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How to Make Now and then in Infinite Craft

Now and then is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 43 combinations to get there, and the final one is Now plus Sometimes. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

NowSometimesNow and then

Marathon43 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 43 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWindWave
  2. 2EarthWaveSand
  3. 3FireSandGlass
  4. 4GlassSandHourglass
  5. 5FireHourglassTime
  6. 6EarthWaterPlant
  7. 7PlantWindDandelion
  8. 8DandelionWaterWine
  9. 9WindWineBalloon
  10. 10EarthPlantTree
  11. 11BalloonTreeBonsai
  12. 12EarthEarthMountain
  13. 13BonsaiMountainZen
  14. 14TimeZenNow
  15. 15TreeWineDrunk
  16. 16FireGlassLens
  17. 17DrunkLensBlur
  18. 18BlurTimeMotion
  19. 19FireWaterSteam
  20. 20FireSteamEngine
  21. 21EnginePlantCar
  22. 22GlassSteamMirror
  23. 23FireFireVolcano
  24. 24MirrorVolcanoEcho
  25. 25CarEchoReverse
  26. 26EarthWindDust
  27. 27DustEarthPlanet
  28. 28EngineSandSandbox
  29. 29PlanetSandboxMinecraft
  30. 30MinecraftSandboxTerraria
  31. 31ReverseTerrariaRare
  32. 32MotionRareRarely
  33. 33MountainSandPyramid
  34. 34PyramidWaterTomb
  35. 35TombWaterMoses
  36. 36MosesWaterParting
  37. 37FireWindSmoke
  38. 38SmokeWaterFog
  39. 39CarEarthTire
  40. 40FogTireSkid
  41. 41PartingSkidWays
  42. 42RarelyWaysSometimes
  43. 43NowSometimesNow and then
Crafting tree
1Water + Wind→ Wave2Earth + Wave→ Sand3Fire + Sand→ Glass4Glass + Sand→ Hourglass5Fire + Hourglass→ Time6Earth + Water→ Plant7Plant + Wind→ Dandelion8Dandelion + Water→ Wine9Wind + Wine→ Balloon10Earth + Plant→ Tree11Balloon + Tree→ Bonsai12Earth + Earth→ Mountain13Bonsai + Mountain→ Zen14Time + Zen→ Now15Tree + Wine→ Drunk16Fire + Glass→ Lens17Drunk + Lens→ Blur18Blur + Time→ Motion19Fire + Water→ Steam20Fire + Steam→ Engine21Engine + Plant→ Car22Glass + Steam→ Mirror23Fire + Fire→ Volcano24Mirror + Volcano→ Echo25Car + Echo→ Reverse26Earth + Wind→ Dust27Dust + Earth→ Planet28Engine + Sand→ Sandbox29Planet + Sandbox→ Minecraft30Minecraft + Sandbox→ Terraria31Reverse + Terraria→ Rare32Motion + Rare→ Rarely33Mountain + Sand→ Pyramid34Pyramid + Water→ Tomb35Tomb + Water→ Moses36Moses + Water→ Parting37Fire + Wind→ Smoke38Smoke + Water→ Fog39Car + Earth→ Tire40Fog + Tire→ Skid41Parting + Skid→ Ways42Rarely + Ways→ Sometimes43Now + Sometimes→ Now and then

Other ways to make Now and then

2 combinations are known to produce Now and then. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Now and then
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NowSometimesNow and then
NOWSometimesNow and then

What you can make with Now and then

Now and then at a glance

Steps to craft
43
Marathon
Crafting depth
77
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
14
other combinations

Other elements that take 43 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Now and then in Infinite Craft?

Combine Now with Sometimes. The full path from the base elements takes 43 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Now and then?

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

Is Now and then hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 43 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Now and then?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Now and then, 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.