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How to Make Proper in Infinite Craft

Proper is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 39 combinations to get there, and the final one is Etiquette plus Future Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

EtiquetteFuture TenseProper

Marathon39 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 654 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 39 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWaterLake
  2. 2LakeWaterOcean
  3. 3OceanWaterFish
  4. 4EarthWindDust
  5. 5DustEarthPlanet
  6. 6FirePlanetSun
  7. 7FireSunSolar
  8. 8PlanetSolarSystem
  9. 9FishSystemSchool
  10. 10FishSchoolClass
  11. 11EarthWaterPlant
  12. 12FireWindSmoke
  13. 13PlantSmokeIncense
  14. 14IncenseWaterPerfume
  15. 15PerfumeWindSmell
  16. 16LakePlantLily
  17. 17LilyWaterPond
  18. 18FirePondSoup
  19. 19SmellSoupTaste
  20. 20ClassTasteEtiquette
  21. 21DustFireAsh
  22. 22FireWaterSteam
  23. 23FireSteamEngine
  24. 24EarthEngineTractor
  25. 25EarthTractorFarm
  26. 26FarmFireBarbecue
  27. 27AshBarbecueBurger
  28. 28BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  29. 29DustEngineVacuum
  30. 30FireVacuumBlack Hole
  31. 31Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  32. 32Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  33. 33PlantSteamTea
  34. 34EngineWindWindmill
  35. 35TeaWindmillDutch
  36. 36SunTime MachineFuture
  37. 37DutchFutureTense
  38. 38Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  39. 39EtiquetteFuture TenseProper
Crafting tree
1Water + Waterโ†’ Lake2Lake + Waterโ†’ Ocean3Ocean + Waterโ†’ Fish4Earth + Windโ†’ Dust5Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet6Fire + Planetโ†’ Sun7Fire + Sunโ†’ Solar8Planet + Solarโ†’ System9Fish + Systemโ†’ School10Fish + Schoolโ†’ Class11Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant12Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke13Plant + Smokeโ†’ Incense14Incense + Waterโ†’ Perfume15Perfume + Windโ†’ Smell16Lake + Plantโ†’ Lily17Lily + Waterโ†’ Pond18Fire + Pondโ†’ Soup19Smell + Soupโ†’ Taste20Class + Tasteโ†’ Etiquette21Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash22Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam23Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine24Earth + Engineโ†’ Tractor25Earth + Tractorโ†’ Farm26Farm + Fireโ†’ Barbecue27Ash + Barbecueโ†’ Burger28Burger + Waterโ†’ Soggy Burger29Dust + Engineโ†’ Vacuum30Fire + Vacuumโ†’ Black Hole31Black Hole + Engineโ†’ Time Machine32Soggy Burger + Time Machineโ†’ Future Burger33Plant + Steamโ†’ Tea34Engine + Windโ†’ Windmill35Tea + Windmillโ†’ Dutch36Sun + Time Machineโ†’ Future37Dutch + Futureโ†’ Tense38Future Burger + Tenseโ†’ Future Tense39Etiquette + Future Tenseโ†’ Proper

Other ways to make Proper

4 combinations are known to produce Proper. Here are 4 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Proper
FirstSecondResult
PluralPropunProper
EtiquetteFuture TenseProper
AproposPast TenseProper
AproposPast tenseProper

Proper at a glance

Steps to craft
39
Marathon
Crafting depth
65
longer than 97% of solved elements
Known recipes
4
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 39 steps

Similar effort to Proper, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Proper in Infinite Craft?

Combine Etiquette with Future Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 39 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Proper?

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

Is Proper hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 39 steps it is longer than 97% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Proper?

Yes. 4 combinations are known to produce Proper, 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.