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How to Make The Novel In Me in Infinite Craft

The Novel In Me is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 79 combinations to get there, and the final one is Past Tense plus The Novel In You. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Past TenseThe Novel In YouThe Novel In Me

Marathon79 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 1382 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 79 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustFireAsh
  3. 3WaterWindWave
  4. 4EarthWaveSand
  5. 5FireSandGlass
  6. 6GlassSandHourglass
  7. 7FireHourglassTime
  8. 8AshTimeHistory
  9. 9FireWaterSteam
  10. 10GlassSteamMirror
  11. 11HistoryMirrorPast
  12. 12FireWindSmoke
  13. 13SmokeWaterFog
  14. 14EarthWaterPlant
  15. 15FogPlantMushroom
  16. 16EarthMushroomToadstool
  17. 17PlantWindDandelion
  18. 18DandelionPlantWeed
  19. 19ToadstoolWeedMagic Mushroom
  20. 20DustWindSandstorm
  21. 21SandstormWaterOasis
  22. 22OasisPlantDate
  23. 23DateWaterDating
  24. 24DatingEarthMarriage
  25. 25EarthMarriageDivorce
  26. 26DandelionDustWish
  27. 27WaterWishGenie
  28. 28DivorceGenieSingle
  29. 29Magic MushroomSingleTriple
  30. 30PastTriplePast Tense
  31. 31DandelionWaterWine
  32. 32SmokeWineSmoker
  33. 33PlantWaterSwamp
  34. 34SwampWineMoonshine
  35. 35MoonshineWaterWhiskey
  36. 36SmokerWhiskeyWriter
  37. 37SteamWriterNovel
  38. 38SandWaterBeach
  39. 39EarthFireLava
  40. 40LavaWaterStone
  41. 41PlantStoneFossil
  42. 42FossilWaterOil
  43. 43OilSwampTar
  44. 44TarWaterPitch
  45. 45EarthPitchBaseball
  46. 46FireSteamEngine
  47. 47EnginePlantCar
  48. 48EarthSteamMud
  49. 49CarMudRally
  50. 50PlantRallyProtest
  51. 51EngineProtestStrike
  52. 52BaseballStrikeOut
  53. 53BeachOutIn
  54. 54DustEarthPlanet
  55. 55AshFirePhoenix
  56. 56AshPhoenixRebirth
  57. 57PlantSteamTea
  58. 58RebirthTeaRe-Tea
  59. 59PlanetRe-TeaRepeat
  60. 60FirePlanetSun
  61. 61FireSunSolar
  62. 62PlantSolarOxygen
  63. 63OxygenWaterHydrogen
  64. 64DandelionHydrogenHelium
  65. 65DandelionEarthFlower
  66. 66CarFlowerCarnation
  67. 67CarnationTeaT
  68. 68HeliumTThe
  69. 69RepeatTheThe The
  70. 70SandstormStoneSphinx
  71. 71FogSphinxRiddle
  72. 72SteamWineStew
  73. 73EarthPlantTree
  74. 74StewTreeStewpid
  75. 75RiddleStewpidYou
  76. 76The TheYouThe You
  77. 77InThe YouThe In You
  78. 78NovelThe In YouThe Novel In You
  79. 79Past TenseThe Novel In YouThe Novel In Me
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Dust + Fire→ Ash3Water + Wind→ Wave4Earth + Wave→ Sand5Fire + Sand→ Glass6Glass + Sand→ Hourglass7Fire + Hourglass→ Time8Ash + Time→ History9Fire + Water→ Steam10Glass + Steam→ Mirror11History + Mirror→ Past12Fire + Wind→ Smoke13Smoke + Water→ Fog14Earth + Water→ Plant15Fog + Plant→ Mushroom16Earth + Mushroom→ Toadstool17Plant + Wind→ Dandelion18Dandelion + Plant→ Weed19Toadstool + Weed→ Magic Mushroom20Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm21Sandstorm + Water→ Oasis22Oasis + Plant→ Date23Date + Water→ Dating24Dating + Earth→ Marriage25Earth + Marriage→ Divorce26Dandelion + Dust→ Wish27Water + Wish→ Genie28Divorce + Genie→ Single29Magic Mushroom + Single→ Triple30Past + Triple→ Past Tense31Dandelion + Water→ Wine32Smoke + Wine→ Smoker33Plant + Water→ Swamp34Swamp + Wine→ Moonshine35Moonshine + Water→ Whiskey36Smoker + Whiskey→ Writer37Steam + Writer→ Novel38Sand + Water→ Beach39Earth + Fire→ Lava40Lava + Water→ Stone41Plant + Stone→ Fossil42Fossil + Water→ Oil43Oil + Swamp→ Tar44Tar + Water→ Pitch45Earth + Pitch→ Baseball46Fire + Steam→ Engine47Engine + Plant→ Car48Earth + Steam→ Mud49Car + Mud→ Rally50Plant + Rally→ Protest51Engine + Protest→ Strike52Baseball + Strike→ Out53Beach + Out→ In54Dust + Earth→ Planet55Ash + Fire→ Phoenix56Ash + Phoenix→ Rebirth57Plant + Steam→ Tea58Rebirth + Tea→ Re-Tea59Planet + Re-Tea→ Repeat60Fire + Planet→ Sun61Fire + Sun→ Solar62Plant + Solar→ Oxygen63Oxygen + Water→ Hydrogen64Dandelion + Hydrogen→ Helium65Dandelion + Earth→ Flower66Car + Flower→ Carnation67Carnation + Tea→ T68Helium + T→ The69Repeat + The→ The The70Sandstorm + Stone→ Sphinx71Fog + Sphinx→ Riddle72Steam + Wine→ Stew73Earth + Plant→ Tree74Stew + Tree→ Stewpid75Riddle + Stewpid→ You76The The + You→ The You77In + The You→ The In You78Novel + The In You→ The Novel In You79Past Tense + The Novel In You→ The Novel In Me

Other ways to make The Novel In Me

2 combinations are known to produce The Novel In Me. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce The Novel In Me
FirstSecondResult
Past TenseThe Novel In YouThe Novel In Me
Past tenseThe Novel In YouThe Novel In Me

The Novel In Me at a glance

Steps to craft
79
Marathon
Crafting depth
138
longer than 100% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 79 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make The Novel In Me in Infinite Craft?

Combine Past Tense with The Novel In You. The full path from the base elements takes 79 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The Novel In Me?

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

Is The Novel In Me hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 79 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make The Novel In Me?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce The Novel In Me, and the shortest route is shown above.

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