindWave
  46. 46EarthWaveSand
  47. 47FireSandGlass
  48. 48GlassSteamMirror
  49. 49FireFireVolcano
  50. 50MirrorVolcanoEcho
  51. 51CarEchoReverse
  52. 52Mini ShortsReverseShort Mini
  53. 53Future TenseShort MiniFuture Shorts
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 Tense23Engine + Plant→ Car24Earth + Steam→ Mud25Car + Mud→ Rally26Earth + Rally→ March27Plant + Wind→ Dandelion28Dandelion + Water→ Wine29Car + Wine→ Driving30Engine + Steam→ Train31Train + Wind→ Zephyr32Driving + Zephyr→ Roadster33March + Roadster→ Mini34Earth + Earth→ Mountain35Water + Water→ Lake36Lake + Mountain→ Fjord37Dust + Fjord→ Troll38Mountain + Troll→ Dwarf39Dust + Plant→ Pollen40Pollen + Water→ Honey41Earth + Planet→ Moon42Honey + Moon→ Honeymoon43Dwarf + Honeymoon→ Short44Mini + Short→ Mini Shorts45Water + Wind→ Wave46Earth + Wave→ Sand47Fire + Sand→ Glass48Glass + Steam→ Mirror49Fire + Fire→ Volcano50Mirror + Volcano→ Echo51Car + Echo→ Reverse52Mini Shorts + Reverse→ Short Mini53Future Tense + Short Mini→ Future Shorts

Future Shorts at a glance

Steps to craft
53
Marathon
Crafting depth
93
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 53 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Future Shorts in Infinite Craft?

Combine Future Tense with Short Mini. The full path from the base elements takes 53 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Future Shorts?

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

Is Future Shorts hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 53 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Future Shorts?

Only one known combination produces Future Shorts.

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