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How to Make The Way of the Future in Infinite Craft

The Way of the Future is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 64 combinations to get there, and the final one is Future Tense plus The Way. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Future TenseThe WayThe Way of the Future

Marathon64 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 107

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 64 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. 23EarthPlantTree
  24. 24TreeWaterRiver
  25. 25RiverTreePaper
  26. 26PaperPlantBook
  27. 27EarthRiverDelta
  28. 28BookDeltaAlphabet
  29. 29AlphabetFireAlphabet Soup
  30. 30FireWindSmoke
  31. 31PlantSmokeIncense
  32. 32WaterWindWave
  33. 33EarthWaveSand
  34. 34IncenseSandSnake
  35. 35Alphabet SoupSnakeAnagram
  36. 36DustPlantPollen
  37. 37PollenWaterHoney
  38. 38EarthEarthMountain
  39. 39HoneyMountainBear
  40. 40FireSandGlass
  41. 41GlassSandHourglass
  42. 42FireHourglassTime
  43. 43PlantWindDandelion
  44. 44DandelionWaterWine
  45. 45WindWineBalloon
  46. 46BalloonTreeBonsai
  47. 47BonsaiMountainZen
  48. 48TimeZenNow
  49. 49BearNowThen
  50. 50EarthPlanetMoon
  51. 51PlanetPlanetStar
  52. 52MoonStarGalaxy
  53. 53WaterWaterLake
  54. 54PlanetSunSolar System
  55. 55LakeSolar SystemMilky Way
  56. 56LakeWaterOcean
  57. 57OceanWaterFish
  58. 58WindWindTornado
  59. 59FishTornadoSharknado
  60. 60Milky WaySharknadoMilky Sharknado
  61. 61GalaxyMilky SharknadoWay
  62. 62ThenWayThenway
  63. 63AnagramThenwayThe Way
  64. 64Future TenseThe WayThe Way of the Future
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 Tense23Earth + Plant→ Tree24Tree + Water→ River25River + Tree→ Paper26Paper + Plant→ Book27Earth + River→ Delta28Book + Delta→ Alphabet29Alphabet + Fire→ Alphabet Soup30Fire + Wind→ Smoke31Plant + Smoke→ Incense32Water + Wind→ Wave33Earth + Wave→ Sand34Incense + Sand→ Snake35Alphabet Soup + Snake→ Anagram36Dust + Plant→ Pollen37Pollen + Water→ Honey38Earth + Earth→ Mountain39Honey + Mountain→ Bear40Fire + Sand→ Glass41Glass + Sand→ Hourglass42Fire + Hourglass→ Time43Plant + Wind→ Dandelion44Dandelion + Water→ Wine45Wind + Wine→ Balloon46Balloon + Tree→ Bonsai47Bonsai + Mountain→ Zen48Time + Zen→ Now49Bear + Now→ Then50Earth + Planet→ Moon51Planet + Planet→ Star52Moon + Star→ Galaxy53Water + Water→ Lake54Planet + Sun→ Solar System55Lake + Solar System→ Milky Way56Lake + Water→ Ocean57Ocean + Water→ Fish58Wind + Wind→ Tornado59Fish + Tornado→ Sharknado60Milky Way + Sharknado→ Milky Sharknado61Galaxy + Milky Sharknado→ Way62Then + Way→ Thenway63Anagram + Thenway→ The Way64Future Tense + The Way→ The Way of the Future

The Way of the Future at a glance

Steps to craft
64
Marathon
Crafting depth
107
longer than 100% 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 Way of the Future in Infinite Craft?

Combine Future Tense with The Way. The full path from the base elements takes 64 steps.

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

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

Is The Way of the Future hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 64 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make The Way of the Future?

Only one known combination produces The Way of the Future.

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