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How to Make Prefer the Future in Infinite Craft

Prefer the Future is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 65 combinations to get there, and the final one is Future Tense plus Preferential. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Future TensePreferentialPrefer the Future

Marathon65 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 114

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 65 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. 23WaterWindWave
  24. 24EarthWaveSand
  25. 25FireSandGlass
  26. 26DustWindSandstorm
  27. 27SandstormWindDust Storm
  28. 28PlanetSandstormMars
  29. 29Dust StormMarsMars Rover
  30. 30GlassMars RoverBroken Mars Rover
  31. 31Broken Mars RoverWaterOpportunity
  32. 32EarthSteamMud
  33. 33FireMudBrick
  34. 34BrickBrickWall
  35. 35WallWaterDam
  36. 36DamSteamPower
  37. 37EnginePlantCar
  38. 38GlassSteamMirror
  39. 39FireFireVolcano
  40. 40MirrorVolcanoEcho
  41. 41CarEchoReverse
  42. 42EngineSandSandbox
  43. 43PlanetSandboxMinecraft
  44. 44MinecraftSandboxTerraria
  45. 45ReverseTerrariaRare
  46. 46WaterWaterLake
  47. 47LakeWaterOcean
  48. 48OceanWaterFish
  49. 49FishWindFlying Fish
  50. 50FireFishSushi
  51. 51Flying FishSushiFlying Sushi
  52. 52LakePlantLily
  53. 53Flying SushiLilyFlying Lotus
  54. 54EarthEarthMountain
  55. 55LakeMountainFjord
  56. 56FjordVolcanoIceland
  57. 57SteamWaveSurf
  58. 58SurfWindSurfing
  59. 59IcelandSurfingIcelandic Surfing
  60. 60Flying LotusIcelandic SurfingThis
  61. 61EarthThisThat
  62. 62RareThatRather
  63. 63PowerRatherPrefer
  64. 64OpportunityPreferPreferential
  65. 65Future TensePreferentialPrefer the Future
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 Tense23Water + Wind→ Wave24Earth + Wave→ Sand25Fire + Sand→ Glass26Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm27Sandstorm + Wind→ Dust Storm28Planet + Sandstorm→ Mars29Dust Storm + Mars→ Mars Rover30Glass + Mars Rover→ Broken Mars Rover31Broken Mars Rover + Water→ Opportunity32Earth + Steam→ Mud33Fire + Mud→ Brick34Brick + Brick→ Wall35Wall + Water→ Dam36Dam + Steam→ Power37Engine + Plant→ Car38Glass + Steam→ Mirror39Fire + Fire→ Volcano40Mirror + Volcano→ Echo41Car + Echo→ Reverse42Engine + Sand→ Sandbox43Planet + Sandbox→ Minecraft44Minecraft + Sandbox→ Terraria45Reverse + Terraria→ Rare46Water + Water→ Lake47Lake + Water→ Ocean48Ocean + Water→ Fish49Fish + Wind→ Flying Fish50Fire + Fish→ Sushi51Flying Fish + Sushi→ Flying Sushi52Lake + Plant→ Lily53Flying Sushi + Lily→ Flying Lotus54Earth + Earth→ Mountain55Lake + Mountain→ Fjord56Fjord + Volcano→ Iceland57Steam + Wave→ Surf58Surf + Wind→ Surfing59Iceland + Surfing→ Icelandic Surfing60Flying Lotus + Icelandic Surfing→ This61Earth + This→ That62Rare + That→ Rather63Power + Rather→ Prefer64Opportunity + Prefer→ Preferential65Future Tense + Preferential→ Prefer the Future

Prefer the Future at a glance

Steps to craft
65
Marathon
Crafting depth
114
longer than 100% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 65 steps

Similar effort to Prefer the Future, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Prefer the Future in Infinite Craft?

Combine Future Tense with Preferential. The full path from the base elements takes 65 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Prefer the Future?

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

Is Prefer the Future hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 65 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Prefer the Future?

Only one known combination produces Prefer the Future.

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