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How to Make Future Survey in Infinite Craft

Future Survey is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 52 combinations to get there, and the final one is Future Tense plus Present Survey. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Future TensePresent SurveyFuture Survey

Marathon52 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 121

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 52 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. 24Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  25. 25Future TenseSingularityPresent Tense
  26. 26TornadoWaterTsunami
  27. 27EarthTsunamiIsland
  28. 28EarthIslandContinent
  29. 29WaterWindWave
  30. 30SteamWaveSurf
  31. 31ContinentSurfAustralia
  32. 32EarthEarthMountain
  33. 33MountainWindAvalanche
  34. 34AvalancheWindSnow
  35. 35AustraliaSnowNo
  36. 36WaterWaterLake
  37. 37LakeWaterOcean
  38. 38NoOceanNot
  39. 39EarthPlantTree
  40. 40TreeWaterRiver
  41. 41RiverTreePaper
  42. 42EarthPaperMap
  43. 43DustWindSandstorm
  44. 44PlanetSandstormMars
  45. 45EarthWaveSand
  46. 46SandWaterBeach
  47. 47BeachPlantPalm
  48. 48MarsPalmTripod
  49. 49MapTripodSurveyor
  50. 50NotSurveyorSurvey
  51. 51Present TenseSurveyPresent Survey
  52. 52Future TensePresent SurveyFuture Survey
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→ Tornado24Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity25Future Tense + Singularity→ Present Tense26Tornado + Water→ Tsunami27Earth + Tsunami→ Island28Earth + Island→ Continent29Water + Wind→ Wave30Steam + Wave→ Surf31Continent + Surf→ Australia32Earth + Earth→ Mountain33Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche34Avalanche + Wind→ Snow35Australia + Snow→ No36Water + Water→ Lake37Lake + Water→ Ocean38No + Ocean→ Not39Earth + Plant→ Tree40Tree + Water→ River41River + Tree→ Paper42Earth + Paper→ Map43Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm44Planet + Sandstorm→ Mars45Earth + Wave→ Sand46Sand + Water→ Beach47Beach + Plant→ Palm48Mars + Palm→ Tripod49Map + Tripod→ Surveyor50Not + Surveyor→ Survey51Present Tense + Survey→ Present Survey52Future Tense + Present Survey→ Future Survey

Future Survey at a glance

Steps to craft
52
Marathon
Crafting depth
121
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 52 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Future Survey in Infinite Craft?

Combine Future Tense with Present Survey. The full path from the base elements takes 52 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Future Survey?

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

Is Future Survey hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 52 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Future Survey?

Only one known combination produces Future Survey.

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