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How to Make The Future’s So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades in Infinite Craft

The Future’s So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 66 combinations to get there, and the final one is Future Tense plus The Who’s Next. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Future TenseThe Who’s NextThe Future’s So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades

Marathon66 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 124

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 66 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. 23FireWindSmoke
  24. 24PlantWindDandelion
  25. 25DandelionPlantWeed
  26. 26SmokeWeedHigh
  27. 27SmokeWaterFog
  28. 28DustFogSmog
  29. 29FireSmogPollution
  30. 30EnginePlantCar
  31. 31CarEarthTire
  32. 32FogTireSkid
  33. 33PollutionSkidMark
  34. 34HighMarkA+
  35. 35A+FireA++
  36. 36DustWindSandstorm
  37. 37SandstormWindDust Storm
  38. 38PlanetSandstormMars
  39. 39Dust StormMarsMars Rover
  40. 40CarMars RoverMars Car
  41. 41A++Mars CarA+++
  42. 42WaterWaterLake
  43. 43EngineLakeBoat
  44. 44EnginePlanetSaturn
  45. 45EarthSaturnTitan
  46. 46EarthTitanAtlas
  47. 47PlantWaterSwamp
  48. 48PlantSwampVenus Flytrap
  49. 49SwampVenus FlytrapSwamp Thing
  50. 50AtlasSwamp ThingShrugging Man
  51. 51LakeShrugging ManWhat
  52. 52BoatWhatHow
  53. 53A+++HowA+++++
  54. 54EarthFireLava
  55. 55LavaWaterStone
  56. 56StoneWaterRock
  57. 57PlanetSteamSteampunk
  58. 58SteampunkTractorSteam Tractor
  59. 59RockSteam TractorRock n Roll
  60. 60EngineSteamTrain
  61. 61TrainTrainTrain Station
  62. 62TrainWindZephyr
  63. 63Train StationZephyrZephyr Train
  64. 64Rock n RollZephyr TrainThe Who
  65. 65A+++++The WhoThe Who’s Next
  66. 66Future TenseThe Who’s NextThe Future’s So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades
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 Tense23Fire + Wind→ Smoke24Plant + Wind→ Dandelion25Dandelion + Plant→ Weed26Smoke + Weed→ High27Smoke + Water→ Fog28Dust + Fog→ Smog29Fire + Smog→ Pollution30Engine + Plant→ Car31Car + Earth→ Tire32Fog + Tire→ Skid33Pollution + Skid→ Mark34High + Mark→ A+35A+ + Fire→ A++36Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm37Sandstorm + Wind→ Dust Storm38Planet + Sandstorm→ Mars39Dust Storm + Mars→ Mars Rover40Car + Mars Rover→ Mars Car41A++ + Mars Car→ A+++42Water + Water→ Lake43Engine + Lake→ Boat44Engine + Planet→ Saturn45Earth + Saturn→ Titan46Earth + Titan→ Atlas47Plant + Water→ Swamp48Plant + Swamp→ Venus Flytrap49Swamp + Venus Flytrap→ Swamp Thing50Atlas + Swamp Thing→ Shrugging Man51Lake + Shrugging Man→ What52Boat + What→ How53A+++ + How→ A+++++54Earth + Fire→ Lava55Lava + Water→ Stone56Stone + Water→ Rock57Planet + Steam→ Steampunk58Steampunk + Tractor→ Steam Tractor59Rock + Steam Tractor→ Rock n Roll60Engine + Steam→ Train61Train + Train→ Train Station62Train + Wind→ Zephyr63Train Station + Zephyr→ Zephyr Train64Rock n Roll + Zephyr Train→ The Who65A+++++ + The Who→ The Who’s Next66Future Tense + The Who’s Next→ The Future’s So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades

The Future’s So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades at a glance

Steps to craft
66
Marathon
Crafting depth
124
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’s So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades in Infinite Craft?

Combine Future Tense with The Who’s Next. The full path from the base elements takes 66 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The Future’s So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades?

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

Is The Future’s So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 66 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make The Future’s So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades?

Only one known combination produces The Future’s So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades.

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