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How to Make Past Factories in Infinite Craft

Past Factories is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 55 combinations to get there, and the final one is Past Factory plus Plural. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Past FactoryPluralPast Factories

Marathon55 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 75

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 55 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2EarthSteamMud
  3. 3FireMudBrick
  4. 4BrickFireKiln
  5. 5FireSteamEngine
  6. 6EngineWindWindmill
  7. 7KilnWindmillFactory
  8. 8EarthWindDust
  9. 9DustFireAsh
  10. 10WaterWindWave
  11. 11EarthWaveSand
  12. 12FireSandGlass
  13. 13GlassSandHourglass
  14. 14FireHourglassTime
  15. 15AshTimeHistory
  16. 16GlassSteamMirror
  17. 17HistoryMirrorPast
  18. 18FireWindSmoke
  19. 19SmokeWaterFog
  20. 20EarthWaterPlant
  21. 21FogPlantMushroom
  22. 22EarthMushroomToadstool
  23. 23PlantWindDandelion
  24. 24DandelionPlantWeed
  25. 25ToadstoolWeedMagic Mushroom
  26. 26DustWindSandstorm
  27. 27SandstormWaterOasis
  28. 28OasisPlantDate
  29. 29DateWaterDating
  30. 30DatingEarthMarriage
  31. 31EarthMarriageDivorce
  32. 32DandelionDustWish
  33. 33WaterWishGenie
  34. 34DivorceGenieSingle
  35. 35Magic MushroomSingleTriple
  36. 36PastTriplePast Tense
  37. 37FactoryPast TensePast Factory
  38. 38WindWindTornado
  39. 39TornadoWaterTsunami
  40. 40EarthTsunamiIsland
  41. 41EarthIslandContinent
  42. 42SteamWaveSurf
  43. 43ContinentSurfAustralia
  44. 44EarthEarthMountain
  45. 45MountainWindAvalanche
  46. 46AvalancheWindSnow
  47. 47AustraliaSnowNo
  48. 48WaterWaterLake
  49. 49LakeWaterOcean
  50. 50NoOceanNot
  51. 51DustEngineVacuum
  52. 52FireVacuumBlack Hole
  53. 53Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  54. 54NotSingularityPlural
  55. 55Past FactoryPluralPast Factories
Crafting tree
1Fire + Water→ Steam2Earth + Steam→ Mud3Fire + Mud→ Brick4Brick + Fire→ Kiln5Fire + Steam→ Engine6Engine + Wind→ Windmill7Kiln + Windmill→ Factory8Earth + Wind→ Dust9Dust + Fire→ Ash10Water + Wind→ Wave11Earth + Wave→ Sand12Fire + Sand→ Glass13Glass + Sand→ Hourglass14Fire + Hourglass→ Time15Ash + Time→ History16Glass + Steam→ Mirror17History + Mirror→ Past18Fire + Wind→ Smoke19Smoke + Water→ Fog20Earth + Water→ Plant21Fog + Plant→ Mushroom22Earth + Mushroom→ Toadstool23Plant + Wind→ Dandelion24Dandelion + Plant→ Weed25Toadstool + Weed→ Magic Mushroom26Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm27Sandstorm + Water→ Oasis28Oasis + Plant→ Date29Date + Water→ Dating30Dating + Earth→ Marriage31Earth + Marriage→ Divorce32Dandelion + Dust→ Wish33Water + Wish→ Genie34Divorce + Genie→ Single35Magic Mushroom + Single→ Triple36Past + Triple→ Past Tense37Factory + Past Tense→ Past Factory38Wind + Wind→ Tornado39Tornado + Water→ Tsunami40Earth + Tsunami→ Island41Earth + Island→ Continent42Steam + Wave→ Surf43Continent + Surf→ Australia44Earth + Earth→ Mountain45Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche46Avalanche + Wind→ Snow47Australia + Snow→ No48Water + Water→ Lake49Lake + Water→ Ocean50No + Ocean→ Not51Dust + Engine→ Vacuum52Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole53Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity54Not + Singularity→ Plural55Past Factory + Plural→ Past Factories

Past Factories at a glance

Steps to craft
55
Marathon
Crafting depth
75
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 55 steps

Similar effort to Past Factories, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Past Factories in Infinite Craft?

Combine Past Factory with Plural. The full path from the base elements takes 55 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Past Factories?

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

Is Past Factories hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 55 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Past Factories?

Only one known combination produces Past Factories.

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