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How to Make That’s the way in Infinite Craft

That’s the way is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 55 combinations to get there, and the final one is Present Tense plus Thatsway. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Present TenseThatswayThat’s the way

Marathon55 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 913 known recipes

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. 23WindWindTornado
  24. 24Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  25. 25Future TenseSingularityPresent Tense
  26. 26WaterWaterLake
  27. 27LakeWaterOcean
  28. 28OceanWaterFish
  29. 29FishWindFlying Fish
  30. 30FireFishSushi
  31. 31Flying FishSushiFlying Sushi
  32. 32LakePlantLily
  33. 33Flying SushiLilyFlying Lotus
  34. 34EarthEarthMountain
  35. 35LakeMountainFjord
  36. 36FireFireVolcano
  37. 37FjordVolcanoIceland
  38. 38WaterWindWave
  39. 39SteamWaveSurf
  40. 40SurfWindSurfing
  41. 41IcelandSurfingIcelandic Surfing
  42. 42Flying LotusIcelandic SurfingThis
  43. 43EarthThisThat
  44. 44EarthPlantTree
  45. 45ThatTreeThats
  46. 46EarthPlanetMoon
  47. 47PlanetPlanetStar
  48. 48MoonStarGalaxy
  49. 49PlanetSunSolar System
  50. 50LakeSolar SystemMilky Way
  51. 51FishTornadoSharknado
  52. 52Milky WaySharknadoMilky Sharknado
  53. 53GalaxyMilky SharknadoWay
  54. 54ThatsWayThatsway
  55. 55Present TenseThatswayThat’s the way
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 Tense26Water + Water→ Lake27Lake + Water→ Ocean28Ocean + Water→ Fish29Fish + Wind→ Flying Fish30Fire + Fish→ Sushi31Flying Fish + Sushi→ Flying Sushi32Lake + Plant→ Lily33Flying Sushi + Lily→ Flying Lotus34Earth + Earth→ Mountain35Lake + Mountain→ Fjord36Fire + Fire→ Volcano37Fjord + Volcano→ Iceland38Water + Wind→ Wave39Steam + Wave→ Surf40Surf + Wind→ Surfing41Iceland + Surfing→ Icelandic Surfing42Flying Lotus + Icelandic Surfing→ This43Earth + This→ That44Earth + Plant→ Tree45That + Tree→ Thats46Earth + Planet→ Moon47Planet + Planet→ Star48Moon + Star→ Galaxy49Planet + Sun→ Solar System50Lake + Solar System→ Milky Way51Fish + Tornado→ Sharknado52Milky Way + Sharknado→ Milky Sharknado53Galaxy + Milky Sharknado→ Way54Thats + Way→ Thatsway55Present Tense + Thatsway→ That’s the way

Other ways to make That’s the way

3 combinations are known to produce That’s the way. Here are 3 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce That’s the way
FirstSecondResult
Past TenseThatswayThat’s the way
Present TenseThatswayThat’s the way
Past tenseThatswayThat’s the way

That’s the way at a glance

Steps to craft
55
Marathon
Crafting depth
91
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
3
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 55 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make That’s the way in Infinite Craft?

Combine Present Tense with Thatsway. The full path from the base elements takes 55 steps.

How many steps does it take to make That’s the way?

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

Is That’s the way 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 That’s the way?

Yes. 3 combinations are known to produce That’s the way, 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.