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How to Make General Tension in Infinite Craft

General Tension is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 49 combinations to get there, and the final one is Future Tense plus General Election. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Future TenseGeneral ElectionGeneral Tension

Marathon49 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 85

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 49 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. 23EarthTeaTeapot
  24. 24TeapotWindKettle
  25. 25KettleSteamWhistle
  26. 26EarthWhistleReferee
  27. 27PlantWaterSwamp
  28. 28RefereeSwampMarshal
  29. 29EarthMarshalGeneral
  30. 30DustWindSandstorm
  31. 31SandstormWaterOasis
  32. 32OasisPlantDate
  33. 33EarthPlantTree
  34. 34PlantWindDandelion
  35. 35DandelionWaterWine
  36. 36TreeWineDrunk
  37. 37FireFireVolcano
  38. 38DrunkVolcanoDrunken
  39. 39DrunkDrunkenDrunker
  40. 40DateDrunkerLater
  41. 41DateWaterDating
  42. 42EarthSteamMud
  43. 43FireMudBrick
  44. 44BrickBrickWall
  45. 45DatingWallFacebook
  46. 46FacebookFireLike
  47. 47LaterLikeLikely
  48. 48GeneralLikelyGeneral Election
  49. 49Future TenseGeneral ElectionGeneral Tension
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 Tense23Earth + Tea→ Teapot24Teapot + Wind→ Kettle25Kettle + Steam→ Whistle26Earth + Whistle→ Referee27Plant + Water→ Swamp28Referee + Swamp→ Marshal29Earth + Marshal→ General30Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm31Sandstorm + Water→ Oasis32Oasis + Plant→ Date33Earth + Plant→ Tree34Plant + Wind→ Dandelion35Dandelion + Water→ Wine36Tree + Wine→ Drunk37Fire + Fire→ Volcano38Drunk + Volcano→ Drunken39Drunk + Drunken→ Drunker40Date + Drunker→ Later41Date + Water→ Dating42Earth + Steam→ Mud43Fire + Mud→ Brick44Brick + Brick→ Wall45Dating + Wall→ Facebook46Facebook + Fire→ Like47Later + Like→ Likely48General + Likely→ General Election49Future Tense + General Election→ General Tension

General Tension at a glance

Steps to craft
49
Marathon
Crafting depth
85
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 49 steps

Similar effort to General Tension, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make General Tension in Infinite Craft?

Combine Future Tense with General Election. The full path from the base elements takes 49 steps.

How many steps does it take to make General Tension?

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

Is General Tension hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 49 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make General Tension?

Only one known combination produces General Tension.

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