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How to Make The Future Needs in Infinite Craft

The Future Needs is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 63 combinations to get there, and the final one is Future Tense plus The Need. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Future TenseThe NeedThe Future Needs

Marathon63 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 116

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 63 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. 24LakePlantLily
  25. 25EnginePlantCar
  26. 26EarthSteamMud
  27. 27CarMudRally
  28. 28EarthRallyMarch
  29. 29LilyMarchMay
  30. 30AshFirePhoenix
  31. 31AshPhoenixRebirth
  32. 32RebirthTeaRe-Tea
  33. 33PlanetRe-TeaRepeat
  34. 34PlantWindDandelion
  35. 35FireSunSolar
  36. 36PlantSolarOxygen
  37. 37OxygenWaterHydrogen
  38. 38DandelionHydrogenHelium
  39. 39DandelionEarthFlower
  40. 40CarFlowerCarnation
  41. 41CarnationTeaT
  42. 42HeliumTThe
  43. 43RepeatTheThe The
  44. 44DandelionWaterWine
  45. 45SteamWineStew
  46. 46FireStewChili
  47. 47ChiliFireHot
  48. 48DandelionDustWish
  49. 49HotWishDesire
  50. 50FireWindSmoke
  51. 51PlantSmokeIncense
  52. 52PlantWaterSwamp
  53. 53IncenseSwampMosquito
  54. 54EarthEarthMountain
  55. 55DandelionDandelionDandelion Patch
  56. 56Dandelion PatchWindSeeds
  57. 57FireSeedsPopcorn
  58. 58MountainPopcornMovie
  59. 59MosquitoMovieIt
  60. 60DesireItWant
  61. 61The TheWantThe Want
  62. 62MayThe WantThe Need
  63. 63Future TenseThe NeedThe Future Needs
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 + Plant→ Lily25Engine + Plant→ Car26Earth + Steam→ Mud27Car + Mud→ Rally28Earth + Rally→ March29Lily + March→ May30Ash + Fire→ Phoenix31Ash + Phoenix→ Rebirth32Rebirth + Tea→ Re-Tea33Planet + Re-Tea→ Repeat34Plant + Wind→ Dandelion35Fire + Sun→ Solar36Plant + Solar→ Oxygen37Oxygen + Water→ Hydrogen38Dandelion + Hydrogen→ Helium39Dandelion + Earth→ Flower40Car + Flower→ Carnation41Carnation + Tea→ T42Helium + T→ The43Repeat + The→ The The44Dandelion + Water→ Wine45Steam + Wine→ Stew46Fire + Stew→ Chili47Chili + Fire→ Hot48Dandelion + Dust→ Wish49Hot + Wish→ Desire50Fire + Wind→ Smoke51Plant + Smoke→ Incense52Plant + Water→ Swamp53Incense + Swamp→ Mosquito54Earth + Earth→ Mountain55Dandelion + Dandelion→ Dandelion Patch56Dandelion Patch + Wind→ Seeds57Fire + Seeds→ Popcorn58Mountain + Popcorn→ Movie59Mosquito + Movie→ It60Desire + It→ Want61The The + Want→ The Want62May + The Want→ The Need63Future Tense + The Need→ The Future Needs

The Future Needs at a glance

Steps to craft
63
Marathon
Crafting depth
116
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 Needs in Infinite Craft?

Combine Future Tense with The Need. The full path from the base elements takes 63 steps.

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

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

Is The Future Needs hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 63 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

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

Only one known combination produces The Future Needs.

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