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How to Make The Soft Machine in Infinite Craft

The Soft Machine is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 48 combinations to get there, and the final one is Chili Pneumatic plus William S. Burroughs. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Chili PneumaticWilliam S. BurroughsThe Soft Machine

Marathon48 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 68

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 48 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2EarthSteamMud
  3. 3FireMudBrick
  4. 4BrickMudAdobe
  5. 5EarthWindDust
  6. 6DustEarthPlanet
  7. 7PlanetSteamSteampunk
  8. 8AdobeSteampunkAdobepunk
  9. 9FireSteamEngine
  10. 10EngineEngineRocket
  11. 11EngineSteamTrain
  12. 12RocketTrainBullet Train
  13. 13AdobepunkBullet TrainAkira
  14. 14EarthWaterPlant
  15. 15PlantWindDandelion
  16. 16DandelionWaterWine
  17. 17SteamWineStew
  18. 18FireStewChili
  19. 19WaterWaterLake
  20. 20LakeWaterOcean
  21. 21OceanWaterFish
  22. 22FireFishSushi
  23. 23FireSushiWasabi
  24. 24FireWasabiFire Breath
  25. 25Fire BreathWindFire Storm
  26. 26ChiliFire StormChili Storm
  27. 27AkiraChili StormChili Akira
  28. 28DustFireAsh
  29. 29DustPlantPollen
  30. 30AshPollenCough
  31. 31CoughWaterLung
  32. 32EngineLungPneumatic
  33. 33Chili AkiraPneumaticChili Pneumatic
  34. 34PlantWaterSwamp
  35. 35FireSwampDragon
  36. 36EarthPlantTree
  37. 37TreeWaterRiver
  38. 38EarthRiverDelta
  39. 39PlantSwampVenus Flytrap
  40. 40DeltaVenus FlytrapDelta Venus
  41. 41WaterWindWave
  42. 42EarthWaveSand
  43. 43FireSandGlass
  44. 44GlassSteamMirror
  45. 45GlassMirrorKaleidoscope
  46. 46Delta VenusKaleidoscopeNaked Lunch
  47. 47DragonNaked LunchWilliam S. Burroughs
  48. 48Chili PneumaticWilliam S. BurroughsThe Soft Machine
Crafting tree
1Fire + Water→ Steam2Earth + Steam→ Mud3Fire + Mud→ Brick4Brick + Mud→ Adobe5Earth + Wind→ Dust6Dust + Earth→ Planet7Planet + Steam→ Steampunk8Adobe + Steampunk→ Adobepunk9Fire + Steam→ Engine10Engine + Engine→ Rocket11Engine + Steam→ Train12Rocket + Train→ Bullet Train13Adobepunk + Bullet Train→ Akira14Earth + Water→ Plant15Plant + Wind→ Dandelion16Dandelion + Water→ Wine17Steam + Wine→ Stew18Fire + Stew→ Chili19Water + Water→ Lake20Lake + Water→ Ocean21Ocean + Water→ Fish22Fire + Fish→ Sushi23Fire + Sushi→ Wasabi24Fire + Wasabi→ Fire Breath25Fire Breath + Wind→ Fire Storm26Chili + Fire Storm→ Chili Storm27Akira + Chili Storm→ Chili Akira28Dust + Fire→ Ash29Dust + Plant→ Pollen30Ash + Pollen→ Cough31Cough + Water→ Lung32Engine + Lung→ Pneumatic33Chili Akira + Pneumatic→ Chili Pneumatic34Plant + Water→ Swamp35Fire + Swamp→ Dragon36Earth + Plant→ Tree37Tree + Water→ River38Earth + River→ Delta39Plant + Swamp→ Venus Flytrap40Delta + Venus Flytrap→ Delta Venus41Water + Wind→ Wave42Earth + Wave→ Sand43Fire + Sand→ Glass44Glass + Steam→ Mirror45Glass + Mirror→ Kaleidoscope46Delta Venus + Kaleidoscope→ Naked Lunch47Dragon + Naked Lunch→ William S. Burroughs48Chili Pneumatic + William S. Burroughs→ The Soft Machine

What you can make with The Soft Machine

The Soft Machine at a glance

Steps to craft
48
Marathon
Crafting depth
68
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
1
other combinations

Other elements that take 48 steps

Similar effort to The Soft Machine, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make The Soft Machine in Infinite Craft?

Combine Chili Pneumatic with William S. Burroughs. The full path from the base elements takes 48 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The Soft Machine?

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

Is The Soft Machine hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 48 steps it is longer than 99% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make The Soft Machine?

Only one known combination produces The Soft Machine.

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