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How to Make The Past Files in Infinite Craft

The Past Files is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 54 combinations to get there, and the final one is Past Tense plus The X-Files. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Past TenseThe X-FilesThe Past Files

Marathon54 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 834 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 54 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. 31EarthFireLava
  32. 32LavaWaterStone
  33. 33LavaStoneObsidian
  34. 34SmokeStoneStatue
  35. 35ObsidianStatueAztec
  36. 36DustEarthPlanet
  37. 37PlanetSteamSteampunk
  38. 38AztecSteampunkAztec Punk
  39. 39EarthPlantTree
  40. 40FogTreeGhost
  41. 41FireSteamEngine
  42. 42DandelionEngineHelicopter
  43. 43GhostHelicopterGhostbusters
  44. 44Aztec PunkGhostbustersAztec Ghostbusters
  45. 45EarthEarthMountain
  46. 46WaterWaterLake
  47. 47LakeStoneLighthouse
  48. 48LighthouseStatueStatue of Liberty
  49. 49Statue of LibertyWaterNew York
  50. 50FireNew York9/11
  51. 519/11EarthTwin Towers
  52. 52MountainTwin TowersTwin Peaks
  53. 53Aztec GhostbustersTwin PeaksThe X-Files
  54. 54Past TenseThe X-FilesThe Past Files
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 Tense31Earth + Fire→ Lava32Lava + Water→ Stone33Lava + Stone→ Obsidian34Smoke + Stone→ Statue35Obsidian + Statue→ Aztec36Dust + Earth→ Planet37Planet + Steam→ Steampunk38Aztec + Steampunk→ Aztec Punk39Earth + Plant→ Tree40Fog + Tree→ Ghost41Fire + Steam→ Engine42Dandelion + Engine→ Helicopter43Ghost + Helicopter→ Ghostbusters44Aztec Punk + Ghostbusters→ Aztec Ghostbusters45Earth + Earth→ Mountain46Water + Water→ Lake47Lake + Stone→ Lighthouse48Lighthouse + Statue→ Statue of Liberty49Statue of Liberty + Water→ New York50Fire + New York→ 9/11519/11 + Earth→ Twin Towers52Mountain + Twin Towers→ Twin Peaks53Aztec Ghostbusters + Twin Peaks→ The X-Files54Past Tense + The X-Files→ The Past Files

Other ways to make The Past Files

4 combinations are known to produce The Past Files. Here are 4 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce The Past Files
FirstSecondResult
Past TenseThe X-filesThe Past Files
Past TenseThe X-FilesThe Past Files
Past tenseThe X-filesThe Past Files
Past tenseThe X-FilesThe Past Files

The Past Files at a glance

Steps to craft
54
Marathon
Crafting depth
83
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
4
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 54 steps

Similar effort to The Past Files, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make The Past Files in Infinite Craft?

Combine Past Tense with The X-Files. The full path from the base elements takes 54 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The Past Files?

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

Is The Past Files hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 54 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make The Past Files?

Yes. 4 combinations are known to produce The Past Files, and the shortest route is shown above.

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