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How to Make Steam Present Tense in Infinite Craft

Steam Present Tense is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 74 combinations to get there, and the final one is Present Tense plus Steampunk Barney Miller. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Present TenseSteampunk Barney MillerSteam Present Tense

Marathon74 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 138

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 74 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. 23WindWindTornado
  24. 24Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  25. 25Future TenseSingularityPresent Tense
  26. 26TornadoWaterTsunami
  27. 27EarthTsunamiIsland
  28. 28EarthIslandContinent
  29. 29ContinentIslandArchipelago
  30. 30EnginePlantCar
  31. 31CarEarthTire
  32. 32CarTireRace
  33. 33PlantWaterSwamp
  34. 34RaceSwampRacist
  35. 35ArchipelagoRacistArchie Bunker
  36. 36PlantWindDandelion
  37. 37DandelionWaterWine
  38. 38ContinentWineEurope
  39. 39Archie BunkerEuropeArchie Bunker's Place
  40. 40FireSwampDragon
  41. 41DragonWineDrunken Dragon
  42. 42EngineSteamTrain
  43. 43WaterWaterLake
  44. 44EarthEarthMountain
  45. 45LakeMountainFjord
  46. 46DustFjordTroll
  47. 47TrainTrollTrolley
  48. 48Drunken DragonTrolleyDrunken Trolley
  49. 49Archie Bunker's PlaceDrunken TrolleyBarney Miller
  50. 50DustPlantPollen
  51. 51PollenWaterHoney
  52. 52FireHoneyBee
  53. 53BeeEngineBumblebee
  54. 54DragonSwampLizard
  55. 55DragonLizardKomodo Dragon
  56. 56BumblebeeKomodo DragonBumbledragon
  57. 57DandelionWindSeed
  58. 58EngineSeedCarrot
  59. 59CarrotPlantRabbit
  60. 60EarthRabbitHare
  61. 61BumbledragonHareBumblehare
  62. 62WaterWindWave
  63. 63EarthWaveSand
  64. 64FireSandGlass
  65. 65MountainWindAvalanche
  66. 66AvalancheWindSnow
  67. 67GlassSnowSnowglobe
  68. 68LakeWaterOcean
  69. 69PlanetSteamSteampunk
  70. 70OceanSteampunkSteampunk Pirate
  71. 71SnowglobeSteampunk PirateSteampunk Snowglobe
  72. 72BumblehareSteampunk SnowglobeSteampunk Bumblehare
  73. 73Barney MillerSteampunk BumblehareSteampunk Barney Miller
  74. 74Present TenseSteampunk Barney MillerSteam Present Tense
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 Tense23Wind + Wind→ Tornado24Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity25Future Tense + Singularity→ Present Tense26Tornado + Water→ Tsunami27Earth + Tsunami→ Island28Earth + Island→ Continent29Continent + Island→ Archipelago30Engine + Plant→ Car31Car + Earth→ Tire32Car + Tire→ Race33Plant + Water→ Swamp34Race + Swamp→ Racist35Archipelago + Racist→ Archie Bunker36Plant + Wind→ Dandelion37Dandelion + Water→ Wine38Continent + Wine→ Europe39Archie Bunker + Europe→ Archie Bunker's Place40Fire + Swamp→ Dragon41Dragon + Wine→ Drunken Dragon42Engine + Steam→ Train43Water + Water→ Lake44Earth + Earth→ Mountain45Lake + Mountain→ Fjord46Dust + Fjord→ Troll47Train + Troll→ Trolley48Drunken Dragon + Trolley→ Drunken Trolley49Archie Bunker's Place + Drunken Trolley→ Barney Miller50Dust + Plant→ Pollen51Pollen + Water→ Honey52Fire + Honey→ Bee53Bee + Engine→ Bumblebee54Dragon + Swamp→ Lizard55Dragon + Lizard→ Komodo Dragon56Bumblebee + Komodo Dragon→ Bumbledragon57Dandelion + Wind→ Seed58Engine + Seed→ Carrot59Carrot + Plant→ Rabbit60Earth + Rabbit→ Hare61Bumbledragon + Hare→ Bumblehare62Water + Wind→ Wave63Earth + Wave→ Sand64Fire + Sand→ Glass65Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche66Avalanche + Wind→ Snow67Glass + Snow→ Snowglobe68Lake + Water→ Ocean69Planet + Steam→ Steampunk70Ocean + Steampunk→ Steampunk Pirate71Snowglobe + Steampunk Pirate→ Steampunk Snowglobe72Bumblehare + Steampunk Snowglobe→ Steampunk Bumblehare73Barney Miller + Steampunk Bumblehare→ Steampunk Barney Miller74Present Tense + Steampunk Barney Miller→ Steam Present Tense

Steam Present Tense at a glance

Steps to craft
74
Marathon
Crafting depth
138
longer than 100% 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 Steam Present Tense in Infinite Craft?

Combine Present Tense with Steampunk Barney Miller. The full path from the base elements takes 74 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Steam Present Tense?

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

Is Steam Present Tense hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 74 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Steam Present Tense?

Only one known combination produces Steam Present Tense.

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