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How to Make Old Future in Infinite Craft

Old Future is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 32 combinations to get there, and the final one is Future Tense plus Old Man. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Future TenseOld ManOld Future

Marathon32 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 523 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 32 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. 23WaterWaterLake
  24. 24FireWindSmoke
  25. 25PlantSmokeIncense
  26. 26EarthEarthMountain
  27. 27LakeMountainFjord
  28. 28EarthFjordLand
  29. 29IncenseLandSage
  30. 30SageWaterWise
  31. 31LakeWiseOld Man
  32. 32Future TenseOld ManOld 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 Tense23Water + Waterโ†’ Lake24Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke25Plant + Smokeโ†’ Incense26Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain27Lake + Mountainโ†’ Fjord28Earth + Fjordโ†’ Land29Incense + Landโ†’ Sage30Sage + Waterโ†’ Wise31Lake + Wiseโ†’ Old Man32Future Tense + Old Manโ†’ Old Future

Other ways to make Old Future

3 combinations are known to produce Old Future. Here are 3 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Old Future
FirstSecondResult
Future TenseOld ManOld Future
Future TenseOld DogOld Future
Future TenseOld ClownOld Future

Old Future at a glance

Steps to craft
32
Marathon
Crafting depth
52
longer than 95% of solved elements
Known recipes
3
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 32 steps

Similar effort to Old Future, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Old Future in Infinite Craft?

Combine Future Tense with Old Man. The full path from the base elements takes 32 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Old Future?

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

Is Old Future hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 32 steps it is longer than 95% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Old Future?

Yes. 3 combinations are known to produce Old Future, 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.