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How to Make Not The Future in Infinite Craft

Not The Future is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 81 combinations to get there, and the final one is Future Tense plus Not The One. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Future TenseNot The OneNot The Future

Marathon81 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 142

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 81 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. 23WindWindTornado
  24. 24TornadoWaterTsunami
  25. 25EarthTsunamiIsland
  26. 26EarthIslandContinent
  27. 27WaterWindWave
  28. 28SteamWaveSurf
  29. 29ContinentSurfAustralia
  30. 30EarthEarthMountain
  31. 31MountainWindAvalanche
  32. 32AvalancheWindSnow
  33. 33AustraliaSnowNo
  34. 34WaterWaterLake
  35. 35LakeWaterOcean
  36. 36NoOceanNot
  37. 37OceanWaterFish
  38. 38FishWindFlying Fish
  39. 39FireFishSushi
  40. 40Flying FishSushiFlying Sushi
  41. 41LakePlantLily
  42. 42Flying SushiLilyFlying Lotus
  43. 43LakeMountainFjord
  44. 44FireFireVolcano
  45. 45FjordVolcanoIceland
  46. 46SurfWindSurfing
  47. 47IcelandSurfingIcelandic Surfing
  48. 48Flying LotusIcelandic SurfingThis
  49. 49EarthThisThat
  50. 50DustWindSandstorm
  51. 51EarthSandstormDune
  52. 52FireWindSmoke
  53. 53PlantSmokeIncense
  54. 54DuneIncenseFrank Herbert
  55. 55PlantWindDandelion
  56. 56PlantWaterSwamp
  57. 57DandelionSwampFrog
  58. 58Frank HerbertFrogKwisatz Haderach
  59. 59EarthPlanetMoon
  60. 60MoonWindWerewolf
  61. 61EngineWerewolfTransformer
  62. 62FireTransformerOptimus Prime
  63. 63Kwisatz HaderachOptimus PrimeThe One
  64. 64ThatThe OneThat One
  65. 65AshFirePhoenix
  66. 66AshPhoenixRebirth
  67. 67RebirthTeaRe-Tea
  68. 68PlanetRe-TeaRepeat
  69. 69FireSunSolar
  70. 70PlantSolarOxygen
  71. 71OxygenWaterHydrogen
  72. 72DandelionHydrogenHelium
  73. 73EnginePlantCar
  74. 74DandelionEarthFlower
  75. 75CarFlowerCarnation
  76. 76CarnationTeaT
  77. 77HeliumTThe
  78. 78RepeatTheThe The
  79. 79That OneThe TheThat The One
  80. 80NotThat The OneNot The One
  81. 81Future TenseNot The OneNot The Future
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 Tense23Wind + Wind→ Tornado24Tornado + Water→ Tsunami25Earth + Tsunami→ Island26Earth + Island→ Continent27Water + Wind→ Wave28Steam + Wave→ Surf29Continent + Surf→ Australia30Earth + Earth→ Mountain31Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche32Avalanche + Wind→ Snow33Australia + Snow→ No34Water + Water→ Lake35Lake + Water→ Ocean36No + Ocean→ Not37Ocean + Water→ Fish38Fish + Wind→ Flying Fish39Fire + Fish→ Sushi40Flying Fish + Sushi→ Flying Sushi41Lake + Plant→ Lily42Flying Sushi + Lily→ Flying Lotus43Lake + Mountain→ Fjord44Fire + Fire→ Volcano45Fjord + Volcano→ Iceland46Surf + Wind→ Surfing47Iceland + Surfing→ Icelandic Surfing48Flying Lotus + Icelandic Surfing→ This49Earth + This→ That50Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm51Earth + Sandstorm→ Dune52Fire + Wind→ Smoke53Plant + Smoke→ Incense54Dune + Incense→ Frank Herbert55Plant + Wind→ Dandelion56Plant + Water→ Swamp57Dandelion + Swamp→ Frog58Frank Herbert + Frog→ Kwisatz Haderach59Earth + Planet→ Moon60Moon + Wind→ Werewolf61Engine + Werewolf→ Transformer62Fire + Transformer→ Optimus Prime63Kwisatz Haderach + Optimus Prime→ The One64That + The One→ That One65Ash + Fire→ Phoenix66Ash + Phoenix→ Rebirth67Rebirth + Tea→ Re-Tea68Planet + Re-Tea→ Repeat69Fire + Sun→ Solar70Plant + Solar→ Oxygen71Oxygen + Water→ Hydrogen72Dandelion + Hydrogen→ Helium73Engine + Plant→ Car74Dandelion + Earth→ Flower75Car + Flower→ Carnation76Carnation + Tea→ T77Helium + T→ The78Repeat + The→ The The79That One + The The→ That The One80Not + That The One→ Not The One81Future Tense + Not The One→ Not The Future

Not The Future at a glance

Steps to craft
81
Marathon
Crafting depth
142
longer than 100% 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 Not The Future in Infinite Craft?

Combine Future Tense with Not The One. The full path from the base elements takes 81 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Not The Future?

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

Is Not The Future hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 81 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Not The Future?

Only one known combination produces Not The Future.

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