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How to Make Present Problems in Infinite Craft

Present Problems is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 51 combinations to get there, and the final one is Plural plus Present Problem. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

PluralPresent ProblemPresent Problems

Marathon51 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 874 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 51 combinations in order.

  1. 1WindWindTornado
  2. 2TornadoWaterTsunami
  3. 3EarthTsunamiIsland
  4. 4EarthIslandContinent
  5. 5FireWaterSteam
  6. 6WaterWindWave
  7. 7SteamWaveSurf
  8. 8ContinentSurfAustralia
  9. 9EarthEarthMountain
  10. 10MountainWindAvalanche
  11. 11AvalancheWindSnow
  12. 12AustraliaSnowNo
  13. 13WaterWaterLake
  14. 14LakeWaterOcean
  15. 15NoOceanNot
  16. 16EarthWindDust
  17. 17FireSteamEngine
  18. 18DustEngineVacuum
  19. 19FireVacuumBlack Hole
  20. 20Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  21. 21NotSingularityPlural
  22. 22DustFireAsh
  23. 23EarthEngineTractor
  24. 24EarthTractorFarm
  25. 25FarmFireBarbecue
  26. 26AshBarbecueBurger
  27. 27BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  28. 28Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  29. 29Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  30. 30EarthWaterPlant
  31. 31PlantSteamTea
  32. 32EngineWindWindmill
  33. 33TeaWindmillDutch
  34. 34DustEarthPlanet
  35. 35FirePlanetSun
  36. 36SunTime MachineFuture
  37. 37DutchFutureTense
  38. 38Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  39. 39Future TenseSingularityPresent Tense
  40. 40PlantWindDandelion
  41. 41DandelionWaterWine
  42. 42FireWineAlcohol
  43. 43AlcoholAlcoholBeer
  44. 44DustWindSandstorm
  45. 45SandstormWaterOasis
  46. 46OasisPlantDate
  47. 47DateWaterDating
  48. 48DatingMountainRelationship
  49. 49BeerRelationshipProblem
  50. 50Present TenseProblemPresent Problem
  51. 51PluralPresent ProblemPresent Problems
Crafting tree
1Wind + Wind→ Tornado2Tornado + Water→ Tsunami3Earth + Tsunami→ Island4Earth + Island→ Continent5Fire + Water→ Steam6Water + Wind→ Wave7Steam + Wave→ Surf8Continent + Surf→ Australia9Earth + Earth→ Mountain10Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche11Avalanche + Wind→ Snow12Australia + Snow→ No13Water + Water→ Lake14Lake + Water→ Ocean15No + Ocean→ Not16Earth + Wind→ Dust17Fire + Steam→ Engine18Dust + Engine→ Vacuum19Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole20Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity21Not + Singularity→ Plural22Dust + Fire→ Ash23Earth + Engine→ Tractor24Earth + Tractor→ Farm25Farm + Fire→ Barbecue26Ash + Barbecue→ Burger27Burger + Water→ Soggy Burger28Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine29Soggy Burger + Time Machine→ Future Burger30Earth + Water→ Plant31Plant + Steam→ Tea32Engine + Wind→ Windmill33Tea + Windmill→ Dutch34Dust + Earth→ Planet35Fire + Planet→ Sun36Sun + Time Machine→ Future37Dutch + Future→ Tense38Future Burger + Tense→ Future Tense39Future Tense + Singularity→ Present Tense40Plant + Wind→ Dandelion41Dandelion + Water→ Wine42Fire + Wine→ Alcohol43Alcohol + Alcohol→ Beer44Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm45Sandstorm + Water→ Oasis46Oasis + Plant→ Date47Date + Water→ Dating48Dating + Mountain→ Relationship49Beer + Relationship→ Problem50Present Tense + Problem→ Present Problem51Plural + Present Problem→ Present Problems

Other ways to make Present Problems

4 combinations are known to produce Present Problems. Here are 4 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Present Problems
FirstSecondResult
PluralPresent ProblemPresent Problems
Present TenseProblemsPresent Problems
Past ProblemsPickleweedPresent Problems
Past ProblemsSingularPresent Problems

Present Problems at a glance

Steps to craft
51
Marathon
Crafting depth
87
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
4
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 51 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Present Problems in Infinite Craft?

Combine Plural with Present Problem. The full path from the base elements takes 51 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Present Problems?

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

Is Present Problems hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 51 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Present Problems?

Yes. 4 combinations are known to produce Present Problems, 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.