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How to Make Past Programmer in Infinite Craft

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

The final combination

Future ProgrammerOppositePast Programmer

Marathon43 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 116

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 43 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. 23WindWindTornado
  24. 24Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  25. 25Future TenseSingularityPresent Tense
  26. 26FireSunSolar
  27. 27PlanetSolarSystem
  28. 28FireSystemComputer
  29. 29EarthPlantTree
  30. 30AshTreePencil
  31. 31ComputerPencilProgrammer
  32. 32Present TenseProgrammerPresent Programmer
  33. 33Future TensePresent ProgrammerFuture Programmer
  34. 34PlantWindDandelion
  35. 35DandelionWaterWine
  36. 36WindWineBalloon
  37. 37BalloonDustDust Bunny
  38. 38PlantWaterSwamp
  39. 39FireSwampDragon
  40. 40AshFirePhoenix
  41. 41DragonPhoenixYin Yang
  42. 42Dust BunnyYin YangOpposite
  43. 43Future ProgrammerOppositePast Programmer
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Dust + Fire→ Ash3Fire + Water→ Steam4Fire + Steam→ Engine5Earth + Engine→ Tractor6Earth + Tractor→ Farm7Farm + Fire→ Barbecue8Ash + Barbecue→ Burger9Burger + Water→ Soggy Burger10Dust + Engine→ Vacuum11Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole12Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine13Soggy Burger + Time Machine→ Future Burger14Earth + Water→ Plant15Plant + Steam→ Tea16Engine + Wind→ Windmill17Tea + Windmill→ Dutch18Dust + Earth→ Planet19Fire + Planet→ Sun20Sun + Time Machine→ Future21Dutch + Future→ Tense22Future Burger + Tense→ Future Tense23Wind + Wind→ Tornado24Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity25Future Tense + Singularity→ Present Tense26Fire + Sun→ Solar27Planet + Solar→ System28Fire + System→ Computer29Earth + Plant→ Tree30Ash + Tree→ Pencil31Computer + Pencil→ Programmer32Present Tense + Programmer→ Present Programmer33Future Tense + Present Programmer→ Future Programmer34Plant + Wind→ Dandelion35Dandelion + Water→ Wine36Wind + Wine→ Balloon37Balloon + Dust→ Dust Bunny38Plant + Water→ Swamp39Fire + Swamp→ Dragon40Ash + Fire→ Phoenix41Dragon + Phoenix→ Yin Yang42Dust Bunny + Yin Yang→ Opposite43Future Programmer + Opposite→ Past Programmer

Past Programmer at a glance

Steps to craft
43
Marathon
Crafting depth
116
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 43 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Past Programmer in Infinite Craft?

Combine Future Programmer with Opposite. The full path from the base elements takes 43 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Past Programmer?

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

Is Past Programmer 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 Past Programmer?

Only one known combination produces Past Programmer.

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