Cable

Cable
Used for crafting. Primarily used to build power lines.
Unlocked at	Tier 0 - HUB Upgrade 2
Blueprint path	/Game/FactoryGame/Resource/Parts/Cable/Desc_Cable.Desc_Cable_C
Item
Stack size	200
Sink value	24

Cables are made from Wires. They are used for building Power Lines, several parts, and many other buildings.

Obtaining

Crafting

Recipe	Ingredients												Building	Products		Prerequisites
Cable	2 × Wire 60 / min												Constructor 2 sec × 1	1 × Cable 30 / min 8 MJ/item		Tier 0 - HUB Upgrade 2
Coated Cable Alternate	5 × Wire 37.5 / min						2 × Heavy Oil Residue 15 / min						Refinery 8 sec	9 × Cable 67.5 / min 26.67 MJ/item		Tier 5 - Oil Processing
Insulated Cable Alternate	9 × Wire 45 / min						6 × Rubber 30 / min						Assembler 12 sec	20 × Cable 100 / min 9 MJ/item		Tier 5 - Oil Processing
Quickwire Cable Alternate	3 × Quickwire 7.5 / min						2 × Rubber 5 / min						Assembler 24 sec	11 × Cable 27.5 / min 32.73 MJ/item		Tier 5 - Oil Processing Caterium Research - Caterium Ingots

Alternate recipes analysis

The following shows different ways to produce 1 Cable / second, or 60 / min:

Recipe	Iron Ore /min (WP)	Caterium Ore /min (WP)	Copper Ore /min (WP)	Crude Oil m3/min (WP)	Total WP	Total Energy /item (MJ)	Space (m2)	Building counts
Default	35.90 (5.10)	-	-	-	5.10	69.96	792	8.36
Coated	9.97 (1.42)	-	-	10 (8.55)	9.97	74.81 (+7%)	420 (-47%)	2.99
Insulated	8.08 (1.15)	-	-	6 (5.13)	6.28	66.55 (-5%)	445 (-44%)	3.02
Quickwire	-	2.73 (2.47)	2.73 (0.95)	3.64 (3.11)	6.53	72.42 (+4%)	542 (-32%)	3.26

• Weighted Point is the weighted consumption rate which is calculated by: (resource consumption rate / maximum extraction rate) * 10,000. The lower the better.
• Energy per item can be used to measure how much power is consumed for the entire production chain. The lower the better.
• Space refers to building space, excluding belts and pipes. The lower the better.
• Among multiple ways to produce each of the ingredient, the recipe with the lowest WP is chosen. See also:
  • Wire#Alternate recipes analysis
  • Rubber#Alternate recipes analysis
  • Quickwire#Alternate recipes analysis

• If you need to increase your Cable production and have some Crude Oil available, Coated Cable can be used to build quite a compact production line. A single Coated Cable Refinery can do the work of about 3.6 Cable Constructors. Be sure that you know how to deal with Refineries and oil byproducts if you want to use this recipe.
  - "I won't sugar-coat it, it's a c(ap)able recipe."

• If you have Crude Oil available, but no Heavy Oil Residue to spare because its needed elsewhere, then Insulated Cable can be used to build a decently compact and energy-efficient production line. A single Insulated Cable Assembler produces as much almost 4.5 Cable Constructors. Be sure you can afford to use Rubber here. (Residual Rubber might be a good choice).
  - "Not to be confused with Insolent Cable, that stuff is naughty."

• No Wire available? No problem, Quickwire Cable can be used to produce Cable instead. It still needs to be supplied with Rubber from your oil production, though not as much as the other recipes.
  - "Quickwire Cable can't create Cable quickly. Alliterations are awesome!"

Usage

Research

 Cable is used in the Caterium Research chain, Sulfur Research chain, Power Slugs Research chain and Mycelia Research chain in the MAM for additional unlocks.

