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How to Make How’s It Going in Infinite Craft

How’s It Going is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 60 combinations to get there, and the final one is Hows plus Past Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

HowsPast TenseHow’s It Going

Marathon60 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 962 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 60 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. 17EarthPlantTree
  18. 18TreeWaterRiver
  19. 19RiverTreePaper
  20. 20PaperPlantBook
  21. 21EarthRiverDelta
  22. 22BookDeltaAlphabet
  23. 23EngineWindWindmill
  24. 24WaterWindmillEnergy
  25. 25EnergyLakeElectric Eel
  26. 26AlphabetElectric EelE
  27. 27DustFireAsh
  28. 28AshTreePencil
  29. 29BookPencilHomework
  30. 30WindWindTornado
  31. 31HomeworkTornadoF
  32. 32EFS
  33. 33HowSHows
  34. 34WaterWindWave
  35. 35EarthWaveSand
  36. 36FireSandGlass
  37. 37GlassSandHourglass
  38. 38FireHourglassTime
  39. 39AshTimeHistory
  40. 40GlassSteamMirror
  41. 41HistoryMirrorPast
  42. 42FireWindSmoke
  43. 43SmokeWaterFog
  44. 44FogPlantMushroom
  45. 45EarthMushroomToadstool
  46. 46PlantWindDandelion
  47. 47DandelionPlantWeed
  48. 48ToadstoolWeedMagic Mushroom
  49. 49DustWindSandstorm
  50. 50SandstormWaterOasis
  51. 51OasisPlantDate
  52. 52DateWaterDating
  53. 53DatingEarthMarriage
  54. 54EarthMarriageDivorce
  55. 55DandelionDustWish
  56. 56WaterWishGenie
  57. 57DivorceGenieSingle
  58. 58Magic MushroomSingleTriple
  59. 59PastTriplePast Tense
  60. 60HowsPast TenseHow’s It Going
Crafting tree
1Fire + Water→ Steam2Fire + Steam→ Engine3Water + Water→ Lake4Engine + Lake→ Boat5Earth + Wind→ Dust6Dust + Earth→ Planet7Engine + Planet→ Saturn8Earth + Saturn→ Titan9Earth + Titan→ Atlas10Earth + Water→ Plant11Plant + Water→ Swamp12Plant + Swamp→ Venus Flytrap13Swamp + Venus Flytrap→ Swamp Thing14Atlas + Swamp Thing→ Shrugging Man15Lake + Shrugging Man→ What16Boat + What→ How17Earth + Plant→ Tree18Tree + Water→ River19River + Tree→ Paper20Paper + Plant→ Book21Earth + River→ Delta22Book + Delta→ Alphabet23Engine + Wind→ Windmill24Water + Windmill→ Energy25Energy + Lake→ Electric Eel26Alphabet + Electric Eel→ E27Dust + Fire→ Ash28Ash + Tree→ Pencil29Book + Pencil→ Homework30Wind + Wind→ Tornado31Homework + Tornado→ F32E + F→ S33How + S→ Hows34Water + Wind→ Wave35Earth + Wave→ Sand36Fire + Sand→ Glass37Glass + Sand→ Hourglass38Fire + Hourglass→ Time39Ash + Time→ History40Glass + Steam→ Mirror41History + Mirror→ Past42Fire + Wind→ Smoke43Smoke + Water→ Fog44Fog + Plant→ Mushroom45Earth + Mushroom→ Toadstool46Plant + Wind→ Dandelion47Dandelion + Plant→ Weed48Toadstool + Weed→ Magic Mushroom49Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm50Sandstorm + Water→ Oasis51Oasis + Plant→ Date52Date + Water→ Dating53Dating + Earth→ Marriage54Earth + Marriage→ Divorce55Dandelion + Dust→ Wish56Water + Wish→ Genie57Divorce + Genie→ Single58Magic Mushroom + Single→ Triple59Past + Triple→ Past Tense60Hows + Past Tense→ How’s It Going

Other ways to make How’s It Going

2 combinations are known to produce How’s It Going. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce How’s It Going
FirstSecondResult
HowsPast TenseHow’s It Going
HowsPast tenseHow’s It Going

How’s It Going at a glance

Steps to craft
60
Marathon
Crafting depth
96
longer than 100% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 60 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make How’s It Going in Infinite Craft?

Combine Hows with Past Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 60 steps.

How many steps does it take to make How’s It Going?

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

Is How’s It Going hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 60 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make How’s It Going?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce How’s It Going, 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.