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How to Make In the Past in Infinite Craft

In the Past is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 72 combinations to get there, and the final one is Intolast plus Present Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

IntolastPresent TenseIn the Past

Marathon72 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 118

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 72 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWindWave
  2. 2EarthWaveSand
  3. 3SandWaterBeach
  4. 4EarthWaterPlant
  5. 5EarthFireLava
  6. 6LavaWaterStone
  7. 7PlantStoneFossil
  8. 8FossilWaterOil
  9. 9PlantWaterSwamp
  10. 10OilSwampTar
  11. 11TarWaterPitch
  12. 12EarthPitchBaseball
  13. 13FireWaterSteam
  14. 14FireSteamEngine
  15. 15EnginePlantCar
  16. 16EarthSteamMud
  17. 17CarMudRally
  18. 18PlantRallyProtest
  19. 19EngineProtestStrike
  20. 20BaseballStrikeOut
  21. 21BeachOutIn
  22. 22PlantWindDandelion
  23. 23DandelionDandelionDandelion Patch
  24. 24WaterWaterLake
  25. 25Dandelion PatchLakeDuck
  26. 26DuckWindGoose
  27. 27DandelionWaterWine
  28. 28WindWineBalloon
  29. 29BalloonWineParty
  30. 30GoosePartyWild
  31. 31InWildInto
  32. 32EarthEarthMountain
  33. 33MountainMountainMountain Range
  34. 34DandelionPlantWeed
  35. 35WaterWeedBong
  36. 36BongMountain RangeSmoky Mountains
  37. 37Mountain RangeSmoky MountainsAppalachian Mountains
  38. 38Appalachian MountainsWaterAppalachian Trail
  39. 39Appalachian TrailDandelionThru-Hiker
  40. 40Appalachian MountainsThru-HikerAT
  41. 41FireWindSmoke
  42. 42SmokeWaterFog
  43. 43EarthPlantTree
  44. 44TreeWaterRiver
  45. 45RiverTreePaper
  46. 46EarthPaperMap
  47. 47FogMapLost
  48. 48ATLostLast
  49. 49IntoLastIntolast
  50. 50EarthWindDust
  51. 51DustFireAsh
  52. 52EarthEngineTractor
  53. 53EarthTractorFarm
  54. 54FarmFireBarbecue
  55. 55AshBarbecueBurger
  56. 56BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  57. 57DustEngineVacuum
  58. 58FireVacuumBlack Hole
  59. 59Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  60. 60Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  61. 61PlantSteamTea
  62. 62EngineWindWindmill
  63. 63TeaWindmillDutch
  64. 64DustEarthPlanet
  65. 65FirePlanetSun
  66. 66SunTime MachineFuture
  67. 67DutchFutureTense
  68. 68Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  69. 69WindWindTornado
  70. 70Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  71. 71Future TenseSingularityPresent Tense
  72. 72IntolastPresent TenseIn the Past
Crafting tree
1Water + Wind→ Wave2Earth + Wave→ Sand3Sand + Water→ Beach4Earth + Water→ Plant5Earth + Fire→ Lava6Lava + Water→ Stone7Plant + Stone→ Fossil8Fossil + Water→ Oil9Plant + Water→ Swamp10Oil + Swamp→ Tar11Tar + Water→ Pitch12Earth + Pitch→ Baseball13Fire + Water→ Steam14Fire + Steam→ Engine15Engine + Plant→ Car16Earth + Steam→ Mud17Car + Mud→ Rally18Plant + Rally→ Protest19Engine + Protest→ Strike20Baseball + Strike→ Out21Beach + Out→ In22Plant + Wind→ Dandelion23Dandelion + Dandelion→ Dandelion Patch24Water + Water→ Lake25Dandelion Patch + Lake→ Duck26Duck + Wind→ Goose27Dandelion + Water→ Wine28Wind + Wine→ Balloon29Balloon + Wine→ Party30Goose + Party→ Wild31In + Wild→ Into32Earth + Earth→ Mountain33Mountain + Mountain→ Mountain Range34Dandelion + Plant→ Weed35Water + Weed→ Bong36Bong + Mountain Range→ Smoky Mountains37Mountain Range + Smoky Mountains→ Appalachian Mountains38Appalachian Mountains + Water→ Appalachian Trail39Appalachian Trail + Dandelion→ Thru-Hiker40Appalachian Mountains + Thru-Hiker→ AT41Fire + Wind→ Smoke42Smoke + Water→ Fog43Earth + Plant→ Tree44Tree + Water→ River45River + Tree→ Paper46Earth + Paper→ Map47Fog + Map→ Lost48AT + Lost→ Last49Into + Last→ Intolast50Earth + Wind→ Dust51Dust + Fire→ Ash52Earth + Engine→ Tractor53Earth + Tractor→ Farm54Farm + Fire→ Barbecue55Ash + Barbecue→ Burger56Burger + Water→ Soggy Burger57Dust + Engine→ Vacuum58Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole59Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine60Soggy Burger + Time Machine→ Future Burger61Plant + Steam→ Tea62Engine + Wind→ Windmill63Tea + Windmill→ Dutch64Dust + Earth→ Planet65Fire + Planet→ Sun66Sun + Time Machine→ Future67Dutch + Future→ Tense68Future Burger + Tense→ Future Tense69Wind + Wind→ Tornado70Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity71Future Tense + Singularity→ Present Tense72Intolast + Present Tense→ In the Past

In the Past at a glance

Steps to craft
72
Marathon
Crafting depth
118
longer than 100% 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 In the Past in Infinite Craft?

Combine Intolast with Present Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 72 steps.

How many steps does it take to make In the Past?

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

Is In the Past hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 72 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make In the Past?

Only one known combination produces In the Past.

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