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How to Make Shady Future in Infinite Craft

Shady Future is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 40 combinations to get there, and the final one is Future Tense plus Shady. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Future TenseShadyShady Future

Marathon40 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 64

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 40 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. 23FireWindSmoke
  24. 24SmokeWaterFog
  25. 25EarthFogMist
  26. 26WaterWaterLake
  27. 27EarthEarthMountain
  28. 28LakeMountainFjord
  29. 29EarthFjordLand
  30. 30EarthPlanetMoon
  31. 31LandMoonMoon Landing
  32. 32MistMoon LandingFake
  33. 33DustWindSandstorm
  34. 34EarthSandstormDune
  35. 35DunePlanetTatooine
  36. 36SmokeTatooineJabba
  37. 37FireJabbaJabba the Hutt
  38. 38Jabba the HuttWaterSlim
  39. 39FakeSlimShady
  40. 40Future TenseShadyShady 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 Tense23Fire + Wind→ Smoke24Smoke + Water→ Fog25Earth + Fog→ Mist26Water + Water→ Lake27Earth + Earth→ Mountain28Lake + Mountain→ Fjord29Earth + Fjord→ Land30Earth + Planet→ Moon31Land + Moon→ Moon Landing32Mist + Moon Landing→ Fake33Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm34Earth + Sandstorm→ Dune35Dune + Planet→ Tatooine36Smoke + Tatooine→ Jabba37Fire + Jabba→ Jabba the Hutt38Jabba the Hutt + Water→ Slim39Fake + Slim→ Shady40Future Tense + Shady→ Shady Future

What you can make with Shady Future

Shady Future at a glance

Steps to craft
40
Marathon
Crafting depth
64
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
10
other combinations

Other elements that take 40 steps

Similar effort to Shady Future, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Shady Future in Infinite Craft?

Combine Future Tense with Shady. The full path from the base elements takes 40 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Shady Future?

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

Is Shady Future hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 40 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Shady Future?

Only one known combination produces Shady Future.

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