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How to Make Shortwave in Infinite Craft

Shortwave is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 16 combinations to get there, and the final one is Indiana Jones plus Radio. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Indiana JonesRadioShortwave

Long16 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 213 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 16 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2WaterWindWave
  3. 3EarthWaveSand
  4. 4SandWaterBeach
  5. 5BeachSandSandcastle
  6. 6WaveWindStorm
  7. 7SandcastleStormRuins
  8. 8DustRuinsArchaeologist
  9. 9FireWindSmoke
  10. 10SmokeWaterFog
  11. 11ArchaeologistFogIndiana Jones
  12. 12FireSandGlass
  13. 13FireGlassLens
  14. 14EarthLensTelescope
  15. 15TelescopeWaveRadio
  16. 16Indiana JonesRadioShortwave
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Water + Wind→ Wave3Earth + Wave→ Sand4Sand + Water→ Beach5Beach + Sand→ Sandcastle6Wave + Wind→ Storm7Sandcastle + Storm→ Ruins8Dust + Ruins→ Archaeologist9Fire + Wind→ Smoke10Smoke + Water→ Fog11Archaeologist + Fog→ Indiana Jones12Fire + Sand→ Glass13Fire + Glass→ Lens14Earth + Lens→ Telescope15Telescope + Wave→ Radio16Indiana Jones + Radio→ Shortwave

Other ways to make Shortwave

3 combinations are known to produce Shortwave. Here are 3 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Shortwave
FirstSecondResult
Indiana JonesRadioShortwave
Indiana JonesRADIOShortwave
ShortWShortwave

What you can make with Shortwave

Shortwave at a glance

Steps to craft
16
Long
Crafting depth
21
longer than 79% of solved elements
Known recipes
3
ways to make it
Used in
7
other combinations

Other elements that take 16 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Shortwave in Infinite Craft?

Combine Indiana Jones with Radio. The full path from the base elements takes 16 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Shortwave?

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

Is Shortwave hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 16 steps it is longer than 79% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Shortwave?

Yes. 3 combinations are known to produce Shortwave, 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.