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How to Make Present Past in Infinite Craft

Present Past is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 63 combinations to get there, and the final one is Present Tense plus Protopast. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Present TenseProtopastPresent Past

Marathon63 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 109

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 63 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. 23WindWindTornado
  24. 24Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  25. 25Future TenseSingularityPresent Tense
  26. 26WaterWindWave
  27. 27EarthWaveSand
  28. 28FireSandGlass
  29. 29GlassSandHourglass
  30. 30FireHourglassTime
  31. 31AshTimeHistory
  32. 32GlassSteamMirror
  33. 33HistoryMirrorPast
  34. 34FireWindSmoke
  35. 35SmokeWaterFog
  36. 36FogPlantMushroom
  37. 37EarthMushroomToadstool
  38. 38PlantWindDandelion
  39. 39DandelionPlantWeed
  40. 40ToadstoolWeedMagic Mushroom
  41. 41DustWindSandstorm
  42. 42SandstormWaterOasis
  43. 43OasisPlantDate
  44. 44DateWaterDating
  45. 45DatingEarthMarriage
  46. 46EarthMarriageDivorce
  47. 47DandelionDustWish
  48. 48WaterWishGenie
  49. 49DivorceGenieSingle
  50. 50Magic MushroomSingleTriple
  51. 51PastTriplePast Tense
  52. 52SteamWindCloud
  53. 53CloudFireLightning
  54. 54GlassLightningLight Bulb
  55. 55FireLight BulbIdea
  56. 56CloudEngineJet
  57. 57JetWaterPlane
  58. 58EarthPlantTree
  59. 59DustTreeWood
  60. 60PlaneWoodPlywood
  61. 61IdeaPlywoodPrototype
  62. 62Past TensePrototypeProtopast
  63. 63Present TenseProtopastPresent Past
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 Tense23Wind + Wind→ Tornado24Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity25Future Tense + Singularity→ Present Tense26Water + Wind→ Wave27Earth + Wave→ Sand28Fire + Sand→ Glass29Glass + Sand→ Hourglass30Fire + Hourglass→ Time31Ash + Time→ History32Glass + Steam→ Mirror33History + Mirror→ Past34Fire + Wind→ Smoke35Smoke + Water→ Fog36Fog + Plant→ Mushroom37Earth + Mushroom→ Toadstool38Plant + Wind→ Dandelion39Dandelion + Plant→ Weed40Toadstool + Weed→ Magic Mushroom41Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm42Sandstorm + Water→ Oasis43Oasis + Plant→ Date44Date + Water→ Dating45Dating + Earth→ Marriage46Earth + Marriage→ Divorce47Dandelion + Dust→ Wish48Water + Wish→ Genie49Divorce + Genie→ Single50Magic Mushroom + Single→ Triple51Past + Triple→ Past Tense52Steam + Wind→ Cloud53Cloud + Fire→ Lightning54Glass + Lightning→ Light Bulb55Fire + Light Bulb→ Idea56Cloud + Engine→ Jet57Jet + Water→ Plane58Earth + Plant→ Tree59Dust + Tree→ Wood60Plane + Wood→ Plywood61Idea + Plywood→ Prototype62Past Tense + Prototype→ Protopast63Present Tense + Protopast→ Present Past

Present Past at a glance

Steps to craft
63
Marathon
Crafting depth
109
longer than 100% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 63 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Present Past in Infinite Craft?

Combine Present Tense with Protopast. The full path from the base elements takes 63 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Present Past?

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

Is Present Past hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 63 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Present Past?

Only one known combination produces Present Past.

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