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How to Make Proto-Future in Infinite Craft

Proto-Future is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 55 combinations to get there, and the final one is Future Tense plus Proto. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Future TenseProtoProto-Future

Marathon55 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 127

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 55 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. 23EarthPlantTree
  24. 24TreeWaterRiver
  25. 25RiverTreePaper
  26. 26PaperPlantBook
  27. 27AshTreePencil
  28. 28BookPencilHomework
  29. 29AshWaterPuddle
  30. 30PaperPuddlePaper Mache
  31. 31HomeworkPaper MacheProject
  32. 32WaterWindmillEnergy
  33. 33WaterWaterLake
  34. 34EnergyLakeElectric Eel
  35. 35EarthElectric EelBattery
  36. 36WindWindmillElectricity
  37. 37PlantWaterSwamp
  38. 38ElectricitySwampFrankenstein
  39. 39LakeWaterOcean
  40. 40AshOceanSalt
  41. 41FireSaltSodium
  42. 42FrankensteinSodiumFrancium
  43. 43BatteryFranciumFr
  44. 44DustWindSandstorm
  45. 45SandstormWaterOasis
  46. 46FireWindSmoke
  47. 47PlantSmokeIncense
  48. 48WaterWindWave
  49. 49TreeWaveSurfboard
  50. 50IncenseSurfboardYoga
  51. 51OasisYogaOM
  52. 52FrOMFrom
  53. 53FromFromTo
  54. 54ProjectToProto
  55. 55Future TenseProtoProto-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 Tense23Earth + Plant→ Tree24Tree + Water→ River25River + Tree→ Paper26Paper + Plant→ Book27Ash + Tree→ Pencil28Book + Pencil→ Homework29Ash + Water→ Puddle30Paper + Puddle→ Paper Mache31Homework + Paper Mache→ Project32Water + Windmill→ Energy33Water + Water→ Lake34Energy + Lake→ Electric Eel35Earth + Electric Eel→ Battery36Wind + Windmill→ Electricity37Plant + Water→ Swamp38Electricity + Swamp→ Frankenstein39Lake + Water→ Ocean40Ash + Ocean→ Salt41Fire + Salt→ Sodium42Frankenstein + Sodium→ Francium43Battery + Francium→ Fr44Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm45Sandstorm + Water→ Oasis46Fire + Wind→ Smoke47Plant + Smoke→ Incense48Water + Wind→ Wave49Tree + Wave→ Surfboard50Incense + Surfboard→ Yoga51Oasis + Yoga→ OM52Fr + OM→ From53From + From→ To54Project + To→ Proto55Future Tense + Proto→ Proto-Future

Proto-Future at a glance

Steps to craft
55
Marathon
Crafting depth
127
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Proto-Future in Infinite Craft?

Combine Future Tense with Proto. The full path from the base elements takes 55 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Proto-Future?

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

Is Proto-Future hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 55 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Proto-Future?

Only one known combination produces Proto-Future.

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