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How to Make The Future Express in Infinite Craft

The Future Express is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 34 combinations to get there, and the final one is Future Tense plus The Polar Express. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Future TenseThe Polar ExpressThe Future Express

Marathon34 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 58

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 34 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. 23WaterWaterLake
  24. 24EngineLakeBoat
  25. 25FireWindSmoke
  26. 26SmokeWaterFog
  27. 27BoatFogGhost Ship
  28. 28EarthEarthMountain
  29. 29MountainWindAvalanche
  30. 30EngineSteamTrain
  31. 31SteamTrainLocomotive
  32. 32AvalancheLocomotiveSnowpiercer
  33. 33Ghost ShipSnowpiercerThe Polar Express
  34. 34Future TenseThe Polar ExpressThe Future Express
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 + Water→ Lake24Engine + Lake→ Boat25Fire + Wind→ Smoke26Smoke + Water→ Fog27Boat + Fog→ Ghost Ship28Earth + Earth→ Mountain29Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche30Engine + Steam→ Train31Steam + Train→ Locomotive32Avalanche + Locomotive→ Snowpiercer33Ghost Ship + Snowpiercer→ The Polar Express34Future Tense + The Polar Express→ The Future Express

The Future Express at a glance

Steps to craft
34
Marathon
Crafting depth
58
longer than 96% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 34 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make The Future Express in Infinite Craft?

Combine Future Tense with The Polar Express. The full path from the base elements takes 34 steps.

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

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

Is The Future Express 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 Future Express?

Only one known combination produces The Future Express.

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