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How to Make The Road to Present Tense in Infinite Craft

The Road to Present Tense is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 59 combinations to get there, and the final one is Present Tense plus The Roads. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Present TenseThe RoadsThe Road to Present Tense

Marathon59 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 102

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 59 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. 23WindWindTornado
  24. 24Black HoleTornadoSingularity
  25. 25Future TenseSingularityPresent Tense
  26. 26EarthEarthMountain
  27. 27FireSunSolar
  28. 28PlantSolarOxygen
  29. 29MountainOxygenClimber
  30. 30PlantWindDandelion
  31. 31DandelionDandelionDandelion Patch
  32. 32DandelionWaterWine
  33. 33Dandelion PatchWineDandelion Wine
  34. 34ClimberDandelion WineJack Kerouac
  35. 35EarthFireLava
  36. 36LavaWaterStone
  37. 37PlantStoneFossil
  38. 38FireFossilDinosaur
  39. 39DustWindSandstorm
  40. 40EarthPlantTree
  41. 41DustTreeWood
  42. 42SandstormWoodSandal
  43. 43DinosaurSandalThesaurus
  44. 44Jack KerouacThesaurusOn the Road
  45. 45TornadoWaterTsunami
  46. 46EarthTsunamiIsland
  47. 47EarthIslandContinent
  48. 48WaterWindWave
  49. 49SteamWaveSurf
  50. 50ContinentSurfAustralia
  51. 51MountainWindAvalanche
  52. 52AvalancheWindSnow
  53. 53AustraliaSnowNo
  54. 54WaterWaterLake
  55. 55LakeWaterOcean
  56. 56NoOceanNot
  57. 57NotSingularityPlural
  58. 58On the RoadPluralThe Roads
  59. 59Present TenseThe RoadsThe Road to Present Tense
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 Tense23Wind + Wind→ Tornado24Black Hole + Tornado→ Singularity25Future Tense + Singularity→ Present Tense26Earth + Earth→ Mountain27Fire + Sun→ Solar28Plant + Solar→ Oxygen29Mountain + Oxygen→ Climber30Plant + Wind→ Dandelion31Dandelion + Dandelion→ Dandelion Patch32Dandelion + Water→ Wine33Dandelion Patch + Wine→ Dandelion Wine34Climber + Dandelion Wine→ Jack Kerouac35Earth + Fire→ Lava36Lava + Water→ Stone37Plant + Stone→ Fossil38Fire + Fossil→ Dinosaur39Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm40Earth + Plant→ Tree41Dust + Tree→ Wood42Sandstorm + Wood→ Sandal43Dinosaur + Sandal→ Thesaurus44Jack Kerouac + Thesaurus→ On the Road45Tornado + Water→ Tsunami46Earth + Tsunami→ Island47Earth + Island→ Continent48Water + Wind→ Wave49Steam + Wave→ Surf50Continent + Surf→ Australia51Mountain + Wind→ Avalanche52Avalanche + Wind→ Snow53Australia + Snow→ No54Water + Water→ Lake55Lake + Water→ Ocean56No + Ocean→ Not57Not + Singularity→ Plural58On the Road + Plural→ The Roads59Present Tense + The Roads→ The Road to Present Tense

The Road to Present Tense at a glance

Steps to craft
59
Marathon
Crafting depth
102
longer than 99% 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 Road to Present Tense in Infinite Craft?

Combine Present Tense with The Roads. The full path from the base elements takes 59 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The Road to Present Tense?

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

Is The Road to Present Tense hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 59 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make The Road to Present Tense?

Only one known combination produces The Road to Present Tense.

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