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How to Make The Future Imperative in Infinite Craft

The Future Imperative is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 64 combinations to get there, and the final one is Future Tense plus The Command. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Future TenseThe CommandThe Future Imperative

Marathon64 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 159

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 64 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. 24LakeWaterOcean
  25. 25OceanWaterFish
  26. 26FishWindFlying Fish
  27. 27EarthFlying FishBird
  28. 28BirdEarthChicken
  29. 29EarthEarthMountain
  30. 30MountainTractorBulldozer
  31. 31BulldozerMountainRoad
  32. 32ChickenRoadWhy
  33. 33DustWhyBecause
  34. 34BecauseBecauseAnd
  35. 35LakeMountainFjord
  36. 36FireFireVolcano
  37. 37FjordVolcanoIceland
  38. 38AshPlantTobacco
  39. 39IcelandTobaccoIcelandic
  40. 40EarthPlantTree
  41. 41EarthTreeForest
  42. 42PlantWindDandelion
  43. 43DandelionEarthFlower
  44. 44FlowerPlantGarden
  45. 45ForestGardenPark
  46. 46IcelandicParkTheme
  47. 47AndThemeAndtheme
  48. 48WindWindTornado
  49. 49Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  50. 50Future TenseSingularityPresent Tense
  51. 51AndthemePresent TenseAnd the
  52. 52DandelionWindSeed
  53. 53SeedTreeApple
  54. 54WaterWindmillEnergy
  55. 55EnergyLakeElectric Eel
  56. 56EarthElectric EelBattery
  57. 57EarthSteamMud
  58. 58FireMudBrick
  59. 59BatteryBrickRemote
  60. 60DandelionWaterWine
  61. 61RemoteWineControl
  62. 62AppleControlCommand
  63. 63And theCommandThe Command
  64. 64Future TenseThe CommandThe Future Imperative
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→ Lake24Lake + Water→ Ocean25Ocean + Water→ Fish26Fish + Wind→ Flying Fish27Earth + Flying Fish→ Bird28Bird + Earth→ Chicken29Earth + Earth→ Mountain30Mountain + Tractor→ Bulldozer31Bulldozer + Mountain→ Road32Chicken + Road→ Why33Dust + Why→ Because34Because + Because→ And35Lake + Mountain→ Fjord36Fire + Fire→ Volcano37Fjord + Volcano→ Iceland38Ash + Plant→ Tobacco39Iceland + Tobacco→ Icelandic40Earth + Plant→ Tree41Earth + Tree→ Forest42Plant + Wind→ Dandelion43Dandelion + Earth→ Flower44Flower + Plant→ Garden45Forest + Garden→ Park46Icelandic + Park→ Theme47And + Theme→ Andtheme48Wind + Wind→ Tornado49Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity50Future Tense + Singularity→ Present Tense51Andtheme + Present Tense→ And the52Dandelion + Wind→ Seed53Seed + Tree→ Apple54Water + Windmill→ Energy55Energy + Lake→ Electric Eel56Earth + Electric Eel→ Battery57Earth + Steam→ Mud58Fire + Mud→ Brick59Battery + Brick→ Remote60Dandelion + Water→ Wine61Remote + Wine→ Control62Apple + Control→ Command63And the + Command→ The Command64Future Tense + The Command→ The Future Imperative

The Future Imperative at a glance

Steps to craft
64
Marathon
Crafting depth
159
longer than 100% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 64 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make The Future Imperative in Infinite Craft?

Combine Future Tense with The Command. The full path from the base elements takes 64 steps.

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

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

Is The Future Imperative hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 64 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

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

Only one known combination produces The Future Imperative.

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