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How to Make Video Tape in Infinite Craft

Video Tape is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 35 combinations to get there, and the final one is Present Tense plus Videotape. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Present TenseVideotapeVideo Tape

Marathon35 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 62

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 35 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. 26WaterWaterLake
  27. 27TornadoTornadoHurricane
  28. 28EarthPlanetMoon
  29. 29EarthSteamMud
  30. 30MoonMudCheese
  31. 31CheeseMudGlue
  32. 32GlueSteamSticky
  33. 33HurricaneStickyTape
  34. 34LakeTapeVideotape
  35. 35Present TenseVideotapeVideo Tape
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 + Water→ Lake27Tornado + Tornado→ Hurricane28Earth + Planet→ Moon29Earth + Steam→ Mud30Moon + Mud→ Cheese31Cheese + Mud→ Glue32Glue + Steam→ Sticky33Hurricane + Sticky→ Tape34Lake + Tape→ Videotape35Present Tense + Videotape→ Video Tape

Video Tape at a glance

Steps to craft
35
Marathon
Crafting depth
62
longer than 96% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 35 steps

Similar effort to Video Tape, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Video Tape in Infinite Craft?

Combine Present Tense with Videotape. The full path from the base elements takes 35 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Video Tape?

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

Is Video Tape hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 35 steps it is longer than 96% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Video Tape?

Only one known combination produces Video Tape.

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