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How to Make Hydrocarbons in Infinite Craft

Hydrocarbons is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 31 combinations to get there, and the final one is Hydrocar plus Plural. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

HydrocarPluralHydrocarbons

Marathon31 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 402 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 31 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2EarthWindDust
  3. 3DustEarthPlanet
  4. 4FirePlanetSun
  5. 5FireSunSolar
  6. 6PlantSolarOxygen
  7. 7OxygenWaterHydrogen
  8. 8FireWaterSteam
  9. 9FireSteamEngine
  10. 10EnginePlantCar
  11. 11CarEngineRacecar
  12. 12HydrogenRacecarHydrocar
  13. 13WindWindTornado
  14. 14TornadoWaterTsunami
  15. 15EarthTsunamiIsland
  16. 16EarthIslandContinent
  17. 17WaterWindWave
  18. 18SteamWaveSurf
  19. 19ContinentSurfAustralia
  20. 20EarthEarthMountain
  21. 21MountainWindAvalanche
  22. 22AvalancheWindSnow
  23. 23AustraliaSnowNo
  24. 24WaterWaterLake
  25. 25LakeWaterOcean
  26. 26NoOceanNot
  27. 27DustEngineVacuum
  28. 28FireVacuumBlack Hole
  29. 29Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  30. 30NotSingularityPlural
  31. 31HydrocarPluralHydrocarbons
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Earth + Wind→ Dust3Dust + Earth→ Planet4Fire + Planet→ Sun5Fire + Sun→ Solar6Plant + Solar→ Oxygen7Oxygen + Water→ Hydrogen8Fire + Water→ Steam9Fire + Steam→ Engine10Engine + Plant→ Car11Car + Engine→ Racecar12Hydrogen + Racecar→ Hydrocar13Wind + Wind→ Tornado14Tornado + Water→ Tsunami15Earth + Tsunami→ Island16Earth + Island→ Continent17Water + Wind→ Wave18Steam + Wave→ Surf19Continent + Surf→ Australia20Earth + Earth→ Mountain21Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche22Avalanche + Wind→ Snow23Australia + Snow→ No24Water + Water→ Lake25Lake + Water→ Ocean26No + Ocean→ Not27Dust + Engine→ Vacuum28Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole29Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity30Not + Singularity→ Plural31Hydrocar + Plural→ Hydrocarbons

Other ways to make Hydrocarbons

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

Alternative combinations that produce Hydrocarbons
FirstSecondResult
HydrocarPluralHydrocarbons
HydrocrackingPluralHydrocarbons

Hydrocarbons at a glance

Steps to craft
31
Marathon
Crafting depth
40
longer than 95% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 31 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Hydrocarbons in Infinite Craft?

Combine Hydrocar with Plural. The full path from the base elements takes 31 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Hydrocarbons?

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

Is Hydrocarbons hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 31 steps it is longer than 95% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Hydrocarbons?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Hydrocarbons, 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.