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How to Make Past Problems in Infinite Craft

Past Problems is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 60 combinations to get there, and the final one is Past Tense plus Problems. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Past TenseProblemsPast Problems

Marathon60 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 862 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 60 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustFireAsh
  3. 3WaterWindWave
  4. 4EarthWaveSand
  5. 5FireSandGlass
  6. 6GlassSandHourglass
  7. 7FireHourglassTime
  8. 8AshTimeHistory
  9. 9FireWaterSteam
  10. 10GlassSteamMirror
  11. 11HistoryMirrorPast
  12. 12FireWindSmoke
  13. 13SmokeWaterFog
  14. 14EarthWaterPlant
  15. 15FogPlantMushroom
  16. 16EarthMushroomToadstool
  17. 17PlantWindDandelion
  18. 18DandelionPlantWeed
  19. 19ToadstoolWeedMagic Mushroom
  20. 20DustWindSandstorm
  21. 21SandstormWaterOasis
  22. 22OasisPlantDate
  23. 23DateWaterDating
  24. 24DatingEarthMarriage
  25. 25EarthMarriageDivorce
  26. 26DandelionDustWish
  27. 27WaterWishGenie
  28. 28DivorceGenieSingle
  29. 29Magic MushroomSingleTriple
  30. 30PastTriplePast Tense
  31. 31WindWindTornado
  32. 32TornadoTornadoHurricane
  33. 33PlantWaterSwamp
  34. 34HurricaneSwampAlligator
  35. 35EarthPlantTree
  36. 36TreeWaterRiver
  37. 37RiverTreePaper
  38. 38AlligatorPaperBill
  39. 39EarthEarthMountain
  40. 40MountainWindAvalanche
  41. 41AvalancheEarthLandslide
  42. 42BillLandslideClinton
  43. 43AvalancheWindSnow
  44. 44SnowTreeChristmas
  45. 45FireFireVolcano
  46. 46DandelionVolcanoFireworks
  47. 47ChristmasFireworksNew Year
  48. 48EarthNew YearResolution
  49. 49MountainSandPyramid
  50. 50PyramidWaterTomb
  51. 51TombWaterMoses
  52. 52MosesWaterParting
  53. 53FireSteamEngine
  54. 54EnginePlantCar
  55. 55CarEarthTire
  56. 56FogTireSkid
  57. 57PartingSkidWays
  58. 58ResolutionWaysSolutions
  59. 59ClintonSolutionsProblems
  60. 60Past TenseProblemsPast Problems
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Dust + Fire→ Ash3Water + Wind→ Wave4Earth + Wave→ Sand5Fire + Sand→ Glass6Glass + Sand→ Hourglass7Fire + Hourglass→ Time8Ash + Time→ History9Fire + Water→ Steam10Glass + Steam→ Mirror11History + Mirror→ Past12Fire + Wind→ Smoke13Smoke + Water→ Fog14Earth + Water→ Plant15Fog + Plant→ Mushroom16Earth + Mushroom→ Toadstool17Plant + Wind→ Dandelion18Dandelion + Plant→ Weed19Toadstool + Weed→ Magic Mushroom20Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm21Sandstorm + Water→ Oasis22Oasis + Plant→ Date23Date + Water→ Dating24Dating + Earth→ Marriage25Earth + Marriage→ Divorce26Dandelion + Dust→ Wish27Water + Wish→ Genie28Divorce + Genie→ Single29Magic Mushroom + Single→ Triple30Past + Triple→ Past Tense31Wind + Wind→ Tornado32Tornado + Tornado→ Hurricane33Plant + Water→ Swamp34Hurricane + Swamp→ Alligator35Earth + Plant→ Tree36Tree + Water→ River37River + Tree→ Paper38Alligator + Paper→ Bill39Earth + Earth→ Mountain40Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche41Avalanche + Earth→ Landslide42Bill + Landslide→ Clinton43Avalanche + Wind→ Snow44Snow + Tree→ Christmas45Fire + Fire→ Volcano46Dandelion + Volcano→ Fireworks47Christmas + Fireworks→ New Year48Earth + New Year→ Resolution49Mountain + Sand→ Pyramid50Pyramid + Water→ Tomb51Tomb + Water→ Moses52Moses + Water→ Parting53Fire + Steam→ Engine54Engine + Plant→ Car55Car + Earth→ Tire56Fog + Tire→ Skid57Parting + Skid→ Ways58Resolution + Ways→ Solutions59Clinton + Solutions→ Problems60Past Tense + Problems→ Past Problems

Other ways to make Past Problems

2 combinations are known to produce Past Problems. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Past Problems
FirstSecondResult
Past TenseProblemsPast Problems
Past tenseProblemsPast Problems

What you can make with Past Problems

Past Problems at a glance

Steps to craft
60
Marathon
Crafting depth
86
longer than 100% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
6
other combinations

Other elements that take 60 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Past Problems in Infinite Craft?

Combine Past Tense with Problems. The full path from the base elements takes 60 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Past Problems?

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

Is Past Problems hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 60 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Past Problems?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Past Problems, 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.