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# Steel Cable

<img src="https://1371052705-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FV22FKtcNjWW37kUFLLdR%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-cc714da8d473d6c1683fba51630a92cbd90ce901%2Fsteel_cable.png?alt=media" alt="Steel Cable" width="128">

A heavy cable that works like Simulated's rope, but stronger. You can walk on it, run power through it, tie anchors to it and slide ships along it.

## Recipe

![Steel Cable recipe](https://1371052705-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FV22FKtcNjWW37kUFLLdR%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-69262c96218b28e3ffa1ef76f48907479dbd9cad%2Fsteel_cable.png?alt=media)

## How to use it

1. Right-click a first rope holder (a Rope Winch, a rope connector, an [Anchor](/create-deep-seas-wiki/high-seas/anchor.md)...).
2. Right-click a second one. The cable is stretched between the two.

Sneak + right-click cancels the first point. A cable cannot link two Rope Winches together. It can be up to 1000 blocks long (`steelCableMaxLength` in the server config).

## What you can do with it

* **Walk on it:** players and mobs can walk on a taut cable.
* **Electrify it:** with an energy mod (Create Crafts & Additions, for example), send FE into the Rope Winch holding the cable. The power flows from one end to the other, and anything touching the cable takes a hit every second. Keep your crew off it.
* **Slide a ship on it:** two [Pulleys](/create-deep-seas-wiki/deep-seas/cables-and-tools/pulley.md) clamped on the cable make a cable car.
* **Stop a ship:** stretch it across a landing zone and catch it with an [Arresting Hook](/create-deep-seas-wiki/deep-seas/cables-and-tools/arresting-hook.md).
* **Moor:** tie a ship to an [Anchor](/create-deep-seas-wiki/high-seas/anchor.md).

## Good to know

* Look at it with Engineer's Goggles to see the cable network.
* Very long cables can lag a server.

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**Details to look for**

* An electrified cable throws sparks along its length.
* On an Anchor, the cable is tied to the anchor's real ring, not to the middle of the block.
  {% endhint %}

## Video

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Video coming soon.
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