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How to Make The Future Darkly in Infinite Craft

The Future Darkly is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 48 combinations to get there, and the final one is Future Tense plus The Darkness. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Future TenseThe DarknessThe Future Darkly

Marathon48 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 81

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 48 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. 23EarthSteamMud
  24. 24MudWindmillPig
  25. 25PigWindFlying Pig
  26. 26FireWindSmoke
  27. 27SmokeWaterFog
  28. 28EarthPlantTree
  29. 29TreeWaterRiver
  30. 30RiverTreePaper
  31. 31EarthPaperMap
  32. 32FogMapLost
  33. 33Flying PigLostNever
  34. 34DustWindSandstorm
  35. 35EarthSandstormDune
  36. 36PlantSmokeIncense
  37. 37DuneIncenseFrank Herbert
  38. 38PlantWindDandelion
  39. 39PlantWaterSwamp
  40. 40DandelionSwampFrog
  41. 41Frank HerbertFrogKwisatz Haderach
  42. 42EarthPlanetMoon
  43. 43MoonWindWerewolf
  44. 44EngineWerewolfTransformer
  45. 45FireTransformerOptimus Prime
  46. 46Kwisatz HaderachOptimus PrimeThe One
  47. 47NeverThe OneThe Darkness
  48. 48Future TenseThe DarknessThe Future Darkly
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 Tense23Earth + Steam→ Mud24Mud + Windmill→ Pig25Pig + Wind→ Flying Pig26Fire + Wind→ Smoke27Smoke + Water→ Fog28Earth + Plant→ Tree29Tree + Water→ River30River + Tree→ Paper31Earth + Paper→ Map32Fog + Map→ Lost33Flying Pig + Lost→ Never34Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm35Earth + Sandstorm→ Dune36Plant + Smoke→ Incense37Dune + Incense→ Frank Herbert38Plant + Wind→ Dandelion39Plant + Water→ Swamp40Dandelion + Swamp→ Frog41Frank Herbert + Frog→ Kwisatz Haderach42Earth + Planet→ Moon43Moon + Wind→ Werewolf44Engine + Werewolf→ Transformer45Fire + Transformer→ Optimus Prime46Kwisatz Haderach + Optimus Prime→ The One47Never + The One→ The Darkness48Future Tense + The Darkness→ The Future Darkly

The Future Darkly at a glance

Steps to craft
48
Marathon
Crafting depth
81
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 48 steps

Similar effort to The Future Darkly, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make The Future Darkly in Infinite Craft?

Combine Future Tense with The Darkness. The full path from the base elements takes 48 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The Future Darkly?

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

Is The Future Darkly hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 48 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make The Future Darkly?

Only one known combination produces The Future Darkly.

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