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How to Make They-were-at-the-present-tense in Infinite Craft

They-were-at-the-present-tense is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 77 combinations to get there, and the final one is Present Tense plus They-were-at. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Present TenseThey-were-atThey-were-at-the-present-tense

Marathon77 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 141

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 77 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. 26WaterWindWave
  27. 27EarthWaveSand
  28. 28FireSandGlass
  29. 29FireGlassLens
  30. 30EarthEarthMountain
  31. 31MountainSandPyramid
  32. 32LensPyramidEye
  33. 33PlantWindDandelion
  34. 34GlassWindWindow
  35. 35WindWindowCurtain
  36. 36CurtainMountainStage
  37. 37DandelionStageMic
  38. 38TornadoWaterTsunami
  39. 39MicTsunamiKanye
  40. 40PlantWaterSwamp
  41. 41KanyeSwampYe
  42. 42EyeYeThey
  43. 43SandWaterBeach
  44. 44EarthGlassBottle
  45. 45BeachBottleMessage
  46. 46EarthMessageLetter
  47. 47SunWindSunflower
  48. 48LetterSunflowerA
  49. 49AFireB
  50. 50EarthPlantTree
  51. 51TreeWaterRiver
  52. 52RiverTreePaper
  53. 53EarthPaperMap
  54. 54MapWaterTreasure
  55. 55MapTreasureX
  56. 56WindXY
  57. 57BYBY
  58. 58DustWindSandstorm
  59. 59SandstormWaterOasis
  60. 60DustOasisMummy
  61. 61DandelionMummyScarecrow
  62. 62DustScarecrowTin Man
  63. 63EarthTin ManTin
  64. 64TinWaterTin Can
  65. 65EarthPlanetMoon
  66. 66MoonWindWerewolf
  67. 67TreeWerewolfWere-tree
  68. 68Tin CanWere-treeWere-can
  69. 69BYWere-canWere-by
  70. 70TheyWere-byThey-were-by
  71. 71EngineTractorTank
  72. 72EarthSandstormDune
  73. 73DunePlanetTatooine
  74. 74TankTatooineAT-AT
  75. 75AT-ATWerewolfWere-at
  76. 76They-were-byWere-atThey-were-at
  77. 77Present TenseThey-were-atThey-were-at-the-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 Tense26Water + Wind→ Wave27Earth + Wave→ Sand28Fire + Sand→ Glass29Fire + Glass→ Lens30Earth + Earth→ Mountain31Mountain + Sand→ Pyramid32Lens + Pyramid→ Eye33Plant + Wind→ Dandelion34Glass + Wind→ Window35Wind + Window→ Curtain36Curtain + Mountain→ Stage37Dandelion + Stage→ Mic38Tornado + Water→ Tsunami39Mic + Tsunami→ Kanye40Plant + Water→ Swamp41Kanye + Swamp→ Ye42Eye + Ye→ They43Sand + Water→ Beach44Earth + Glass→ Bottle45Beach + Bottle→ Message46Earth + Message→ Letter47Sun + Wind→ Sunflower48Letter + Sunflower→ A49A + Fire→ B50Earth + Plant→ Tree51Tree + Water→ River52River + Tree→ Paper53Earth + Paper→ Map54Map + Water→ Treasure55Map + Treasure→ X56Wind + X→ Y57B + Y→ BY58Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm59Sandstorm + Water→ Oasis60Dust + Oasis→ Mummy61Dandelion + Mummy→ Scarecrow62Dust + Scarecrow→ Tin Man63Earth + Tin Man→ Tin64Tin + Water→ Tin Can65Earth + Planet→ Moon66Moon + Wind→ Werewolf67Tree + Werewolf→ Were-tree68Tin Can + Were-tree→ Were-can69BY + Were-can→ Were-by70They + Were-by→ They-were-by71Engine + Tractor→ Tank72Earth + Sandstorm→ Dune73Dune + Planet→ Tatooine74Tank + Tatooine→ AT-AT75AT-AT + Werewolf→ Were-at76They-were-by + Were-at→ They-were-at77Present Tense + They-were-at→ They-were-at-the-present-tense

They-were-at-the-present-tense at a glance

Steps to craft
77
Marathon
Crafting depth
141
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 They-were-at-the-present-tense in Infinite Craft?

Combine Present Tense with They-were-at. The full path from the base elements takes 77 steps.

How many steps does it take to make They-were-at-the-present-tense?

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

Is They-were-at-the-present-tense hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 77 steps it is longer than 100% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make They-were-at-the-present-tense?

Only one known combination produces They-were-at-the-present-tense.

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