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How to Make The Big Engine That Couldn’t in Infinite Craft

The Big Engine That Couldn’t is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 34 combinations to get there, and the final one is Antonym plus The Little Engine That Could. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

AntonymThe Little Engine That CouldThe Big Engine That Couldn’t

Marathon34 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 44

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 34 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2PlantWaterSwamp
  3. 3SwampWaterMarsh
  4. 4EarthWindDust
  5. 5DustWindSandstorm
  6. 6MarshSandstormQuicksand
  7. 7FireWaterSteam
  8. 8QuicksandSteamSlow
  9. 9FireSlowStop
  10. 10WaterWaterLake
  11. 11EarthFireLava
  12. 12LavaWaterStone
  13. 13PlantStoneFossil
  14. 14FireFossilDinosaur
  15. 15EarthPlantTree
  16. 16DustTreeWood
  17. 17SandstormWoodSandal
  18. 18DinosaurSandalThesaurus
  19. 19LakeThesaurusSynonym
  20. 20StopSynonymAntonym
  21. 21DustEarthPlanet
  22. 22PlanetSteamSteampunk
  23. 23EarthSteampunkRobot
  24. 24FireSteamEngine
  25. 25EngineSteamTrain
  26. 26RobotTrainChoo-Choo
  27. 27FirePlanetSun
  28. 28PlanetSunSolar System
  29. 29WaterWindWave
  30. 30SteamWaveSurf
  31. 31SurfWindSurfing
  32. 32Solar SystemSurfingSurfing the Solar System
  33. 33Choo-ChooSurfing the Solar SystemThe Little Engine That Could
  34. 34AntonymThe Little Engine That CouldThe Big Engine That Couldn’t
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Plant + Water→ Swamp3Swamp + Water→ Marsh4Earth + Wind→ Dust5Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm6Marsh + Sandstorm→ Quicksand7Fire + Water→ Steam8Quicksand + Steam→ Slow9Fire + Slow→ Stop10Water + Water→ Lake11Earth + Fire→ Lava12Lava + Water→ Stone13Plant + Stone→ Fossil14Fire + Fossil→ Dinosaur15Earth + Plant→ Tree16Dust + Tree→ Wood17Sandstorm + Wood→ Sandal18Dinosaur + Sandal→ Thesaurus19Lake + Thesaurus→ Synonym20Stop + Synonym→ Antonym21Dust + Earth→ Planet22Planet + Steam→ Steampunk23Earth + Steampunk→ Robot24Fire + Steam→ Engine25Engine + Steam→ Train26Robot + Train→ Choo-Choo27Fire + Planet→ Sun28Planet + Sun→ Solar System29Water + Wind→ Wave30Steam + Wave→ Surf31Surf + Wind→ Surfing32Solar System + Surfing→ Surfing the Solar System33Choo-Choo + Surfing the Solar System→ The Little Engine That Could34Antonym + The Little Engine That Could→ The Big Engine That Couldn’t

The Big Engine That Couldn’t at a glance

Steps to craft
34
Marathon
Crafting depth
44
longer than 96% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 34 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make The Big Engine That Couldn’t in Infinite Craft?

Combine Antonym with The Little Engine That Could. The full path from the base elements takes 34 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The Big Engine That Couldn’t?

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

Is The Big Engine That Couldn’t hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 34 steps it is longer than 96% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make The Big Engine That Couldn’t?

Only one known combination produces The Big Engine That Couldn’t.

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