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How to Make Time Capsule in Infinite Craft

Time Capsule sits in the middle of Infinite Craft's difficulty curve. The shortest route we have found runs 12 steps from the four base elements, finishing with Hourglass plus Message in a Bottle.

The final combination

HourglassMessage in a BottleTime Capsule

Long12 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 167 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 12 combinations in order.

  1. 1WaterWindWave
  2. 2EarthWaveSand
  3. 3FireSandGlass
  4. 4GlassSandHourglass
  5. 5EarthGlassBottle
  6. 6WindWindTornado
  7. 7TornadoTornadoHurricane
  8. 8FireWaterSteam
  9. 9HurricaneSteamSteamboat
  10. 10SteamboatWindSailboat
  11. 11BottleSailboatMessage in a Bottle
  12. 12HourglassMessage in a BottleTime Capsule
Crafting tree
1Water + Wind→ Wave2Earth + Wave→ Sand3Fire + Sand→ Glass4Glass + Sand→ Hourglass5Earth + Glass→ Bottle6Wind + Wind→ Tornado7Tornado + Tornado→ Hurricane8Fire + Water→ Steam9Hurricane + Steam→ Steamboat10Steamboat + Wind→ Sailboat11Bottle + Sailboat→ Message in a Bottle12Hourglass + Message in a Bottle→ Time Capsule

Other ways to make Time Capsule

7 combinations are known to produce Time Capsule. Here are 7 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Time Capsule
FirstSecondResult
PresentShipwreckTime Capsule
CalendarLandfillTime Capsule
HourglassMessage in a BottleTime Capsule
AeonBoxTime Capsule
CargoTime WaveTime Capsule
CargoTime FlowerTime Capsule
ClocksPreserveTime Capsule

What you can make with Time Capsule

Time Capsule at a glance

Steps to craft
12
Long
Crafting depth
16
longer than 58% of solved elements
Known recipes
7
ways to make it
Used in
5
other combinations

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Time Capsule in Infinite Craft?

Combine Hourglass with Message in a Bottle. The full path from the base elements takes 12 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Time Capsule?

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

Is Time Capsule hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 12 steps it is longer than 58% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Time Capsule?

Yes. 7 combinations are known to produce Time Capsule, and the shortest route is shown above.

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