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How to Make Pay-for-performance in Infinite Craft

Pay-for-performance is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 62 combinations to get there, and the final one is Fee-for-service plus Future Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Fee-for-serviceFuture TensePay-for-performance

Marathon62 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 106

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 62 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWaterLake
  2. 2EarthWaterPlant
  3. 3LakePlantLily
  4. 4EarthEarthMountain
  5. 5MountainMountainMountain Range
  6. 6LilyMountain RangeHimalayas
  7. 7HimalayasLakeDalai Lama
  8. 8FireWaterSteam
  9. 9FireSteamEngine
  10. 10EnginePlantCar
  11. 11WindWindTornado
  12. 12TornadoWaterTsunami
  13. 13EarthTsunamiIsland
  14. 14CarIslandParking
  15. 15Dalai LamaParkingFee
  16. 16WaterWindWave
  17. 17EarthWaveSand
  18. 18SandWaterBeach
  19. 19BeachSteamSauna
  20. 20LakeSaunaFinland
  21. 21EarthIslandContinent
  22. 22SteamWaveSurf
  23. 23ContinentSurfAustralia
  24. 24MountainWindAvalanche
  25. 25AvalancheWindSnow
  26. 26AustraliaSnowNo
  27. 27EarthNoO
  28. 28NoOOn
  29. 29EarthPlantTree
  30. 30TreeWaterRiver
  31. 31RiverTreePaper
  32. 32PaperPlantBook
  33. 33EarthRiverDelta
  34. 34BookDeltaAlphabet
  35. 35LakeWaterOcean
  36. 36LakeOceanSea
  37. 37SeaWindSail
  38. 38FireSailPirate
  39. 39AlphabetPirateR
  40. 40OnROr
  41. 41FinlandOrFor
  42. 42FeeForFee-for-service
  43. 43EarthWindDust
  44. 44DustFireAsh
  45. 45EarthEngineTractor
  46. 46EarthTractorFarm
  47. 47FarmFireBarbecue
  48. 48AshBarbecueBurger
  49. 49BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  50. 50DustEngineVacuum
  51. 51FireVacuumBlack Hole
  52. 52Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  53. 53Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  54. 54PlantSteamTea
  55. 55EngineWindWindmill
  56. 56TeaWindmillDutch
  57. 57DustEarthPlanet
  58. 58FirePlanetSun
  59. 59SunTime MachineFuture
  60. 60DutchFutureTense
  61. 61Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  62. 62Fee-for-serviceFuture TensePay-for-performance
Crafting tree
1Water + Water→ Lake2Earth + Water→ Plant3Lake + Plant→ Lily4Earth + Earth→ Mountain5Mountain + Mountain→ Mountain Range6Lily + Mountain Range→ Himalayas7Himalayas + Lake→ Dalai Lama8Fire + Water→ Steam9Fire + Steam→ Engine10Engine + Plant→ Car11Wind + Wind→ Tornado12Tornado + Water→ Tsunami13Earth + Tsunami→ Island14Car + Island→ Parking15Dalai Lama + Parking→ Fee16Water + Wind→ Wave17Earth + Wave→ Sand18Sand + Water→ Beach19Beach + Steam→ Sauna20Lake + Sauna→ Finland21Earth + Island→ Continent22Steam + Wave→ Surf23Continent + Surf→ Australia24Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche25Avalanche + Wind→ Snow26Australia + Snow→ No27Earth + No→ O28No + O→ On29Earth + Plant→ Tree30Tree + Water→ River31River + Tree→ Paper32Paper + Plant→ Book33Earth + River→ Delta34Book + Delta→ Alphabet35Lake + Water→ Ocean36Lake + Ocean→ Sea37Sea + Wind→ Sail38Fire + Sail→ Pirate39Alphabet + Pirate→ R40On + R→ Or41Finland + Or→ For42Fee + For→ Fee-for-service43Earth + Wind→ Dust44Dust + Fire→ Ash45Earth + Engine→ Tractor46Earth + Tractor→ Farm47Farm + Fire→ Barbecue48Ash + Barbecue→ Burger49Burger + Water→ Soggy Burger50Dust + Engine→ Vacuum51Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole52Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine53Soggy Burger + Time Machine→ Future Burger54Plant + Steam→ Tea55Engine + Wind→ Windmill56Tea + Windmill→ Dutch57Dust + Earth→ Planet58Fire + Planet→ Sun59Sun + Time Machine→ Future60Dutch + Future→ Tense61Future Burger + Tense→ Future Tense62Fee-for-service + Future Tense→ Pay-for-performance

Pay-for-performance at a glance

Steps to craft
62
Marathon
Crafting depth
106
longer than 100% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 62 steps

Similar effort to Pay-for-performance, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Pay-for-performance in Infinite Craft?

Combine Fee-for-service with Future Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 62 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Pay-for-performance?

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

Is Pay-for-performance hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 62 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Pay-for-performance?

Only one known combination produces Pay-for-performance.

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