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How to Make Hownanowrimo in Infinite Craft

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

The final combination

HownowNaNoWriMoHownanowrimo

Marathon49 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 712 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 49 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2FireSteamEngine
  3. 3WaterWaterLake
  4. 4EngineLakeBoat
  5. 5EarthWindDust
  6. 6DustEarthPlanet
  7. 7EnginePlanetSaturn
  8. 8EarthSaturnTitan
  9. 9EarthTitanAtlas
  10. 10EarthWaterPlant
  11. 11PlantWaterSwamp
  12. 12PlantSwampVenus Flytrap
  13. 13SwampVenus FlytrapSwamp Thing
  14. 14AtlasSwamp ThingShrugging Man
  15. 15LakeShrugging ManWhat
  16. 16BoatWhatHow
  17. 17FireWindSmoke
  18. 18PlantSmokeIncense
  19. 19IncenseSwampMosquito
  20. 20EarthEarthMountain
  21. 21PlantWindDandelion
  22. 22DandelionDandelionDandelion Patch
  23. 23Dandelion PatchWindSeeds
  24. 24FireSeedsPopcorn
  25. 25MountainPopcornMovie
  26. 26MosquitoMovieIt
  27. 27EarthSteamMud
  28. 28FireMudBrick
  29. 29BrickWindHouse
  30. 30HouseMountainCave
  31. 31CaveEarthMine
  32. 32ItMineOwn
  33. 33HowOwnHownow
  34. 34SmokeWaterFog
  35. 35EarthPlanetMoon
  36. 36WaterWindWave
  37. 37EarthWaveSand
  38. 38FireSandGlass
  39. 39GlassSandHourglass
  40. 40FireHourglassTime
  41. 41MoonTimeMonth
  42. 42FogMonthNovember
  43. 43DustFireAsh
  44. 44LakeWaterOcean
  45. 45AshOceanSalt
  46. 46FireSaltSodium
  47. 47SodiumWindSodium Chloride
  48. 48NovemberSodium ChlorideNaNoWriMo
  49. 49HownowNaNoWriMoHownanowrimo
Crafting tree
1Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam2Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine3Water + Waterโ†’ Lake4Engine + Lakeโ†’ Boat5Earth + Windโ†’ Dust6Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet7Engine + Planetโ†’ Saturn8Earth + Saturnโ†’ Titan9Earth + Titanโ†’ Atlas10Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant11Plant + Waterโ†’ Swamp12Plant + Swampโ†’ Venus Flytrap13Swamp + Venus Flytrapโ†’ Swamp Thing14Atlas + Swamp Thingโ†’ Shrugging Man15Lake + Shrugging Manโ†’ What16Boat + Whatโ†’ How17Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke18Plant + Smokeโ†’ Incense19Incense + Swampโ†’ Mosquito20Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain21Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion22Dandelion + Dandelionโ†’ Dandelion Patch23Dandelion Patch + Windโ†’ Seeds24Fire + Seedsโ†’ Popcorn25Mountain + Popcornโ†’ Movie26Mosquito + Movieโ†’ It27Earth + Steamโ†’ Mud28Fire + Mudโ†’ Brick29Brick + Windโ†’ House30House + Mountainโ†’ Cave31Cave + Earthโ†’ Mine32It + Mineโ†’ Own33How + Ownโ†’ Hownow34Smoke + Waterโ†’ Fog35Earth + Planetโ†’ Moon36Water + Windโ†’ Wave37Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand38Fire + Sandโ†’ Glass39Glass + Sandโ†’ Hourglass40Fire + Hourglassโ†’ Time41Moon + Timeโ†’ Month42Fog + Monthโ†’ November43Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash44Lake + Waterโ†’ Ocean45Ash + Oceanโ†’ Salt46Fire + Saltโ†’ Sodium47Sodium + Windโ†’ Sodium Chloride48November + Sodium Chlorideโ†’ NaNoWriMo49Hownow + NaNoWriMoโ†’ Hownanowrimo

Other ways to make Hownanowrimo

2 combinations are known to produce Hownanowrimo. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Hownanowrimo
FirstSecondResult
HownowNaNoWriMoHownanowrimo
HownowNanowrimoHownanowrimo

Hownanowrimo at a glance

Steps to craft
49
Marathon
Crafting depth
71
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 49 steps

Similar effort to Hownanowrimo, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Hownanowrimo in Infinite Craft?

Combine Hownow with NaNoWriMo. The full path from the base elements takes 49 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Hownanowrimo?

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

Is Hownanowrimo 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 Hownanowrimo?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Hownanowrimo, 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.