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How to Make Half-life 2 in Infinite Craft

Half-life 2 is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 36 combinations to get there, and the final one is Half-Life plus More. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Half-LifeMoreHalf-life 2

Marathon36 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 464 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 36 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustFireAsh
  3. 3WaterWaterLake
  4. 4EarthWaterPlant
  5. 5LakePlantLily
  6. 6EarthFireLava
  7. 7LavaWaterStone
  8. 8LavaStoneObsidian
  9. 9LilyObsidianBlack Lily
  10. 10WindWindTornado
  11. 11FireWaterSteam
  12. 12FireSteamEngine
  13. 13EngineSteamTrain
  14. 14TornadoTrainWreck
  15. 15DustWreckMess
  16. 16Black LilyMessBlack Mesa
  17. 17AshBlack MesaHalf-Life
  18. 18TornadoWaterTsunami
  19. 19EarthTsunamiIsland
  20. 20EarthIslandContinent
  21. 21WaterWindWave
  22. 22SteamWaveSurf
  23. 23ContinentSurfAustralia
  24. 24EarthEarthMountain
  25. 25MountainWindAvalanche
  26. 26AvalancheWindSnow
  27. 27AustraliaSnowNo
  28. 28LakeWaterOcean
  29. 29NoOceanNot
  30. 30EarthPlantTree
  31. 31DustTreeWood
  32. 32FireWoodCampfire
  33. 33CampfireLakeS’more
  34. 34S’moreWindSmore
  35. 35NotSmoreMore
  36. 36Half-LifeMoreHalf-life 2
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Dust + Fire→ Ash3Water + Water→ Lake4Earth + Water→ Plant5Lake + Plant→ Lily6Earth + Fire→ Lava7Lava + Water→ Stone8Lava + Stone→ Obsidian9Lily + Obsidian→ Black Lily10Wind + Wind→ Tornado11Fire + Water→ Steam12Fire + Steam→ Engine13Engine + Steam→ Train14Tornado + Train→ Wreck15Dust + Wreck→ Mess16Black Lily + Mess→ Black Mesa17Ash + Black Mesa→ Half-Life18Tornado + Water→ Tsunami19Earth + Tsunami→ Island20Earth + Island→ Continent21Water + Wind→ Wave22Steam + Wave→ Surf23Continent + Surf→ Australia24Earth + Earth→ Mountain25Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche26Avalanche + Wind→ Snow27Australia + Snow→ No28Lake + Water→ Ocean29No + Ocean→ Not30Earth + Plant→ Tree31Dust + Tree→ Wood32Fire + Wood→ Campfire33Campfire + Lake→ S’more34S’more + Wind→ Smore35Not + Smore→ More36Half-Life + More→ Half-life 2

Other ways to make Half-life 2

4 combinations are known to produce Half-life 2. Here are 4 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Half-life 2
FirstSecondResult
Half-LifeMoreHalf-life 2
Half-Life 3Thunderbird 2Half-life 2
Half-Life 3OppositeHalf-life 2
Half-life 3Thunderbird 2Half-life 2

What you can make with Half-life 2

Half-life 2 at a glance

Steps to craft
36
Marathon
Crafting depth
46
longer than 97% of solved elements
Known recipes
4
ways to make it
Used in
12
other combinations

Other elements that take 36 steps

Similar effort to Half-life 2, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Half-life 2 in Infinite Craft?

Combine Half-Life with More. The full path from the base elements takes 36 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Half-life 2?

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

Is Half-life 2 hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 36 steps it is longer than 97% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Half-life 2?

Yes. 4 combinations are known to produce Half-life 2, and the shortest route is shown above.

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