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How to Make The Moon is a Harsh Mistress in Infinite Craft

The Moon is a Harsh Mistress is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 49 combinations to get there, and the final one is Indie Game: The Moon plus Present Tense. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Indie Game: The MoonPresent TenseThe Moon is a Harsh Mistress

Marathon49 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 85

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 49 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2EarthSteamMud
  3. 3FireMudBrick
  4. 4BrickMudAdobe
  5. 5WindWindTornado
  6. 6TornadoTornadoHurricane
  7. 7HurricaneSteamSteamboat
  8. 8AdobeSteamboatAdobe Flash
  9. 9EarthWaterPlant
  10. 10PlantWindDandelion
  11. 11EarthEarthMountain
  12. 12DandelionMountainMountain Dew
  13. 13EarthWindDust
  14. 14DustWindSandstorm
  15. 15SandstormWaterOasis
  16. 16Mountain DewOasisMountain Oasis
  17. 17Adobe FlashMountain OasisIndie Game
  18. 18FireSteamEngine
  19. 19EngineWindWindmill
  20. 20WindWindmillElectricity
  21. 21EarthFireLava
  22. 22LavaWaterStone
  23. 23EngineStoneSteamroller
  24. 24EarthSteamrollerFlat Earth
  25. 25ElectricityFlat EarthFlat Screen
  26. 26EarthFlat ScreenTV
  27. 27Indie GameTVIndie Game: The Movie
  28. 28DustEarthPlanet
  29. 29EarthPlanetMoon
  30. 30Indie Game: The MovieMoonIndie Game: The Moon
  31. 31DustFireAsh
  32. 32EarthEngineTractor
  33. 33EarthTractorFarm
  34. 34FarmFireBarbecue
  35. 35AshBarbecueBurger
  36. 36BurgerWaterSoggy Burger
  37. 37DustEngineVacuum
  38. 38FireVacuumBlack Hole
  39. 39Black HoleEngineTime Machine
  40. 40Soggy BurgerTime MachineFuture Burger
  41. 41PlantSteamTea
  42. 42TeaWindmillDutch
  43. 43FirePlanetSun
  44. 44SunTime MachineFuture
  45. 45DutchFutureTense
  46. 46Future BurgerTenseFuture Tense
  47. 47Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  48. 48Future TenseSingularityPresent Tense
  49. 49Indie Game: The MoonPresent TenseThe Moon is a Harsh Mistress
Crafting tree
1Fire + Water→ Steam2Earth + Steam→ Mud3Fire + Mud→ Brick4Brick + Mud→ Adobe5Wind + Wind→ Tornado6Tornado + Tornado→ Hurricane7Hurricane + Steam→ Steamboat8Adobe + Steamboat→ Adobe Flash9Earth + Water→ Plant10Plant + Wind→ Dandelion11Earth + Earth→ Mountain12Dandelion + Mountain→ Mountain Dew13Earth + Wind→ Dust14Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm15Sandstorm + Water→ Oasis16Mountain Dew + Oasis→ Mountain Oasis17Adobe Flash + Mountain Oasis→ Indie Game18Fire + Steam→ Engine19Engine + Wind→ Windmill20Wind + Windmill→ Electricity21Earth + Fire→ Lava22Lava + Water→ Stone23Engine + Stone→ Steamroller24Earth + Steamroller→ Flat Earth25Electricity + Flat Earth→ Flat Screen26Earth + Flat Screen→ TV27Indie Game + TV→ Indie Game: The Movie28Dust + Earth→ Planet29Earth + Planet→ Moon30Indie Game: The Movie + Moon→ Indie Game: The Moon31Dust + Fire→ Ash32Earth + Engine→ Tractor33Earth + Tractor→ Farm34Farm + Fire→ Barbecue35Ash + Barbecue→ Burger36Burger + Water→ Soggy Burger37Dust + Engine→ Vacuum38Fire + Vacuum→ Black Hole39Black Hole + Engine→ Time Machine40Soggy Burger + Time Machine→ Future Burger41Plant + Steam→ Tea42Tea + Windmill→ Dutch43Fire + Planet→ Sun44Sun + Time Machine→ Future45Dutch + Future→ Tense46Future Burger + Tense→ Future Tense47Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity48Future Tense + Singularity→ Present Tense49Indie Game: The Moon + Present Tense→ The Moon is a Harsh Mistress

What you can make with The Moon is a Harsh Mistress

The Moon is a Harsh Mistress at a glance

Steps to craft
49
Marathon
Crafting depth
85
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
2
other combinations

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make The Moon is a Harsh Mistress in Infinite Craft?

Combine Indie Game: The Moon with Present Tense. The full path from the base elements takes 49 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The Moon is a Harsh Mistress?

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

Is The Moon is a Harsh Mistress hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 49 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make The Moon is a Harsh Mistress?

Only one known combination produces The Moon is a Harsh Mistress.

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