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How to Make Past Programmers in Infinite Craft

Past Programmers is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 73 combinations to get there, and the final one is Past Tense plus Present Programmers. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Past TensePresent ProgrammersPast Programmers

Marathon73 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 1272 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 73 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. 32TornadoWaterTsunami
  33. 33EarthTsunamiIsland
  34. 34EarthIslandContinent
  35. 35SteamWaveSurf
  36. 36ContinentSurfAustralia
  37. 37EarthEarthMountain
  38. 38MountainWindAvalanche
  39. 39AvalancheWindSnow
  40. 40AustraliaSnowNo
  41. 41WaterWaterLake
  42. 42LakeWaterOcean
  43. 43NoOceanNot
  44. 44FireSteamEngine
  45. 45DustEngineVacuum
  46. 46FireVacuumBlack Hole
  47. 47Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  48. 48NotSingularityPlural
  49. 49EarthEngineTractor
  50. 50EarthTractorFarm
  51. 51FarmFireBarbecue
  52. 52AshBarbecueBurger
  53. 53BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  54. 54Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  55. 55Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  56. 56PlantSteamTea
  57. 57EngineWindWindmill
  58. 58TeaWindmillDutch
  59. 59DustEarthPlanet
  60. 60FirePlanetSun
  61. 61SunTime MachineFuture
  62. 62DutchFutureTense
  63. 63Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  64. 64Future TenseSingularityPresent Tense
  65. 65FireSunSolar
  66. 66PlanetSolarSystem
  67. 67FireSystemComputer
  68. 68EarthPlantTree
  69. 69AshTreePencil
  70. 70ComputerPencilProgrammer
  71. 71Present TenseProgrammerPresent Programmer
  72. 72PluralPresent ProgrammerPresent Programmers
  73. 73Past TensePresent ProgrammersPast Programmers
Crafting tree
1Earth + Windโ†’ Dust2Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash3Water + Windโ†’ Wave4Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand5Fire + Sandโ†’ Glass6Glass + Sandโ†’ Hourglass7Fire + Hourglassโ†’ Time8Ash + Timeโ†’ History9Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam10Glass + Steamโ†’ Mirror11History + Mirrorโ†’ Past12Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke13Smoke + Waterโ†’ Fog14Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant15Fog + Plantโ†’ Mushroom16Earth + Mushroomโ†’ Toadstool17Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion18Dandelion + Plantโ†’ Weed19Toadstool + Weedโ†’ Magic Mushroom20Dust + Windโ†’ Sandstorm21Sandstorm + Waterโ†’ Oasis22Oasis + Plantโ†’ Date23Date + Waterโ†’ Dating24Dating + Earthโ†’ Marriage25Earth + Marriageโ†’ Divorce26Dandelion + Dustโ†’ Wish27Water + Wishโ†’ Genie28Divorce + Genieโ†’ Single29Magic Mushroom + Singleโ†’ Triple30Past + Tripleโ†’ Past Tense31Wind + Windโ†’ Tornado32Tornado + Waterโ†’ Tsunami33Earth + Tsunamiโ†’ Island34Earth + Islandโ†’ Continent35Steam + Waveโ†’ Surf36Continent + Surfโ†’ Australia37Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain38Mountain + Windโ†’ Avalanche39Avalanche + Windโ†’ Snow40Australia + Snowโ†’ No41Water + Waterโ†’ Lake42Lake + Waterโ†’ Ocean43No + Oceanโ†’ Not44Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine45Dust + Engineโ†’ Vacuum46Fire + Vacuumโ†’ Black Hole47Black Hole + Tornadoโ†’ Singularity48Not + Singularityโ†’ Plural49Earth + Engineโ†’ Tractor50Earth + Tractorโ†’ Farm51Farm + Fireโ†’ Barbecue52Ash + Barbecueโ†’ Burger53Burger + Waterโ†’ Soggy Burger54Black Hole + Engineโ†’ Time Machine55Soggy Burger + Time Machineโ†’ Future Burger56Plant + Steamโ†’ Tea57Engine + Windโ†’ Windmill58Tea + Windmillโ†’ Dutch59Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet60Fire + Planetโ†’ Sun61Sun + Time Machineโ†’ Future62Dutch + Futureโ†’ Tense63Future Burger + Tenseโ†’ Future Tense64Future Tense + Singularityโ†’ Present Tense65Fire + Sunโ†’ Solar66Planet + Solarโ†’ System67Fire + Systemโ†’ Computer68Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree69Ash + Treeโ†’ Pencil70Computer + Pencilโ†’ Programmer71Present Tense + Programmerโ†’ Present Programmer72Plural + Present Programmerโ†’ Present Programmers73Past Tense + Present Programmersโ†’ Past Programmers

Other ways to make Past Programmers

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

Alternative combinations that produce Past Programmers
FirstSecondResult
Past TensePresent ProgrammersPast Programmers
Past tensePresent ProgrammersPast Programmers

Past Programmers at a glance

Steps to craft
73
Marathon
Crafting depth
127
longer than 100% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 73 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Past Programmers in Infinite Craft?

Combine Past Tense with Present Programmers. The full path from the base elements takes 73 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Past Programmers?

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

Is Past Programmers hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 73 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Past Programmers?

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