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How to Make Letters To The Future in Infinite Craft

Letters To The Future is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 42 combinations to get there, and the final one is Future Tense plus Letters to the Editor. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Future TenseLetters to the EditorLetters To The Future

Marathon42 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 702 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 42 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. 23EarthPlantTree
  24. 24TreeWaterRiver
  25. 25RiverTreePaper
  26. 26PaperPlantBook
  27. 27EarthRiverDelta
  28. 28BookDeltaAlphabet
  29. 29PlantWindDandelion
  30. 30FireFireVolcano
  31. 31DandelionVolcanoFireworks
  32. 32AlphabetFireworksLetters
  33. 33FireWindSmoke
  34. 34EarthFireLava
  35. 35LavaWaterStone
  36. 36SmokeStoneStatue
  37. 37SmokeStatueOzymandias
  38. 38PlantWaterSwamp
  39. 39PlantSwampVenus Flytrap
  40. 40OzymandiasVenus FlytrapOzymandias Flytrap
  41. 41LettersOzymandias FlytrapLetters to the Editor
  42. 42Future TenseLetters to the EditorLetters To The Future
Crafting tree
1Earth + Windโ†’ Dust2Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash3Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam4Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine5Earth + Engineโ†’ Tractor6Earth + Tractorโ†’ Farm7Farm + Fireโ†’ Barbecue8Ash + Barbecueโ†’ Burger9Burger + Waterโ†’ Soggy Burger10Dust + Engineโ†’ Vacuum11Fire + Vacuumโ†’ Black Hole12Black Hole + Engineโ†’ Time Machine13Soggy Burger + Time Machineโ†’ Future Burger14Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant15Plant + Steamโ†’ Tea16Engine + Windโ†’ Windmill17Tea + Windmillโ†’ Dutch18Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet19Fire + Planetโ†’ Sun20Sun + Time Machineโ†’ Future21Dutch + Futureโ†’ Tense22Future Burger + Tenseโ†’ Future Tense23Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree24Tree + Waterโ†’ River25River + Treeโ†’ Paper26Paper + Plantโ†’ Book27Earth + Riverโ†’ Delta28Book + Deltaโ†’ Alphabet29Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion30Fire + Fireโ†’ Volcano31Dandelion + Volcanoโ†’ Fireworks32Alphabet + Fireworksโ†’ Letters33Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke34Earth + Fireโ†’ Lava35Lava + Waterโ†’ Stone36Smoke + Stoneโ†’ Statue37Smoke + Statueโ†’ Ozymandias38Plant + Waterโ†’ Swamp39Plant + Swampโ†’ Venus Flytrap40Ozymandias + Venus Flytrapโ†’ Ozymandias Flytrap41Letters + Ozymandias Flytrapโ†’ Letters to the Editor42Future Tense + Letters to the Editorโ†’ Letters To The Future

Other ways to make Letters To The Future

2 combinations are known to produce Letters To The Future. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Letters To The Future
FirstSecondResult
Future TenseLetters to the EditorLetters To The Future
Future TenseLetters To The EditorLetters To The Future

Letters To The Future at a glance

Steps to craft
42
Marathon
Crafting depth
70
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 42 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Letters To The Future in Infinite Craft?

Combine Future Tense with Letters to the Editor. The full path from the base elements takes 42 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Letters To The Future?

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

Is Letters To The Future hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 42 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Letters To The Future?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Letters To The Future, and the shortest route is shown above.

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