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How to Make Painted Future in Infinite Craft

Painted 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 Painted Lady. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Future TensePainted LadyPainted Future

Marathon32 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 56

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. 23EarthFireLava
  24. 24LavaWaterStone
  25. 25SteamStoneGeysir
  26. 26GeysirSteamHot Spring
  27. 27PlantStoneFossil
  28. 28FossilWaterOil
  29. 29OilWaterEmulsion
  30. 30DustEmulsionPaint
  31. 31Hot SpringPaintPainted Lady
  32. 32Future TensePainted LadyPainted 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 + Fireโ†’ Lava24Lava + Waterโ†’ Stone25Steam + Stoneโ†’ Geysir26Geysir + Steamโ†’ Hot Spring27Plant + Stoneโ†’ Fossil28Fossil + Waterโ†’ Oil29Oil + Waterโ†’ Emulsion30Dust + Emulsionโ†’ Paint31Hot Spring + Paintโ†’ Painted Lady32Future Tense + Painted Ladyโ†’ Painted Future

Painted Future at a glance

Steps to craft
32
Marathon
Crafting depth
56
longer than 95% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 32 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Painted Future in Infinite Craft?

Combine Future Tense with Painted Lady. The full path from the base elements takes 32 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Painted Future?

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

Is Painted 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 Painted Future?

Only one known combination produces Painted Future.

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