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How to Make The Big Tense in Infinite Craft

The Big Tense is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 36 combinations to get there, and the final one is Future Tense plus The Big Tan. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Future TenseThe Big TanThe Big Tense

Marathon36 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 642 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 36 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. 23WaterWindWave
  24. 24EarthWaveSand
  25. 25FireSandGlass
  26. 26FireGlassLens
  27. 27LensSunSunburn
  28. 28SunburnWaterTan
  29. 29SteamWaveSurf
  30. 30SurfWindSurfing
  31. 31PlanetSunSolar System
  32. 32DustSolar SystemUniverse
  33. 33SurfingUniverseSurfing the Universe
  34. 34FireSurfing the UniverseThe Big Bang
  35. 35TanThe Big BangThe Big Tan
  36. 36Future TenseThe Big TanThe Big 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 Tense23Water + Wind→ Wave24Earth + Wave→ Sand25Fire + Sand→ Glass26Fire + Glass→ Lens27Lens + Sun→ Sunburn28Sunburn + Water→ Tan29Steam + Wave→ Surf30Surf + Wind→ Surfing31Planet + Sun→ Solar System32Dust + Solar System→ Universe33Surfing + Universe→ Surfing the Universe34Fire + Surfing the Universe→ The Big Bang35Tan + The Big Bang→ The Big Tan36Future Tense + The Big Tan→ The Big Tense

Other ways to make The Big Tense

2 combinations are known to produce The Big Tense. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce The Big Tense
FirstSecondResult
Future TenseThe Big TanThe Big Tense
Present TenseThe Big TanThe Big Tense

The Big Tense at a glance

Steps to craft
36
Marathon
Crafting depth
64
longer than 97% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 36 steps

Similar effort to The Big Tense, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make The Big Tense in Infinite Craft?

Combine Future Tense with The Big Tan. The full path from the base elements takes 36 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The Big Tense?

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

Is The Big Tense hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 36 steps it is longer than 97% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make The Big Tense?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce The Big Tense, 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.