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How to Make Printing Press in Infinite Craft

Printing Press sits in the middle of Infinite Craft's difficulty curve. The shortest route we have found runs 11 steps from the four base elements, finishing with Engine plus Newspaper.

The final combination

EngineNewspaperPrinting Press

Long11 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 138 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 11 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2FireSteamEngine
  3. 3WaterWaterLake
  4. 4LakeWaterOcean
  5. 5OceanWaterFish
  6. 6EarthWaterPlant
  7. 7EarthPlantTree
  8. 8TreeWaterRiver
  9. 9RiverTreePaper
  10. 10FishPaperNewspaper
  11. 11EngineNewspaperPrinting Press
Crafting tree
1Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam2Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine3Water + Waterโ†’ Lake4Lake + Waterโ†’ Ocean5Ocean + Waterโ†’ Fish6Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant7Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree8Tree + Waterโ†’ River9River + Treeโ†’ Paper10Fish + Paperโ†’ Newspaper11Engine + Newspaperโ†’ Printing Press

Other ways to make Printing Press

8 combinations are known to produce Printing Press. Here are 8 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Printing Press
FirstSecondResult
InkSlaveryPrinting Press
NewspaperPistonPrinting Press
FontGunpowderPrinting Press
CoalTin TypePrinting Press
SteelTin TypePrinting Press
CastleInkPrinting Press
EngineNewspaperPrinting Press
InkSteam EnginePrinting Press

What you can make with Printing Press

Printing Press at a glance

Steps to craft
11
Long
Crafting depth
13
faster than 42% of solved elements
Known recipes
8
ways to make it
Used in
35
other combinations

Other elements that take 11 steps

Similar effort to Printing Press, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Printing Press in Infinite Craft?

Combine Engine with Newspaper. The full path from the base elements takes 11 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Printing Press?

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

Is Printing Press hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 11 steps it is faster than 42% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Printing Press?

Yes. 8 combinations are known to produce Printing Press, 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.