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How to Make Pay Later in Infinite Craft

Pay Later is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 37 combinations to get there, and the final one is Bar Tab plus Future Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Bar TabFuture TensePay Later

Marathon37 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 633 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 37 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2EarthWaterPlant
  3. 3PlantWindDandelion
  4. 4DandelionPlantWeed
  5. 5DustWeedClean
  6. 6CleanWaterDrink
  7. 7EarthPlantTree
  8. 8EarthTreeForest
  9. 9DrinkForestBar
  10. 10DustWindSandstorm
  11. 11WaterWaterLake
  12. 12LakeWaterOcean
  13. 13DustEarthPlanet
  14. 14PlanetPlanetStar
  15. 15OceanStarSea Star
  16. 16SandstormSea StarSand Dollar
  17. 17BarSand DollarBar Tab
  18. 18DustFireAsh
  19. 19FireWaterSteam
  20. 20FireSteamEngine
  21. 21EarthEngineTractor
  22. 22EarthTractorFarm
  23. 23FarmFireBarbecue
  24. 24AshBarbecueBurger
  25. 25BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  26. 26DustEngineVacuum
  27. 27FireVacuumBlack Hole
  28. 28Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  29. 29Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  30. 30PlantSteamTea
  31. 31EngineWindWindmill
  32. 32TeaWindmillDutch
  33. 33FirePlanetSun
  34. 34SunTime MachineFuture
  35. 35DutchFutureTense
  36. 36Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  37. 37Bar TabFuture TensePay Later
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Earth + Water→ Plant3Plant + Wind→ Dandelion4Dandelion + Plant→ Weed5Dust + Weed→ Clean6Clean + Water→ Drink7Earth + Plant→ Tree8Earth + Tree→ Forest9Drink + Forest→ Bar10Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm11Water + Water→ Lake12Lake + Water→ Ocean13Dust + Earth→ Planet14Planet + Planet→ Star15Ocean + Star→ Sea Star16Sandstorm + Sea Star→ Sand Dollar17Bar + Sand Dollar→ Bar Tab18Dust + Fire→ Ash19Fire + Water→ Steam20Fire + Steam→ Engine21Earth + Engine→ Tractor22Earth + Tractor→ Farm23Farm + Fire→ Barbecue24Ash + Barbecue→ Burger25Burger + Water→ Soggy Burger26Dust + Engine→ Vacuum27Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole28Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine29Soggy Burger + Time Machine→ Future Burger30Plant + Steam→ Tea31Engine + Wind→ Windmill32Tea + Windmill→ Dutch33Fire + Planet→ Sun34Sun + Time Machine→ Future35Dutch + Future→ Tense36Future Burger + Tense→ Future Tense37Bar Tab + Future Tense→ Pay Later

Other ways to make Pay Later

3 combinations are known to produce Pay Later. Here are 3 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Pay Later
FirstSecondResult
Bar TabFuture TensePay Later
E-MoneyFuture TensePay Later
Child SupportFuture TensePay Later

Pay Later at a glance

Steps to craft
37
Marathon
Crafting depth
63
longer than 97% of solved elements
Known recipes
3
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 37 steps

Similar effort to Pay Later, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Pay Later in Infinite Craft?

Combine Bar Tab with Future Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 37 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Pay Later?

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

Is Pay Later hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 37 steps it is longer than 97% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Pay Later?

Yes. 3 combinations are known to produce Pay Later, 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.