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How to Make The Future Files in Infinite Craft

The Future Files is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 47 combinations to get there, and the final one is Future Tense plus The X-Files. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Future TenseThe X-FilesThe Future Files

Marathon47 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 812 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 47 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. 23EarthFireLava
  24. 24LavaWaterStone
  25. 25LavaStoneObsidian
  26. 26FireWindSmoke
  27. 27SmokeStoneStatue
  28. 28ObsidianStatueAztec
  29. 29PlanetSteamSteampunk
  30. 30AztecSteampunkAztec Punk
  31. 31SmokeWaterFog
  32. 32EarthPlantTree
  33. 33FogTreeGhost
  34. 34PlantWindDandelion
  35. 35DandelionEngineHelicopter
  36. 36GhostHelicopterGhostbusters
  37. 37Aztec PunkGhostbustersAztec Ghostbusters
  38. 38EarthEarthMountain
  39. 39WaterWaterLake
  40. 40LakeStoneLighthouse
  41. 41LighthouseStatueStatue of Liberty
  42. 42Statue of LibertyWaterNew York
  43. 43FireNew York9/11
  44. 449/11EarthTwin Towers
  45. 45MountainTwin TowersTwin Peaks
  46. 46Aztec GhostbustersTwin PeaksThe X-Files
  47. 47Future TenseThe X-FilesThe Future Files
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 + Fire→ Lava24Lava + Water→ Stone25Lava + Stone→ Obsidian26Fire + Wind→ Smoke27Smoke + Stone→ Statue28Obsidian + Statue→ Aztec29Planet + Steam→ Steampunk30Aztec + Steampunk→ Aztec Punk31Smoke + Water→ Fog32Earth + Plant→ Tree33Fog + Tree→ Ghost34Plant + Wind→ Dandelion35Dandelion + Engine→ Helicopter36Ghost + Helicopter→ Ghostbusters37Aztec Punk + Ghostbusters→ Aztec Ghostbusters38Earth + Earth→ Mountain39Water + Water→ Lake40Lake + Stone→ Lighthouse41Lighthouse + Statue→ Statue of Liberty42Statue of Liberty + Water→ New York43Fire + New York→ 9/11449/11 + Earth→ Twin Towers45Mountain + Twin Towers→ Twin Peaks46Aztec Ghostbusters + Twin Peaks→ The X-Files47Future Tense + The X-Files→ The Future Files

Other ways to make The Future Files

2 combinations are known to produce The Future Files. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce The Future Files
FirstSecondResult
Future TenseThe X-filesThe Future Files
Future TenseThe X-FilesThe Future Files

The Future Files at a glance

Steps to craft
47
Marathon
Crafting depth
81
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 47 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make The Future Files in Infinite Craft?

Combine Future Tense with The X-Files. The full path from the base elements takes 47 steps.

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

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

Is The Future Files hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 47 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

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

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce The Future Files, 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.