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How to Make Hack-in-the-future in Infinite Craft

Hack-in-the-future is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 37 combinations to get there, and the final one is Future Tense plus Hack-in-the-box. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Future TenseHack-in-the-boxHack-in-the-future

Marathon37 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 63

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 37 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. 23FireSunSolar
  24. 24PlanetSolarSystem
  25. 25FireSystemComputer
  26. 26FireWindSmoke
  27. 27ComputerSmokeHacker
  28. 28WaterWindWave
  29. 29SteamWaveSurf
  30. 30SurfWaveSurfer
  31. 31WindWindTornado
  32. 32TornadoWaterTsunami
  33. 33SteamTsunamiTitanic
  34. 34SurferTitanicJack
  35. 35JackTornadoJack-in-the-Box
  36. 36HackerJack-in-the-BoxHack-in-the-box
  37. 37Future TenseHack-in-the-boxHack-in-the-future
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 Tense23Fire + Sun→ Solar24Planet + Solar→ System25Fire + System→ Computer26Fire + Wind→ Smoke27Computer + Smoke→ Hacker28Water + Wind→ Wave29Steam + Wave→ Surf30Surf + Wave→ Surfer31Wind + Wind→ Tornado32Tornado + Water→ Tsunami33Steam + Tsunami→ Titanic34Surfer + Titanic→ Jack35Jack + Tornado→ Jack-in-the-Box36Hacker + Jack-in-the-Box→ Hack-in-the-box37Future Tense + Hack-in-the-box→ Hack-in-the-future

Hack-in-the-future at a glance

Steps to craft
37
Marathon
Crafting depth
63
longer than 97% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 37 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Hack-in-the-future in Infinite Craft?

Combine Future Tense with Hack-in-the-box. The full path from the base elements takes 37 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Hack-in-the-future?

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

Is Hack-in-the-future hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 37 steps it is longer than 97% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Hack-in-the-future?

Only one known combination produces Hack-in-the-future.

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