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How to Make The Future In The Past in Infinite Craft

The Future In The Past is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 83 combinations to get there, and the final one is Future Tense plus The In The The. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Future TenseThe In The TheThe Future In The Past

Marathon83 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 188

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 83 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. 25SandWaterBeach
  26. 26FireSandGlass
  27. 27EarthGlassBottle
  28. 28BeachBottleMessage
  29. 29EarthMessageLetter
  30. 30SunWindSunflower
  31. 31LetterSunflowerA
  32. 32AFireB
  33. 33EarthPlantTree
  34. 34TreeWaterRiver
  35. 35RiverTreePaper
  36. 36EarthPaperMap
  37. 37MapWaterTreasure
  38. 38MapTreasureX
  39. 39WindXY
  40. 40BYBY
  41. 41EarthFireLava
  42. 42LavaWaterStone
  43. 43PlantStoneFossil
  44. 44FossilWaterOil
  45. 45PlantWaterSwamp
  46. 46OilSwampTar
  47. 47TarWaterPitch
  48. 48EarthPitchBaseball
  49. 49EnginePlantCar
  50. 50EarthSteamMud
  51. 51CarMudRally
  52. 52PlantRallyProtest
  53. 53EngineProtestStrike
  54. 54BaseballStrikeOut
  55. 55BeachOutIn
  56. 56AshFirePhoenix
  57. 57AshPhoenixRebirth
  58. 58RebirthTeaRe-Tea
  59. 59PlanetRe-TeaRepeat
  60. 60PlantWindDandelion
  61. 61FireSunSolar
  62. 62PlantSolarOxygen
  63. 63OxygenWaterHydrogen
  64. 64DandelionHydrogenHelium
  65. 65DandelionEarthFlower
  66. 66CarFlowerCarnation
  67. 67CarnationTeaT
  68. 68HeliumTThe
  69. 69RepeatTheThe The
  70. 70FireWindSmoke
  71. 71SmokeWaterFog
  72. 72DustWindSandstorm
  73. 73SandstormStoneSphinx
  74. 74FogSphinxRiddle
  75. 75DandelionWaterWine
  76. 76SteamWineStew
  77. 77StewTreeStewpid
  78. 78RiddleStewpidYou
  79. 79The TheYouThe You
  80. 80InThe YouThe In You
  81. 81BYThe In YouThe In By You
  82. 82The In By YouThe TheThe In The The
  83. 83Future TenseThe In The TheThe Future In The Past
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→ Sand25Sand + Water→ Beach26Fire + Sand→ Glass27Earth + Glass→ Bottle28Beach + Bottle→ Message29Earth + Message→ Letter30Sun + Wind→ Sunflower31Letter + Sunflower→ A32A + Fire→ B33Earth + Plant→ Tree34Tree + Water→ River35River + Tree→ Paper36Earth + Paper→ Map37Map + Water→ Treasure38Map + Treasure→ X39Wind + X→ Y40B + Y→ BY41Earth + Fire→ Lava42Lava + Water→ Stone43Plant + Stone→ Fossil44Fossil + Water→ Oil45Plant + Water→ Swamp46Oil + Swamp→ Tar47Tar + Water→ Pitch48Earth + Pitch→ Baseball49Engine + Plant→ Car50Earth + Steam→ Mud51Car + Mud→ Rally52Plant + Rally→ Protest53Engine + Protest→ Strike54Baseball + Strike→ Out55Beach + Out→ In56Ash + Fire→ Phoenix57Ash + Phoenix→ Rebirth58Rebirth + Tea→ Re-Tea59Planet + Re-Tea→ Repeat60Plant + Wind→ Dandelion61Fire + Sun→ Solar62Plant + Solar→ Oxygen63Oxygen + Water→ Hydrogen64Dandelion + Hydrogen→ Helium65Dandelion + Earth→ Flower66Car + Flower→ Carnation67Carnation + Tea→ T68Helium + T→ The69Repeat + The→ The The70Fire + Wind→ Smoke71Smoke + Water→ Fog72Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm73Sandstorm + Stone→ Sphinx74Fog + Sphinx→ Riddle75Dandelion + Water→ Wine76Steam + Wine→ Stew77Stew + Tree→ Stewpid78Riddle + Stewpid→ You79The The + You→ The You80In + The You→ The In You81BY + The In You→ The In By You82The In By You + The The→ The In The The83Future Tense + The In The The→ The Future In The Past

The Future In The Past at a glance

Steps to craft
83
Marathon
Crafting depth
188
longer than 100% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make The Future In The Past in Infinite Craft?

Combine Future Tense with The In The The. The full path from the base elements takes 83 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The Future In The Past?

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

Is The Future In The Past hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 83 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make The Future In The Past?

Only one known combination produces The Future In The Past.

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