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How to Make The Van of the Future in Infinite Craft

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

The final combination

Future TenseThe VanThe Van of the Future

Marathon59 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 125

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. 23WaterWindWave
  24. 24EarthWaveSand
  25. 25SandWaterBeach
  26. 26EarthFireLava
  27. 27BeachLavaHawaii
  28. 28PlantWaveSeaweed
  29. 29HawaiiSeaweedPoke
  30. 30FirePokePoker
  31. 31PlantWaterSwamp
  32. 32PlantSwampVenus Flytrap
  33. 33SwampVenus FlytrapSwamp Thing
  34. 34EnginePlantCar
  35. 35SteamWindCloud
  36. 36CloudWaterRain
  37. 37CarRainTraffic
  38. 38Swamp ThingTrafficSwamped
  39. 39PokerSwampedAll-in
  40. 40AshFirePhoenix
  41. 41AshPhoenixRebirth
  42. 42RebirthTeaRe-Tea
  43. 43PlanetRe-TeaRepeat
  44. 44PlantWindDandelion
  45. 45FireSunSolar
  46. 46PlantSolarOxygen
  47. 47OxygenWaterHydrogen
  48. 48DandelionHydrogenHelium
  49. 49DandelionEarthFlower
  50. 50CarFlowerCarnation
  51. 51CarnationTeaT
  52. 52HeliumTThe
  53. 53RepeatTheThe The
  54. 54All-inThe TheAll The
  55. 55CarEngineRacecar
  56. 56DutchRacecarSpyder
  57. 57DutchSpyderVan
  58. 58All TheVanThe Van
  59. 59Future TenseThe VanThe Van of the Future
Crafting tree
1Earth + Windโ†’ Dust2Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash3Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam4Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine5Earth + Engineโ†’ Tractor6Earth + Tractorโ†’ Farm7Farm + Fireโ†’ Barbecue8Ash + Barbecueโ†’ Burger9Burger + Waterโ†’ Soggy Burger10Dust + Engineโ†’ Vacuum11Fire + Vacuumโ†’ Black Hole12Black Hole + Engineโ†’ Time Machine13Soggy Burger + Time Machineโ†’ Future Burger14Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant15Plant + Steamโ†’ Tea16Engine + Windโ†’ Windmill17Tea + Windmillโ†’ Dutch18Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet19Fire + Planetโ†’ Sun20Sun + Time Machineโ†’ Future21Dutch + Futureโ†’ Tense22Future Burger + Tenseโ†’ Future Tense23Water + Windโ†’ Wave24Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand25Sand + Waterโ†’ Beach26Earth + Fireโ†’ Lava27Beach + Lavaโ†’ Hawaii28Plant + Waveโ†’ Seaweed29Hawaii + Seaweedโ†’ Poke30Fire + Pokeโ†’ Poker31Plant + Waterโ†’ Swamp32Plant + Swampโ†’ Venus Flytrap33Swamp + Venus Flytrapโ†’ Swamp Thing34Engine + Plantโ†’ Car35Steam + Windโ†’ Cloud36Cloud + Waterโ†’ Rain37Car + Rainโ†’ Traffic38Swamp Thing + Trafficโ†’ Swamped39Poker + Swampedโ†’ All-in40Ash + Fireโ†’ Phoenix41Ash + Phoenixโ†’ Rebirth42Rebirth + Teaโ†’ Re-Tea43Planet + Re-Teaโ†’ Repeat44Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion45Fire + Sunโ†’ Solar46Plant + Solarโ†’ Oxygen47Oxygen + Waterโ†’ Hydrogen48Dandelion + Hydrogenโ†’ Helium49Dandelion + Earthโ†’ Flower50Car + Flowerโ†’ Carnation51Carnation + Teaโ†’ T52Helium + Tโ†’ The53Repeat + Theโ†’ The The54All-in + The Theโ†’ All The55Car + Engineโ†’ Racecar56Dutch + Racecarโ†’ Spyder57Dutch + Spyderโ†’ Van58All The + Vanโ†’ The Van59Future Tense + The Vanโ†’ The Van of the Future

The Van of the Future at a glance

Steps to craft
59
Marathon
Crafting depth
125
longer than 99% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 59 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make The Van of the Future in Infinite Craft?

Combine Future Tense with The Van. The full path from the base elements takes 59 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The Van of the Future?

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

Is The Van of the Future 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 Van of the Future?

Only one known combination produces The Van of the Future.

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