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How to Make Young Folks in Infinite Craft

Young Folks is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 43 combinations to get there, and the final one is Old Folks plus Opposite. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Old FolksOppositeYoung Folks

Marathon43 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 622 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 43 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2PlantWindDandelion
  3. 3DandelionWaterWine
  4. 4FireWineAlcohol
  5. 5AlcoholWindHangover
  6. 6HangoverWaterCure
  7. 7FireWaterSteam
  8. 8FireSteamEngine
  9. 9EnginePlantCar
  10. 10CarEarthTire
  11. 11CureTireRetire
  12. 12EarthSteamMud
  13. 13FireMudBrick
  14. 14BrickWindHouse
  15. 15EngineEngineRocket
  16. 16HouseRocketSpace Station
  17. 17RetireSpace StationRetirement Home
  18. 18WaterWindWave
  19. 19EarthWaveSand
  20. 20FireSandGlass
  21. 21FireGlassLens
  22. 22LensWaterMicroscope
  23. 23MicroscopePlantCell
  24. 24GlassSandHourglass
  25. 25CellHourglassAging
  26. 26SteamWaveSurf
  27. 27WaterWaterLake
  28. 28LakeWaterOcean
  29. 29OceanWaterFish
  30. 30FireFishSushi
  31. 31SurfSushiSurf and Turf
  32. 32AgingSurf and TurfSenior Citizen
  33. 33Retirement HomeSenior CitizenOld Folks
  34. 34WindWineBalloon
  35. 35EarthWindDust
  36. 36BalloonDustDust Bunny
  37. 37PlantWaterSwamp
  38. 38FireSwampDragon
  39. 39DustFireAsh
  40. 40AshFirePhoenix
  41. 41DragonPhoenixYin Yang
  42. 42Dust BunnyYin YangOpposite
  43. 43Old FolksOppositeYoung Folks
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Plant + Wind→ Dandelion3Dandelion + Water→ Wine4Fire + Wine→ Alcohol5Alcohol + Wind→ Hangover6Hangover + Water→ Cure7Fire + Water→ Steam8Fire + Steam→ Engine9Engine + Plant→ Car10Car + Earth→ Tire11Cure + Tire→ Retire12Earth + Steam→ Mud13Fire + Mud→ Brick14Brick + Wind→ House15Engine + Engine→ Rocket16House + Rocket→ Space Station17Retire + Space Station→ Retirement Home18Water + Wind→ Wave19Earth + Wave→ Sand20Fire + Sand→ Glass21Fire + Glass→ Lens22Lens + Water→ Microscope23Microscope + Plant→ Cell24Glass + Sand→ Hourglass25Cell + Hourglass→ Aging26Steam + Wave→ Surf27Water + Water→ Lake28Lake + Water→ Ocean29Ocean + Water→ Fish30Fire + Fish→ Sushi31Surf + Sushi→ Surf and Turf32Aging + Surf and Turf→ Senior Citizen33Retirement Home + Senior Citizen→ Old Folks34Wind + Wine→ Balloon35Earth + Wind→ Dust36Balloon + Dust→ Dust Bunny37Plant + Water→ Swamp38Fire + Swamp→ Dragon39Dust + Fire→ Ash40Ash + Fire→ Phoenix41Dragon + Phoenix→ Yin Yang42Dust Bunny + Yin Yang→ Opposite43Old Folks + Opposite→ Young Folks

Other ways to make Young Folks

2 combinations are known to produce Young Folks. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Young Folks
FirstSecondResult
Old FolksOppositeYoung Folks
NotOld FolksYoung Folks

What you can make with Young Folks

Young Folks at a glance

Steps to craft
43
Marathon
Crafting depth
62
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
6
other combinations

Other elements that take 43 steps

Similar effort to Young Folks, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Young Folks in Infinite Craft?

Combine Old Folks with Opposite. The full path from the base elements takes 43 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Young Folks?

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

Is Young Folks hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 43 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Young Folks?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Young Folks, 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.