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How to Make The Future Of The Past in Infinite Craft

The Future Of The Past is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 40 combinations to get there, and the final one is Future Tense plus Jonah And The Whale + Medusa. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Future TenseJonah And The Whale + MedusaThe Future Of The Past

Marathon40 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 612 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 40 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. 23PlantWindDandelion
  24. 24DandelionWindSeed
  25. 25WaterWaterLake
  26. 26LakeWaterOcean
  27. 27OceanWaterFish
  28. 28EarthFishWhale
  29. 29SeedWhaleJonah
  30. 30EarthEarthMountain
  31. 31MountainMountainMountain Range
  32. 32JonahMountain RangeJonah and the Whale
  33. 33FireWindSmoke
  34. 34PlantSmokeIncense
  35. 35WaterWindWave
  36. 36EarthWaveSand
  37. 37IncenseSandSnake
  38. 38EarthSnakeMedusa
  39. 39Jonah and the WhaleMedusaJonah And The Whale + Medusa
  40. 40Future TenseJonah And The Whale + MedusaThe Future Of 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 Tense23Plant + Wind→ Dandelion24Dandelion + Wind→ Seed25Water + Water→ Lake26Lake + Water→ Ocean27Ocean + Water→ Fish28Earth + Fish→ Whale29Seed + Whale→ Jonah30Earth + Earth→ Mountain31Mountain + Mountain→ Mountain Range32Jonah + Mountain Range→ Jonah and the Whale33Fire + Wind→ Smoke34Plant + Smoke→ Incense35Water + Wind→ Wave36Earth + Wave→ Sand37Incense + Sand→ Snake38Earth + Snake→ Medusa39Jonah and the Whale + Medusa→ Jonah And The Whale + Medusa40Future Tense + Jonah And The Whale + Medusa→ The Future Of The Past

Other ways to make The Future Of The Past

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

Alternative combinations that produce The Future Of The Past
FirstSecondResult
Future TenseJonah And The Whale + MedusaThe Future Of The Past
Future TenseShadow Of The ReverseThe Future Of The Past

The Future Of The Past at a glance

Steps to craft
40
Marathon
Crafting depth
61
longer than 98% 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 Of The Past in Infinite Craft?

Combine Future Tense with Jonah And The Whale + Medusa. The full path from the base elements takes 40 steps.

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

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

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

It rates as marathon. At 40 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

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

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce The Future Of The Past, 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.