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How to Make The Future Was Here in Infinite Craft

The Future Was Here is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 96 combinations to get there, and the final one is Future Tense plus The Is Were-at. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Future TenseThe Is Were-atThe Future Was Here

Marathon96 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 174

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 96 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. 25EarthPlantTree
  26. 26SeedTreeApple
  27. 27WaterWindWave
  28. 28EarthWaveSand
  29. 29FireSandGlass
  30. 30FireGlassLens
  31. 31EarthEarthMountain
  32. 32MountainSandPyramid
  33. 33LensPyramidEye
  34. 34AppleEyeI
  35. 35WindWindTornado
  36. 36GlassTornadoShatter
  37. 37SteamWaveSurf
  38. 38SurfWaveSurfer
  39. 39ShatterSurferSilver
  40. 40ISilverIS
  41. 41SandWaterBeach
  42. 42EarthGlassBottle
  43. 43BeachBottleMessage
  44. 44EarthMessageLetter
  45. 45SunWindSunflower
  46. 46LetterSunflowerA
  47. 47EarthFireLava
  48. 48LavaWaterStone
  49. 49PlantStoneFossil
  50. 50FossilWaterOil
  51. 51PlantWaterSwamp
  52. 52OilSwampTar
  53. 53TarWaterPitch
  54. 54EarthPitchBaseball
  55. 55EnginePlantCar
  56. 56EarthSteamMud
  57. 57CarMudRally
  58. 58PlantRallyProtest
  59. 59EngineProtestStrike
  60. 60BaseballStrikeOut
  61. 61BeachOutIn
  62. 62AshFirePhoenix
  63. 63AshPhoenixRebirth
  64. 64RebirthTeaRe-Tea
  65. 65PlanetRe-TeaRepeat
  66. 66FireSunSolar
  67. 67PlantSolarOxygen
  68. 68OxygenWaterHydrogen
  69. 69DandelionHydrogenHelium
  70. 70DandelionEarthFlower
  71. 71CarFlowerCarnation
  72. 72CarnationTeaT
  73. 73HeliumTThe
  74. 74RepeatTheThe The
  75. 75FireWindSmoke
  76. 76SmokeWaterFog
  77. 77DustWindSandstorm
  78. 78SandstormStoneSphinx
  79. 79FogSphinxRiddle
  80. 80DandelionWaterWine
  81. 81SteamWineStew
  82. 82StewTreeStewpid
  83. 83RiddleStewpidYou
  84. 84The TheYouThe You
  85. 85InThe YouThe In You
  86. 86AThe In YouThe In A
  87. 87ISThe In AThe Is In
  88. 88EngineTractorTank
  89. 89EarthSandstormDune
  90. 90DunePlanetTatooine
  91. 91TankTatooineAT-AT
  92. 92EarthPlanetMoon
  93. 93MoonWindWerewolf
  94. 94AT-ATWerewolfWere-at
  95. 95The Is InWere-atThe Is Were-at
  96. 96Future TenseThe Is Were-atThe Future Was Here
Crafting tree
1Earth + Windโ†’ Dust2Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash3Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam4Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine5Earth + Engineโ†’ Tractor6Earth + Tractorโ†’ Farm7Farm + Fireโ†’ Barbecue8Ash + Barbecueโ†’ Burger9Burger + Waterโ†’ Soggy Burger10Dust + Engineโ†’ Vacuum11Fire + Vacuumโ†’ Black Hole12Black Hole + Engineโ†’ Time Machine13Soggy Burger + Time Machineโ†’ Future Burger14Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant15Plant + Steamโ†’ Tea16Engine + Windโ†’ Windmill17Tea + Windmillโ†’ Dutch18Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet19Fire + Planetโ†’ Sun20Sun + Time Machineโ†’ Future21Dutch + Futureโ†’ Tense22Future Burger + Tenseโ†’ Future Tense23Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion24Dandelion + Windโ†’ Seed25Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree26Seed + Treeโ†’ Apple27Water + Windโ†’ Wave28Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand29Fire + Sandโ†’ Glass30Fire + Glassโ†’ Lens31Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain32Mountain + Sandโ†’ Pyramid33Lens + Pyramidโ†’ Eye34Apple + Eyeโ†’ I35Wind + Windโ†’ Tornado36Glass + Tornadoโ†’ Shatter37Steam + Waveโ†’ Surf38Surf + Waveโ†’ Surfer39Shatter + Surferโ†’ Silver40I + Silverโ†’ IS41Sand + Waterโ†’ Beach42Earth + Glassโ†’ Bottle43Beach + Bottleโ†’ Message44Earth + Messageโ†’ Letter45Sun + Windโ†’ Sunflower46Letter + Sunflowerโ†’ A47Earth + Fireโ†’ Lava48Lava + Waterโ†’ Stone49Plant + Stoneโ†’ Fossil50Fossil + Waterโ†’ Oil51Plant + Waterโ†’ Swamp52Oil + Swampโ†’ Tar53Tar + Waterโ†’ Pitch54Earth + Pitchโ†’ Baseball55Engine + Plantโ†’ Car56Earth + Steamโ†’ Mud57Car + Mudโ†’ Rally58Plant + Rallyโ†’ Protest59Engine + Protestโ†’ Strike60Baseball + Strikeโ†’ Out61Beach + Outโ†’ In62Ash + Fireโ†’ Phoenix63Ash + Phoenixโ†’ Rebirth64Rebirth + Teaโ†’ Re-Tea65Planet + Re-Teaโ†’ Repeat66Fire + Sunโ†’ Solar67Plant + Solarโ†’ Oxygen68Oxygen + Waterโ†’ Hydrogen69Dandelion + Hydrogenโ†’ Helium70Dandelion + Earthโ†’ Flower71Car + Flowerโ†’ Carnation72Carnation + Teaโ†’ T73Helium + Tโ†’ The74Repeat + Theโ†’ The The75Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke76Smoke + Waterโ†’ Fog77Dust + Windโ†’ Sandstorm78Sandstorm + Stoneโ†’ Sphinx79Fog + Sphinxโ†’ Riddle80Dandelion + Waterโ†’ Wine81Steam + Wineโ†’ Stew82Stew + Treeโ†’ Stewpid83Riddle + Stewpidโ†’ You84The The + Youโ†’ The You85In + The Youโ†’ The In You86A + The In Youโ†’ The In A87IS + The In Aโ†’ The Is In88Engine + Tractorโ†’ Tank89Earth + Sandstormโ†’ Dune90Dune + Planetโ†’ Tatooine91Tank + Tatooineโ†’ AT-AT92Earth + Planetโ†’ Moon93Moon + Windโ†’ Werewolf94AT-AT + Werewolfโ†’ Were-at95The Is In + Were-atโ†’ The Is Were-at96Future Tense + The Is Were-atโ†’ The Future Was Here

The Future Was Here at a glance

Steps to craft
96
Marathon
Crafting depth
174
longer than 100% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Frequently asked questions

How do you make The Future Was Here in Infinite Craft?

Combine Future Tense with The Is Were-at. The full path from the base elements takes 96 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The Future Was Here?

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

Is The Future Was Here hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 96 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make The Future Was Here?

Only one known combination produces The Future Was Here.

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