Crafting

Recipe	Ingredients												Building	Products		Prerequisites
Automated Wiring	1 × Stator 2.5 / min						20 × Cable 50 / min						Assembler 24 sec	1 × Automated Wiring 2.5 / min 360 MJ/item		Tier 4 - Advanced Steel Production
Beacon	3 × Iron Plate 22.5 / min						1 × Iron Rod 7.5 / min						Manufacturer 8 sec × 2	1 × Beacon 7.5 / min 440 MJ/item		Tier 1 - Field Research
	15 × Wire 112.5 / min						2 × Cable 15 / min
Chainsaw	5 × Reinforced Iron Plate						25 × Iron Rod						Equipment Workshop × 15	1 × Chainsaw		Tier 2 - Obstacle Clearing
	160 × Screw						15 × Cable
Computer	10 × Circuit Board 25 / min						9 × Cable 22.5 / min						Manufacturer 24 sec × 18	1 × Computer 2.5 / min 1320 MJ/item		Tier 5 - Industrial Manufacturing
	18 × Plastic 45 / min						52 × Screw 130 / min
Crystal Oscillator	36 × Quartz Crystal 18 / min						28 × Cable 14 / min						Manufacturer 120 sec × 18	2 × Crystal Oscillator 1 / min 3300 MJ/item		Quartz Research - Crystal Oscillator or Tier 7 – Bauxite Refinement
	5 × Reinforced Iron Plate 2.5 / min
High-Speed Connector	56 × Quickwire 210 / min						10 × Cable 37.5 / min						Manufacturer 16 sec × 8	1 × High-Speed Connector 3.75 / min 880 MJ/item		Caterium Research - High-Speed Connector
	1 × Circuit Board 3.75 / min
Nobelisk Detonator	1 × Object Scanner						10 × Steel Beam						Equipment Workshop × 20	1 × Nobelisk Detonator		Sulfur Research - The Nobelisk Detonator
	50 × Cable
Parachute	20 × Fabric						10 × Cable						Equipment Workshop × 10	1 × Parachute		Mycelia Research - Parachute
Xeno-Basher	5 × Modular Frame						2 × Xeno-Zapper						Equipment Workshop × 20	1 × Xeno-Basher		Tier 3 - Improved Melee Combat
	25 × Cable						500 × Wire
Xeno-Zapper	10 × Iron Rod						2 × Reinforced Iron Plate						Equipment Workshop × 10	1 × Xeno-Zapper		The beginning
	15 × Cable						50 × Wire
Zipline	1 × Xeno-Zapper						30 × Quickwire						Equipment Workshop × 10	1 × Zipline		Caterium Research - Zipline
	3 × Iron Rod						10 × Cable
Assembler	8 × Reinforced Iron Plate						4 × Rotor						Build Gun	1 × Assembler		Tier 2 - Part Assembly
	10 × Cable
AWESOME Shop	200 × Screw						10 × Iron Plate						Build Gun	1 × AWESOME Shop		Tier 2 - Resource Sink Bonus Program
	30 × Cable
AWESOME Sink	15 × Reinforced Iron Plate						30 × Cable						Build Gun	1 × AWESOME Sink		Tier 2 - Resource Sink Bonus Program
	45 × Concrete
Blueprint Designer	15 × Modular Frame						25 × Cable						Build Gun	1 × Blueprint Designer		Tier 4 - FICSIT Blueprints
	100 × Concrete						100 × Steel Beam
Coal Generator	20 × Reinforced Iron Plate						10 × Rotor						Build Gun	1 × Coal Generator		Tier 3 - Coal Power
	30 × Cable
Constructor	2 × Reinforced Iron Plate						8 × Cable						Build Gun	1 × Constructor		Tier 0 - HUB Upgrade 3
Conveyor Splitter	2 × Iron Plate						2 × Cable						Build Gun	1 × Conveyor Splitter		Tier 1 - Logistics
FICSMAS Power Light FICS⁕MAS	1 × Cable						1 × FICSMAS Ornament Bundle						Build Gun	1 × FICSMAS Power Light		FICSMAS Research - FICSMAS Lights
Fluid Freight Platform	6 × Heavy Modular Frame				2 × Computer				50 × Concrete				Build Gun	1 × Fluid Freight Platform		Tier 6 - Monorail Train Technology
	25 × Cable				5 × Motor
Freight Platform	6 × Heavy Modular Frame				2 × Computer				50 × Concrete				Build Gun	1 × Freight Platform		Tier 6 - Monorail Train Technology
	25 × Cable				5 × Motor
Jump Pad	2 × Rotor						15 × Iron Plate						Build Gun	1 × Jump Pad		Tier 2 - Jump Pads
	10 × Cable
Lights Control Panel	10 × Cable						5 × Reinforced Iron Plate						Build Gun	1 × Lights Control Panel		AWESOME Shop - Lights Control Panel
	3 × AI Limiter
MAM	5 × Reinforced Iron Plate						15 × Cable						Build Gun	1 × MAM		Tier 1 - Field Research
	45 × Wire
Manufacturer	5 × Motor						10 × Heavy Modular Frame						Build Gun	1 × Manufacturer		Tier 5 - Industrial Manufacturing
	50 × Cable						50 × Plastic
Nuclear Power Plant	250 × Concrete				25 × Heavy Modular Frame				5 × Supercomputer				Build Gun	1 × Nuclear Power Plant		Tier 8 - Nuclear Power
	100 × Cable				100 × Alclad Aluminum Sheet
Oil Extractor	15 × Motor						20 × Encased Industrial Beam						Build Gun	1 × Oil Extractor		Tier 5 - Oil Processing
	60 × Cable
Power Line	1 × Cable												Build Gun	1 × Power Line		Tier 0 - HUB Upgrade 2
Radar Tower	30 × Heavy Modular Frame						30 × Crystal Oscillator						Build Gun	1 × Radar Tower		Quartz Research - Radar Technology
	10 × Circuit Board						100 × Cable
Train Station	4 × Heavy Modular Frame						8 × Computer						Build Gun	1 × Train Station		Tier 6 - Monorail Train Technology
	50 × Concrete						25 × Cable
Truck Station	15 × Modular Frame						20 × Rotor						Build Gun	1 × Truck Station		Tier 3 - Vehicular Transport
	50 × Cable
U-Jelly Landing Pad	2 × Rotor						20 × Cable						Build Gun	1 × U-Jelly Landing Pad		Tier 2 - Jump Pads
	200 × Biomass

AWESOME Sink

 Cable can be sunk into the AWESOME Sink to yield 24 points.

Gallery

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  Schematic showing two Wire Constructors that can be paired with one Cable Constructor.

History

• Patch 0.4.1.0: Now stack to 200
• Patch 0.3.2.2: Increased the output of Quickwire Cable
• Patch 0.3.2.0: Tweaked cable mesh.
• Patch 0.3: Doubled crafting speed.
• Patch 0.1.5: Added a new Cable mesh and texture

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