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How to Make Lean Forward in Infinite Craft

Lean Forward is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 46 combinations to get there, and the final one is Future Tense plus Lean Software Development. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Future TenseLean Software DevelopmentLean Forward

Marathon46 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 772 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 46 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustFireAsh
  3. 3FireWaterSteam
  4. 4FireSteamEngine
  5. 5EarthEngineTractor
  6. 6EarthTractorFarm
  7. 7FarmFireBarbecue
  8. 8AshBarbecueBurger
  9. 9BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  10. 10DustEngineVacuum
  11. 11FireVacuumBlack Hole
  12. 12Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  13. 13Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  14. 14EarthWaterPlant
  15. 15PlantSteamTea
  16. 16EngineWindWindmill
  17. 17TeaWindmillDutch
  18. 18DustEarthPlanet
  19. 19FirePlanetSun
  20. 20SunTime MachineFuture
  21. 21DutchFutureTense
  22. 22Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  23. 23FireWindSmoke
  24. 24PlantWindDandelion
  25. 25DandelionPlantWeed
  26. 26SmokeWeedHigh
  27. 27DandelionWaterWine
  28. 28WindWineBalloon
  29. 29BalloonWineParty
  30. 30HighPartyCollege
  31. 31SmokeWineSmoker
  32. 32EarthSmokerFarmer
  33. 33FarmerSteamEngineer
  34. 34CollegeEngineerComputer Science
  35. 35WaterWindWave
  36. 36EarthWaveSand
  37. 37FireSandGlass
  38. 38EarthEarthMountain
  39. 39GlassMountainCrystal
  40. 40EarthPlantTree
  41. 41CrystalTreeAmethyst
  42. 42DandelionMountainMountain Dew
  43. 43AmethystMountain DewPurple Drank
  44. 44Purple DrankWaterLean
  45. 45Computer ScienceLeanLean Software Development
  46. 46Future TenseLean Software DevelopmentLean Forward
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Dust + Fire→ Ash3Fire + Water→ Steam4Fire + Steam→ Engine5Earth + Engine→ Tractor6Earth + Tractor→ Farm7Farm + Fire→ Barbecue8Ash + Barbecue→ Burger9Burger + Water→ Soggy Burger10Dust + Engine→ Vacuum11Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole12Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine13Soggy Burger + Time Machine→ Future Burger14Earth + Water→ Plant15Plant + Steam→ Tea16Engine + Wind→ Windmill17Tea + Windmill→ Dutch18Dust + Earth→ Planet19Fire + Planet→ Sun20Sun + Time Machine→ Future21Dutch + Future→ Tense22Future Burger + Tense→ Future Tense23Fire + Wind→ Smoke24Plant + Wind→ Dandelion25Dandelion + Plant→ Weed26Smoke + Weed→ High27Dandelion + Water→ Wine28Wind + Wine→ Balloon29Balloon + Wine→ Party30High + Party→ College31Smoke + Wine→ Smoker32Earth + Smoker→ Farmer33Farmer + Steam→ Engineer34College + Engineer→ Computer Science35Water + Wind→ Wave36Earth + Wave→ Sand37Fire + Sand→ Glass38Earth + Earth→ Mountain39Glass + Mountain→ Crystal40Earth + Plant→ Tree41Crystal + Tree→ Amethyst42Dandelion + Mountain→ Mountain Dew43Amethyst + Mountain Dew→ Purple Drank44Purple Drank + Water→ Lean45Computer Science + Lean→ Lean Software Development46Future Tense + Lean Software Development→ Lean Forward

Other ways to make Lean Forward

2 combinations are known to produce Lean Forward. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Lean Forward
FirstSecondResult
Future TenseLean Software DevelopmentLean Forward
Future TenseLean StartupLean Forward

Lean Forward at a glance

Steps to craft
46
Marathon
Crafting depth
77
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 46 steps

Similar effort to Lean Forward, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Lean Forward in Infinite Craft?

Combine Future Tense with Lean Software Development. The full path from the base elements takes 46 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Lean Forward?

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

Is Lean Forward hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 46 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Lean Forward?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Lean Forward, 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.