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How to Make Inprogress in Infinite Craft

Inprogress is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 57 combinations to get there, and the final one is Inworking plus Present Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

InworkingPresent TenseInprogress

Marathon57 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 100

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 57 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. 22FireSwampDragon
  23. 23EarthWindDust
  24. 24DustEarthPlanet
  25. 25FirePlanetSun
  26. 26BeachSunVacation
  27. 27EngineVacationRetirement
  28. 28EarthRetirementPension
  29. 29DragonPensionRetired
  30. 30PlantWindDandelion
  31. 31DandelionWaterWine
  32. 32SwampWineMoonshine
  33. 33DandelionPlantWeed
  34. 34PlantWeedPot
  35. 35MoonshinePotStill
  36. 36RetiredStillWorking
  37. 37InWorkingInworking
  38. 38DustFireAsh
  39. 39EarthEngineTractor
  40. 40EarthTractorFarm
  41. 41FarmFireBarbecue
  42. 42AshBarbecueBurger
  43. 43BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  44. 44DustEngineVacuum
  45. 45FireVacuumBlack Hole
  46. 46Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  47. 47Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  48. 48PlantSteamTea
  49. 49EngineWindWindmill
  50. 50TeaWindmillDutch
  51. 51SunTime MachineFuture
  52. 52DutchFutureTense
  53. 53Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  54. 54WindWindTornado
  55. 55Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  56. 56Future TenseSingularityPresent Tense
  57. 57InworkingPresent TenseInprogress
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†’ In22Fire + Swampโ†’ Dragon23Earth + Windโ†’ Dust24Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet25Fire + Planetโ†’ Sun26Beach + Sunโ†’ Vacation27Engine + Vacationโ†’ Retirement28Earth + Retirementโ†’ Pension29Dragon + Pensionโ†’ Retired30Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion31Dandelion + Waterโ†’ Wine32Swamp + Wineโ†’ Moonshine33Dandelion + Plantโ†’ Weed34Plant + Weedโ†’ Pot35Moonshine + Potโ†’ Still36Retired + Stillโ†’ Working37In + Workingโ†’ Inworking38Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash39Earth + Engineโ†’ Tractor40Earth + Tractorโ†’ Farm41Farm + Fireโ†’ Barbecue42Ash + Barbecueโ†’ Burger43Burger + Waterโ†’ Soggy Burger44Dust + Engineโ†’ Vacuum45Fire + Vacuumโ†’ Black Hole46Black Hole + Engineโ†’ Time Machine47Soggy Burger + Time Machineโ†’ Future Burger48Plant + Steamโ†’ Tea49Engine + Windโ†’ Windmill50Tea + Windmillโ†’ Dutch51Sun + Time Machineโ†’ Future52Dutch + Futureโ†’ Tense53Future Burger + Tenseโ†’ Future Tense54Wind + Windโ†’ Tornado55Black Hole + Tornadoโ†’ Singularity56Future Tense + Singularityโ†’ Present Tense57Inworking + Present Tenseโ†’ Inprogress

Inprogress at a glance

Steps to craft
57
Marathon
Crafting depth
100
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 57 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Inprogress in Infinite Craft?

Combine Inworking with Present Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 57 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Inprogress?

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

Is Inprogress hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 57 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Inprogress?

Only one known combination produces Inprogress.

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