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How to Make Zinc Shorts in Infinite Craft

Zinc Shorts is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 36 combinations to get there, and the final one is Neon Shorts plus Zinc. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Neon ShortsZincZinc Shorts

Marathon36 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 493 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 36 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWindSmoke
  2. 2FireWaterSteam
  3. 3SteamWindCloud
  4. 4CloudFireLightning
  5. 5EarthWindDust
  6. 6DustFireAsh
  7. 7WaterWaterLake
  8. 8LakeWaterOcean
  9. 9AshOceanSalt
  10. 10FireSaltSodium
  11. 11LightningSodiumSodium Light
  12. 12SmokeSodium LightNeon
  13. 13EarthEarthMountain
  14. 14LakeMountainFjord
  15. 15DustFjordTroll
  16. 16MountainTrollDwarf
  17. 17EarthWaterPlant
  18. 18DustPlantPollen
  19. 19PollenWaterHoney
  20. 20DustEarthPlanet
  21. 21EarthPlanetMoon
  22. 22HoneyMoonHoneymoon
  23. 23DwarfHoneymoonShort
  24. 24NeonShortNeon Shorts
  25. 25PlantWaterSwamp
  26. 26FireSwampDragon
  27. 27DragonDustDragonfly
  28. 28DragonflyEarthAnt
  29. 29PlantSmokeIncense
  30. 30AntIncenseAunt
  31. 31AuntMountainAntimony
  32. 32FireSteamEngine
  33. 33EngineSteamTrain
  34. 34TrainWindZephyr
  35. 35AntimonyZephyrZinc
  36. 36Neon ShortsZincZinc Shorts
Crafting tree
1Fire + Wind→ Smoke2Fire + Water→ Steam3Steam + Wind→ Cloud4Cloud + Fire→ Lightning5Earth + Wind→ Dust6Dust + Fire→ Ash7Water + Water→ Lake8Lake + Water→ Ocean9Ash + Ocean→ Salt10Fire + Salt→ Sodium11Lightning + Sodium→ Sodium Light12Smoke + Sodium Light→ Neon13Earth + Earth→ Mountain14Lake + Mountain→ Fjord15Dust + Fjord→ Troll16Mountain + Troll→ Dwarf17Earth + Water→ Plant18Dust + Plant→ Pollen19Pollen + Water→ Honey20Dust + Earth→ Planet21Earth + Planet→ Moon22Honey + Moon→ Honeymoon23Dwarf + Honeymoon→ Short24Neon + Short→ Neon Shorts25Plant + Water→ Swamp26Fire + Swamp→ Dragon27Dragon + Dust→ Dragonfly28Dragonfly + Earth→ Ant29Plant + Smoke→ Incense30Ant + Incense→ Aunt31Aunt + Mountain→ Antimony32Fire + Steam→ Engine33Engine + Steam→ Train34Train + Wind→ Zephyr35Antimony + Zephyr→ Zinc36Neon Shorts + Zinc→ Zinc Shorts

Other ways to make Zinc Shorts

3 combinations are known to produce Zinc Shorts. Here are 3 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Zinc Shorts
FirstSecondResult
Neon ShortsZincZinc Shorts
Aluminum ShortsZincZinc Shorts
Neon ShortsZINCZinc Shorts

What you can make with Zinc Shorts

Zinc Shorts at a glance

Steps to craft
36
Marathon
Crafting depth
49
longer than 97% of solved elements
Known recipes
3
ways to make it
Used in
6
other combinations

Other elements that take 36 steps

Similar effort to Zinc Shorts, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Zinc Shorts in Infinite Craft?

Combine Neon Shorts with Zinc. The full path from the base elements takes 36 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Zinc Shorts?

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

Is Zinc Shorts hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 36 steps it is longer than 97% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Zinc Shorts?

Yes. 3 combinations are known to produce Zinc Shorts, 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.