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How to Make Perpetual Present in Infinite Craft

Perpetual Present is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 41 combinations to get there, and the final one is Perpetual Motion plus Present Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Perpetual MotionPresent TensePerpetual Present

Marathon41 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 70

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 41 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2EarthSteamMud
  3. 3FireMudBrick
  4. 4BrickBrickWall
  5. 5WallWaterDam
  6. 6DamWaterHydroelectricity
  7. 7EarthFireLava
  8. 8LavaWaterStone
  9. 9LavaStoneObsidian
  10. 10FireSteamEngine
  11. 11EngineSteamTrain
  12. 12ObsidianTrainMinecart
  13. 13EarthEarthMountain
  14. 14MinecartMountainRollercoaster
  15. 15MountainTrainTunnel
  16. 16RollercoasterTunnelLoop
  17. 17HydroelectricityLoopPerpetual Motion
  18. 18EarthWindDust
  19. 19DustFireAsh
  20. 20EarthEngineTractor
  21. 21EarthTractorFarm
  22. 22FarmFireBarbecue
  23. 23AshBarbecueBurger
  24. 24BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  25. 25DustEngineVacuum
  26. 26FireVacuumBlack Hole
  27. 27Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  28. 28Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  29. 29EarthWaterPlant
  30. 30PlantSteamTea
  31. 31EngineWindWindmill
  32. 32TeaWindmillDutch
  33. 33DustEarthPlanet
  34. 34FirePlanetSun
  35. 35SunTime MachineFuture
  36. 36DutchFutureTense
  37. 37Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  38. 38WindWindTornado
  39. 39Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  40. 40Future TenseSingularityPresent Tense
  41. 41Perpetual MotionPresent TensePerpetual Present
Crafting tree
1Fire + Water→ Steam2Earth + Steam→ Mud3Fire + Mud→ Brick4Brick + Brick→ Wall5Wall + Water→ Dam6Dam + Water→ Hydroelectricity7Earth + Fire→ Lava8Lava + Water→ Stone9Lava + Stone→ Obsidian10Fire + Steam→ Engine11Engine + Steam→ Train12Obsidian + Train→ Minecart13Earth + Earth→ Mountain14Minecart + Mountain→ Rollercoaster15Mountain + Train→ Tunnel16Rollercoaster + Tunnel→ Loop17Hydroelectricity + Loop→ Perpetual Motion18Earth + Wind→ Dust19Dust + Fire→ Ash20Earth + Engine→ Tractor21Earth + Tractor→ Farm22Farm + Fire→ Barbecue23Ash + Barbecue→ Burger24Burger + Water→ Soggy Burger25Dust + Engine→ Vacuum26Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole27Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine28Soggy Burger + Time Machine→ Future Burger29Earth + Water→ Plant30Plant + Steam→ Tea31Engine + Wind→ Windmill32Tea + Windmill→ Dutch33Dust + Earth→ Planet34Fire + Planet→ Sun35Sun + Time Machine→ Future36Dutch + Future→ Tense37Future Burger + Tense→ Future Tense38Wind + Wind→ Tornado39Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity40Future Tense + Singularity→ Present Tense41Perpetual Motion + Present Tense→ Perpetual Present

Perpetual Present at a glance

Steps to craft
41
Marathon
Crafting depth
70
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 41 steps

Similar effort to Perpetual Present, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Perpetual Present in Infinite Craft?

Combine Perpetual Motion with Present Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 41 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Perpetual Present?

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

Is Perpetual Present hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 41 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Perpetual Present?

Only one known combination produces Perpetual Present.

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