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How to Make Touch the Future in Infinite Craft

Touch the Future is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 38 combinations to get there, and the final one is Future Tense plus Touch Screen. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Future TenseTouch ScreenTouch the Future

Marathon38 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 67

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 38 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. 23EnginePlantCar
  24. 24WaterWindWave
  25. 25EarthWaveSand
  26. 26SandWaterBeach
  27. 27BeachPlantPalm
  28. 28EngineSteamTrain
  29. 29TrainWaterSubmarine
  30. 30PalmSubmarinePalm Sub
  31. 31CarPalm SubCarpal Tunnel
  32. 32FireSandGlass
  33. 33EarthFireLava
  34. 34LavaWaterStone
  35. 35EngineStoneSteamroller
  36. 36GlassSteamrollerFlat Glass
  37. 37Carpal TunnelFlat GlassTouch Screen
  38. 38Future TenseTouch ScreenTouch 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 Tense23Engine + Plant→ Car24Water + Wind→ Wave25Earth + Wave→ Sand26Sand + Water→ Beach27Beach + Plant→ Palm28Engine + Steam→ Train29Train + Water→ Submarine30Palm + Submarine→ Palm Sub31Car + Palm Sub→ Carpal Tunnel32Fire + Sand→ Glass33Earth + Fire→ Lava34Lava + Water→ Stone35Engine + Stone→ Steamroller36Glass + Steamroller→ Flat Glass37Carpal Tunnel + Flat Glass→ Touch Screen38Future Tense + Touch Screen→ Touch the Future

Touch the Future at a glance

Steps to craft
38
Marathon
Crafting depth
67
longer than 97% 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 Touch the Future in Infinite Craft?

Combine Future Tense with Touch Screen. The full path from the base elements takes 38 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Touch the Future?

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

Is Touch the Future hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 38 steps it is longer than 97% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Touch the Future?

Only one known combination produces Touch the Future.

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