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How to Make Future Unlocked in Infinite Craft

Future Unlocked is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 42 combinations to get there, and the final one is Future Tense plus Unlocked. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Future TenseUnlockedFuture Unlocked

Marathon42 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 71

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 42 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. 23PlantWaterSwamp
  24. 24FireSwampDragon
  25. 25DragonWaterSea Serpent
  26. 26FireFireVolcano
  27. 27Sea SerpentVolcanoKrakken
  28. 28WaterWaterLake
  29. 29LakeTractorPlow
  30. 30PlowWaterCanal
  31. 31EarthEarthMountain
  32. 32CanalMountainLock
  33. 33KrakkenLockLocked
  34. 34PlantWindDandelion
  35. 35DandelionWaterWine
  36. 36WindWineBalloon
  37. 37BalloonDustDust Bunny
  38. 38AshFirePhoenix
  39. 39DragonPhoenixYin Yang
  40. 40Dust BunnyYin YangOpposite
  41. 41LockedOppositeUnlocked
  42. 42Future TenseUnlockedFuture Unlocked
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 Tense23Plant + Water→ Swamp24Fire + Swamp→ Dragon25Dragon + Water→ Sea Serpent26Fire + Fire→ Volcano27Sea Serpent + Volcano→ Krakken28Water + Water→ Lake29Lake + Tractor→ Plow30Plow + Water→ Canal31Earth + Earth→ Mountain32Canal + Mountain→ Lock33Krakken + Lock→ Locked34Plant + Wind→ Dandelion35Dandelion + Water→ Wine36Wind + Wine→ Balloon37Balloon + Dust→ Dust Bunny38Ash + Fire→ Phoenix39Dragon + Phoenix→ Yin Yang40Dust Bunny + Yin Yang→ Opposite41Locked + Opposite→ Unlocked42Future Tense + Unlocked→ Future Unlocked

Future Unlocked at a glance

Steps to craft
42
Marathon
Crafting depth
71
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 42 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Future Unlocked in Infinite Craft?

Combine Future Tense with Unlocked. The full path from the base elements takes 42 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Future Unlocked?

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

Is Future Unlocked hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 42 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Future Unlocked?

Only one known combination produces Future Unlocked.

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