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How to Make Motion Detectors in Infinite Craft

Motion Detectors is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 48 combinations to get there, and the final one is Motion Detector plus Plural. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Motion DetectorPluralMotion Detectors

Marathon48 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 66

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 48 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2EarthPlantTree
  3. 3PlantWindDandelion
  4. 4DandelionWaterWine
  5. 5TreeWineDrunk
  6. 6WaterWindWave
  7. 7EarthWaveSand
  8. 8FireSandGlass
  9. 9FireGlassLens
  10. 10DrunkLensBlur
  11. 11GlassSandHourglass
  12. 12FireHourglassTime
  13. 13BlurTimeMotion
  14. 14WaterWaterLake
  15. 15LakeWaterOcean
  16. 16OceanWaterFish
  17. 17FishWindFlying Fish
  18. 18FireFishSushi
  19. 19Flying FishSushiFlying Sushi
  20. 20LakePlantLily
  21. 21Flying SushiLilyFlying Lotus
  22. 22EarthEarthMountain
  23. 23LakeMountainFjord
  24. 24FireFireVolcano
  25. 25FjordVolcanoIceland
  26. 26FireWaterSteam
  27. 27SteamWaveSurf
  28. 28SurfWindSurfing
  29. 29IcelandSurfingIcelandic Surfing
  30. 30Flying LotusIcelandic SurfingThis
  31. 31EarthThisThat
  32. 32MotionThatMotion Detector
  33. 33WindWindTornado
  34. 34TornadoWaterTsunami
  35. 35EarthTsunamiIsland
  36. 36EarthIslandContinent
  37. 37ContinentSurfAustralia
  38. 38MountainWindAvalanche
  39. 39AvalancheWindSnow
  40. 40AustraliaSnowNo
  41. 41NoOceanNot
  42. 42EarthWindDust
  43. 43FireSteamEngine
  44. 44DustEngineVacuum
  45. 45FireVacuumBlack Hole
  46. 46Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  47. 47NotSingularityPlural
  48. 48Motion DetectorPluralMotion Detectors
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Earth + Plant→ Tree3Plant + Wind→ Dandelion4Dandelion + Water→ Wine5Tree + Wine→ Drunk6Water + Wind→ Wave7Earth + Wave→ Sand8Fire + Sand→ Glass9Fire + Glass→ Lens10Drunk + Lens→ Blur11Glass + Sand→ Hourglass12Fire + Hourglass→ Time13Blur + Time→ Motion14Water + Water→ Lake15Lake + Water→ Ocean16Ocean + Water→ Fish17Fish + Wind→ Flying Fish18Fire + Fish→ Sushi19Flying Fish + Sushi→ Flying Sushi20Lake + Plant→ Lily21Flying Sushi + Lily→ Flying Lotus22Earth + Earth→ Mountain23Lake + Mountain→ Fjord24Fire + Fire→ Volcano25Fjord + Volcano→ Iceland26Fire + Water→ Steam27Steam + Wave→ Surf28Surf + Wind→ Surfing29Iceland + Surfing→ Icelandic Surfing30Flying Lotus + Icelandic Surfing→ This31Earth + This→ That32Motion + That→ Motion Detector33Wind + Wind→ Tornado34Tornado + Water→ Tsunami35Earth + Tsunami→ Island36Earth + Island→ Continent37Continent + Surf→ Australia38Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche39Avalanche + Wind→ Snow40Australia + Snow→ No41No + Ocean→ Not42Earth + Wind→ Dust43Fire + Steam→ Engine44Dust + Engine→ Vacuum45Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole46Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity47Not + Singularity→ Plural48Motion Detector + Plural→ Motion Detectors

Motion Detectors at a glance

Steps to craft
48
Marathon
Crafting depth
66
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 48 steps

Similar effort to Motion Detectors, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Motion Detectors in Infinite Craft?

Combine Motion Detector with Plural. The full path from the base elements takes 48 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Motion Detectors?

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

Is Motion Detectors hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 48 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Motion Detectors?

Only one known combination produces Motion Detectors.

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