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How to Make Howard Hughes in Infinite Craft

Howard Hughes is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 17 combinations to get there, and the final one is Smoke plus Spruce Goose. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

SmokeSpruce GooseHoward Hughes

Long17 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 21

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 17 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWindSmoke
  2. 2EarthWaterPlant
  3. 3PlantWindDandelion
  4. 4FireWaterSteam
  5. 5FireSteamEngine
  6. 6DandelionEngineHelicopter
  7. 7EarthSteamMud
  8. 8PlantWaterSwamp
  9. 9MudSwampQuagmire
  10. 10HelicopterQuagmireChinook
  11. 11EnginePlantCar
  12. 12SteamWindCloud
  13. 13CarCloudFlying Car
  14. 14CloudWaterRain
  15. 15Flying CarRainFlying Boat
  16. 16ChinookFlying BoatSpruce Goose
  17. 17SmokeSpruce GooseHoward Hughes
Crafting tree
1Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke2Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant3Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion4Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam5Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine6Dandelion + Engineโ†’ Helicopter7Earth + Steamโ†’ Mud8Plant + Waterโ†’ Swamp9Mud + Swampโ†’ Quagmire10Helicopter + Quagmireโ†’ Chinook11Engine + Plantโ†’ Car12Steam + Windโ†’ Cloud13Car + Cloudโ†’ Flying Car14Cloud + Waterโ†’ Rain15Flying Car + Rainโ†’ Flying Boat16Chinook + Flying Boatโ†’ Spruce Goose17Smoke + Spruce Gooseโ†’ Howard Hughes

Howard Hughes at a glance

Steps to craft
17
Long
Crafting depth
21
longer than 81% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Howard Hughes in Infinite Craft?

Combine Smoke with Spruce Goose. The full path from the base elements takes 17 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Howard Hughes?

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

Is Howard Hughes hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 17 steps it is longer than 81% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Howard Hughes?

Only one known combination produces Howard Hughes.

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