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How to Make The Future Is Not What It Used To Be in Infinite Craft

The Future Is Not What It Used To Be is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 60 combinations to get there, and the final one is Future Tense plus Not the end of the world. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Future TenseNot the end of the worldThe Future Is Not What It Used To Be

Marathon60 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 922 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 60 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. 23DustWindSandstorm
  24. 24EarthFireLava
  25. 25LavaWaterStone
  26. 26SandstormStoneSphinx
  27. 27SandstormWaterOasis
  28. 28OasisPlantDate
  29. 29DateStoneCalendar
  30. 30CalendarEarthYear
  31. 31SphinxYear2012
  32. 32WaterWaterLake
  33. 33LakeWaterOcean
  34. 34OceanPlantCoral
  35. 35CoralStonePearl
  36. 36WindWindTornado
  37. 37TornadoWaterTsunami
  38. 38PearlTsunamiPearl Harbor
  39. 39FirePearl HarborAttack
  40. 40TornadoTornadoHurricane
  41. 41WaterWindWave
  42. 42EarthWaveSand
  43. 43FireSandGlass
  44. 44GlassWindWindow
  45. 45HurricaneWindowBroken
  46. 46AttackBrokenDefense
  47. 47FireWindSmoke
  48. 48PlantSmokeIncense
  49. 49PlantWaterSwamp
  50. 50IncenseSwampMosquito
  51. 51EarthEarthMountain
  52. 52PlantWindDandelion
  53. 53DandelionDandelionDandelion Patch
  54. 54Dandelion PatchWindSeeds
  55. 55FireSeedsPopcorn
  56. 56MountainPopcornMovie
  57. 57MosquitoMovieIt
  58. 58DefenseItDefinitely
  59. 592012DefinitelyNot the end of the world
  60. 60Future TenseNot the end of the worldThe Future Is Not What It Used To Be
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 Tense23Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm24Earth + Fire→ Lava25Lava + Water→ Stone26Sandstorm + Stone→ Sphinx27Sandstorm + Water→ Oasis28Oasis + Plant→ Date29Date + Stone→ Calendar30Calendar + Earth→ Year31Sphinx + Year→ 201232Water + Water→ Lake33Lake + Water→ Ocean34Ocean + Plant→ Coral35Coral + Stone→ Pearl36Wind + Wind→ Tornado37Tornado + Water→ Tsunami38Pearl + Tsunami→ Pearl Harbor39Fire + Pearl Harbor→ Attack40Tornado + Tornado→ Hurricane41Water + Wind→ Wave42Earth + Wave→ Sand43Fire + Sand→ Glass44Glass + Wind→ Window45Hurricane + Window→ Broken46Attack + Broken→ Defense47Fire + Wind→ Smoke48Plant + Smoke→ Incense49Plant + Water→ Swamp50Incense + Swamp→ Mosquito51Earth + Earth→ Mountain52Plant + Wind→ Dandelion53Dandelion + Dandelion→ Dandelion Patch54Dandelion Patch + Wind→ Seeds55Fire + Seeds→ Popcorn56Mountain + Popcorn→ Movie57Mosquito + Movie→ It58Defense + It→ Definitely592012 + Definitely→ Not the end of the world60Future Tense + Not the end of the world→ The Future Is Not What It Used To Be

Other ways to make The Future Is Not What It Used To Be

2 combinations are known to produce The Future Is Not What It Used To Be. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce The Future Is Not What It Used To Be
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Future TenseNot the end of the worldThe Future Is Not What It Used To Be
Future TenseNot The End Of The WorldThe Future Is Not What It Used To Be

The Future Is Not What It Used To Be at a glance

Steps to craft
60
Marathon
Crafting depth
92
longer than 100% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make The Future Is Not What It Used To Be in Infinite Craft?

Combine Future Tense with Not the end of the world. The full path from the base elements takes 60 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The Future Is Not What It Used To Be?

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

Is The Future Is Not What It Used To Be hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 60 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make The Future Is Not What It Used To Be?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce The Future Is Not What It Used To Be, and the shortest route is shown above.

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