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How to Make John Steinbecks in Infinite Craft

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

The final combination

John SteinbeckPluralJohn Steinbecks

Marathon31 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 40

Full crafting path from the base elements

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

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2WaterWindWave
  3. 3PlantWaveSeaweed
  4. 4SeaweedWindKite
  5. 5EarthEarthMountain
  6. 6KiteMountainEagle
  7. 7EagleSeaweedAlbatross
  8. 8EarthWindDust
  9. 9DustWindSandstorm
  10. 10SandstormWindDust Storm
  11. 11Dust StormSandstormDust Bowl
  12. 12AlbatrossDust BowlJohn Steinbeck
  13. 13WindWindTornado
  14. 14TornadoWaterTsunami
  15. 15EarthTsunamiIsland
  16. 16EarthIslandContinent
  17. 17FireWaterSteam
  18. 18SteamWaveSurf
  19. 19ContinentSurfAustralia
  20. 20MountainWindAvalanche
  21. 21AvalancheWindSnow
  22. 22AustraliaSnowNo
  23. 23WaterWaterLake
  24. 24LakeWaterOcean
  25. 25NoOceanNot
  26. 26FireSteamEngine
  27. 27DustEngineVacuum
  28. 28FireVacuumBlack Hole
  29. 29Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  30. 30NotSingularityPlural
  31. 31John SteinbeckPluralJohn Steinbecks
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Water + Wind→ Wave3Plant + Wave→ Seaweed4Seaweed + Wind→ Kite5Earth + Earth→ Mountain6Kite + Mountain→ Eagle7Eagle + Seaweed→ Albatross8Earth + Wind→ Dust9Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm10Sandstorm + Wind→ Dust Storm11Dust Storm + Sandstorm→ Dust Bowl12Albatross + Dust Bowl→ John Steinbeck13Wind + Wind→ Tornado14Tornado + Water→ Tsunami15Earth + Tsunami→ Island16Earth + Island→ Continent17Fire + Water→ Steam18Steam + Wave→ Surf19Continent + Surf→ Australia20Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche21Avalanche + Wind→ Snow22Australia + Snow→ No23Water + Water→ Lake24Lake + Water→ Ocean25No + Ocean→ Not26Fire + Steam→ Engine27Dust + Engine→ Vacuum28Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole29Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity30Not + Singularity→ Plural31John Steinbeck + Plural→ John Steinbecks

John Steinbecks at a glance

Steps to craft
31
Marathon
Crafting depth
40
longer than 95% 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 John Steinbecks in Infinite Craft?

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

How many steps does it take to make John Steinbecks?

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

Is John Steinbecks 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 John Steinbecks?

Only one known combination produces John Steinbecks.

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