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How to Make Hydrocarbon in Infinite Craft

Hydrocarbon is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 15 combinations to get there, and the final one is Fossil Fuel plus Hydrogen. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Fossil FuelHydrogenHydrocarbon

Long15 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 185 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 15 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2EarthFireLava
  3. 3LavaWaterStone
  4. 4PlantStoneFossil
  5. 5PlantWindDandelion
  6. 6EarthEarthMountain
  7. 7DandelionMountainMountain Dew
  8. 8FossilMountain DewFossil Fuel
  9. 9EarthWindDust
  10. 10DustEarthPlanet
  11. 11FirePlanetSun
  12. 12FireSunSolar
  13. 13PlantSolarOxygen
  14. 14OxygenWaterHydrogen
  15. 15Fossil FuelHydrogenHydrocarbon
Crafting tree
1Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant2Earth + Fireโ†’ Lava3Lava + Waterโ†’ Stone4Plant + Stoneโ†’ Fossil5Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion6Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain7Dandelion + Mountainโ†’ Mountain Dew8Fossil + Mountain Dewโ†’ Fossil Fuel9Earth + Windโ†’ Dust10Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet11Fire + Planetโ†’ Sun12Fire + Sunโ†’ Solar13Plant + Solarโ†’ Oxygen14Oxygen + Waterโ†’ Hydrogen15Fossil Fuel + Hydrogenโ†’ Hydrocarbon

Other ways to make Hydrocarbon

5 combinations are known to produce Hydrocarbon. Here are 5 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Hydrocarbon
FirstSecondResult
Fossil FuelHydrogenHydrocarbon
HydrocarOppositeHydrocarbon
HydrocrackingThesaurusHydrocarbon
HydrocrackingNotHydrocarbon
HydrocrackingLettersHydrocarbon

Hydrocarbon at a glance

Steps to craft
15
Long
Crafting depth
18
longer than 77% of solved elements
Known recipes
5
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 15 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Hydrocarbon in Infinite Craft?

Combine Fossil Fuel with Hydrogen. The full path from the base elements takes 15 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Hydrocarbon?

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

Is Hydrocarbon hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 15 steps it is longer than 77% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Hydrocarbon?

Yes. 5 combinations are known to produce Hydrocarbon, 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.