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How to Make In the present in Infinite Craft

In the present is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 51 combinations to get there, and the final one is Inusa plus Present Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

InusaPresent TenseIn the present

Marathon51 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 803 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 51 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. 22WindWindTornado
  23. 23TornadoWaterTsunami
  24. 24EarthTsunamiIsland
  25. 25EarthIslandContinent
  26. 26WaterWaterLake
  27. 27ContinentLakeAmerica
  28. 28AmericaEarthUSA
  29. 29InUSAInusa
  30. 30EarthWindDust
  31. 31DustFireAsh
  32. 32EarthEngineTractor
  33. 33EarthTractorFarm
  34. 34FarmFireBarbecue
  35. 35AshBarbecueBurger
  36. 36BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  37. 37DustEngineVacuum
  38. 38FireVacuumBlack Hole
  39. 39Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  40. 40Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  41. 41PlantSteamTea
  42. 42EngineWindWindmill
  43. 43TeaWindmillDutch
  44. 44DustEarthPlanet
  45. 45FirePlanetSun
  46. 46SunTime MachineFuture
  47. 47DutchFutureTense
  48. 48Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  49. 49Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  50. 50Future TenseSingularityPresent Tense
  51. 51InusaPresent TenseIn the present
Crafting tree
1Water + Windโ†’ Wave2Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand3Sand + Waterโ†’ Beach4Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant5Earth + Fireโ†’ Lava6Lava + Waterโ†’ Stone7Plant + Stoneโ†’ Fossil8Fossil + Waterโ†’ Oil9Plant + Waterโ†’ Swamp10Oil + Swampโ†’ Tar11Tar + Waterโ†’ Pitch12Earth + Pitchโ†’ Baseball13Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam14Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine15Engine + Plantโ†’ Car16Earth + Steamโ†’ Mud17Car + Mudโ†’ Rally18Plant + Rallyโ†’ Protest19Engine + Protestโ†’ Strike20Baseball + Strikeโ†’ Out21Beach + Outโ†’ In22Wind + Windโ†’ Tornado23Tornado + Waterโ†’ Tsunami24Earth + Tsunamiโ†’ Island25Earth + Islandโ†’ Continent26Water + Waterโ†’ Lake27Continent + Lakeโ†’ America28America + Earthโ†’ USA29In + USAโ†’ Inusa30Earth + Windโ†’ Dust31Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash32Earth + Engineโ†’ Tractor33Earth + Tractorโ†’ Farm34Farm + Fireโ†’ Barbecue35Ash + Barbecueโ†’ Burger36Burger + Waterโ†’ Soggy Burger37Dust + Engineโ†’ Vacuum38Fire + Vacuumโ†’ Black Hole39Black Hole + Engineโ†’ Time Machine40Soggy Burger + Time Machineโ†’ Future Burger41Plant + Steamโ†’ Tea42Engine + Windโ†’ Windmill43Tea + Windmillโ†’ Dutch44Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet45Fire + Planetโ†’ Sun46Sun + Time Machineโ†’ Future47Dutch + Futureโ†’ Tense48Future Burger + Tenseโ†’ Future Tense49Black Hole + Tornadoโ†’ Singularity50Future Tense + Singularityโ†’ Present Tense51Inusa + Present Tenseโ†’ In the present

Other ways to make In the present

3 combinations are known to produce In the present. Here are 3 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce In the present
FirstSecondResult
InusaPresent TenseIn the present
InrowPresent TenseIn the present
InokayPresent TenseIn the present

In the present at a glance

Steps to craft
51
Marathon
Crafting depth
80
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
3
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 51 steps

Similar effort to In the present, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make In the present in Infinite Craft?

Combine Inusa with Present Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 51 steps.

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

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

Is In the present hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 51 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

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

Yes. 3 combinations are known to produce In the present, 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.