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How to Make The Little Engine That Will in Infinite Craft

The Little Engine That Will is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 33 combinations to get there, and the final one is Future Tense plus The Little Engine That Could. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Future TenseThe Little Engine That CouldThe Little Engine That Will

Marathon33 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 59

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 33 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. 23PlanetSteamSteampunk
  24. 24EarthSteampunkRobot
  25. 25EngineSteamTrain
  26. 26RobotTrainChoo-Choo
  27. 27PlanetSunSolar System
  28. 28WaterWindWave
  29. 29SteamWaveSurf
  30. 30SurfWindSurfing
  31. 31Solar SystemSurfingSurfing the Solar System
  32. 32Choo-ChooSurfing the Solar SystemThe Little Engine That Could
  33. 33Future TenseThe Little Engine That CouldThe Little Engine That Will
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 Tense23Planet + Steam→ Steampunk24Earth + Steampunk→ Robot25Engine + Steam→ Train26Robot + Train→ Choo-Choo27Planet + Sun→ Solar System28Water + Wind→ Wave29Steam + Wave→ Surf30Surf + Wind→ Surfing31Solar System + Surfing→ Surfing the Solar System32Choo-Choo + Surfing the Solar System→ The Little Engine That Could33Future Tense + The Little Engine That Could→ The Little Engine That Will

The Little Engine That Will at a glance

Steps to craft
33
Marathon
Crafting depth
59
longer than 96% 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 Little Engine That Will in Infinite Craft?

Combine Future Tense with The Little Engine That Could. The full path from the base elements takes 33 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The Little Engine That Will?

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

Is The Little Engine That Will hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 33 steps it is longer than 96% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make The Little Engine That Will?

Only one known combination produces The Little Engine That Will.

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