diff --git a/src/main/java/li/cil/oc/common/Proxy.scala b/src/main/java/li/cil/oc/common/Proxy.scala
index 432d1147b..89868baf2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/li/cil/oc/common/Proxy.scala
+++ b/src/main/java/li/cil/oc/common/Proxy.scala
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package li.cil.oc.common
 
+import cpw.mods.fml.common.Loader
 import cpw.mods.fml.common.event._
 import cpw.mods.fml.common.network.NetworkRegistry
 import cpw.mods.fml.common.registry.{TickRegistry, GameRegistry}
@@ -19,7 +20,9 @@ class Proxy {
 
     Blocks.init()
     Items.init()
-    MultiPart.init()
+    if (Loader.isModLoaded("ForgeMultipart")) {
+      MultiPart.init()
+    }
 
     api.Driver.instance = driver.Registry
     api.FileSystem.instance = fs.FileSystem
diff --git a/src/main/java/li/cil/oc/common/block/Cable.scala b/src/main/java/li/cil/oc/common/block/Cable.scala
index 0013c1139..0ffed70e9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/li/cil/oc/common/block/Cable.scala
+++ b/src/main/java/li/cil/oc/common/block/Cable.scala
@@ -1,19 +1,21 @@
 package li.cil.oc.common.block
 
+import codechicken.multipart.TileMultipart
+import cpw.mods.fml.common.Loader
 import cpw.mods.fml.relauncher.{SideOnly, Side}
 import java.util
+import li.cil.oc.Settings
 import li.cil.oc.api.network.{SidedEnvironment, Environment}
+import li.cil.oc.common.multipart.CablePart
 import li.cil.oc.common.tileentity
 import li.cil.oc.util.Tooltip
-import li.cil.oc.{Settings, api}
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.texture.IconRegister
 import net.minecraft.entity.player.EntityPlayer
 import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack
+import net.minecraft.tileentity.TileEntity
 import net.minecraft.util.{Icon, AxisAlignedBB}
 import net.minecraft.world.{IBlockAccess, World}
 import net.minecraftforge.common.ForgeDirection
-import codechicken.multipart.{TileMultipart, TMultiPart}
-import li.cil.oc.common.multipart.CablePart
 
 class Cable(val parent: SpecialDelegator) extends SpecialDelegate {
   val unlocalizedName = "Cable"
@@ -86,29 +88,16 @@ object Cable {
 
   def neighbors(world: IBlockAccess, x: Int, y: Int, z: Int) = {
     var result = 0
-    val tileEntity = world.getBlockTileEntity(x, y, z) match {
-      case multi: TileMultipart => Some(multi)
-      case _ => None
-    }
+    val tileEntity = world.getBlockTileEntity(x, y, z)
     for (side <- ForgeDirection.VALID_DIRECTIONS) {
-      if (tileEntity match {
-        case Some(multi) => !multi.isSolid(side.ordinal)
-        case _ => true
-      }) {
-        val (tx, ty, tz) = (x + side.offsetX, y + side.offsetY, z + side.offsetZ)
-        if (!world.isAirBlock(tx, ty, tz)) world.getBlockTileEntity(tx, ty, tz) match {
-          case robot: tileentity.RobotProxy =>
-          case host: SidedEnvironment =>
-            val connects = if (host.getWorldObj.isRemote) host.canConnect(side.getOpposite) else host.sidedNode(side.getOpposite) != null
-            if (connects) {
-              result |= side.flag
-            }
-          case host: Environment => result |= side.flag
-          case multi: TileMultipart =>
-            if (multi.partList.exists(_.isInstanceOf[CablePart]) &&
-              !multi.isSolid(side.getOpposite.ordinal))
-              result |= side.flag
-          case _ =>
+      val (tx, ty, tz) = (x + side.offsetX, y + side.offsetY, z + side.offsetZ)
+      if (!world.isAirBlock(tx, ty, tz)) {
+        val neighborTileEntity = world.getBlockTileEntity(tx, ty, tz)
+        val neighborHasNode = hasNetworkNode(neighborTileEntity, side.getOpposite)
+        val canConnect = !Loader.isModLoaded("ForgeMultipart") ||
+          (canConnectFromSide(tileEntity, side) && canConnectFromSide(neighborTileEntity, side.getOpposite))
+        if (neighborHasNode && canConnect) {
+          result |= side.flag
         }
       }
     }
@@ -116,4 +105,27 @@ object Cable {
   }
 
   def bounds(world: IBlockAccess, x: Int, y: Int, z: Int) = Cable.cachedBounds(Cable.neighbors(world, x, y, z)).copy()
+
+  private def hasNetworkNode(tileEntity: TileEntity, side: ForgeDirection) =
+    tileEntity match {
+      case robot: tileentity.RobotProxy => false
+      case host: SidedEnvironment =>
+        if (host.getWorldObj.isRemote) host.canConnect(side)
+        else host.sidedNode(side) != null
+      case host: Environment => true
+      case host if Loader.isModLoaded("ForgeMultipart") => hasMultiPartNode(tileEntity)
+      case _ => false
+    }
+
+  private def hasMultiPartNode(tileEntity: TileEntity) =
+    tileEntity match {
+      case host: TileMultipart => host.partList.exists(_.isInstanceOf[CablePart])
+      case _ => false
+    }
+
+  private def canConnectFromSide(tileEntity: TileEntity, side: ForgeDirection) =
+    tileEntity match {
+      case host: TileMultipart => !host.isSolid(side.ordinal)
+      case _ => true
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/java/li/cil/oc/server/network/Network.scala b/src/main/java/li/cil/oc/server/network/Network.scala
index e39c2081f..f7d7880a4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/li/cil/oc/server/network/Network.scala
+++ b/src/main/java/li/cil/oc/server/network/Network.scala
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package li.cil.oc.server.network
 
 import codechicken.multipart.TileMultipart
-import cpw.mods.fml.common.FMLCommonHandler
+import cpw.mods.fml.common.{Loader, FMLCommonHandler}
 import cpw.mods.fml.relauncher.Side
 import li.cil.oc.api.network.{Node => ImmutableNode, SidedEnvironment, Environment, Visibility}
 import li.cil.oc.common.multipart.CablePart
@@ -395,7 +395,9 @@ object Network extends api.detail.NetworkAPI {
           case Some(node: MutableNode) =>
             neighborNode match {
               case Some(neighbor: MutableNode) if neighbor != node && neighbor.network != null =>
-                if (canConnectFromSide(tileEntity, side) && canConnectFromSide(neighborTileEntity, side.getOpposite)) neighbor.connect(node)
+                val canConnect = !Loader.isModLoaded("ForgeMultipart") ||
+                  (canConnectFromSide(tileEntity, side) && canConnectFromSide(neighborTileEntity, side.getOpposite))
+                if (canConnect) neighbor.connect(node)
                 else node.disconnect(neighbor)
               case _ =>
             }
@@ -417,6 +419,12 @@ object Network extends api.detail.NetworkAPI {
     tileEntity match {
       case host: SidedEnvironment => Option(host.sidedNode(side))
       case host: Environment => Some(host.node)
+      case host if Loader.isModLoaded("ForgeMultipart") => getMultiPartNode(host)
+      case _ => None
+    }
+
+  private def getMultiPartNode(tileEntity: TileEntity) =
+    tileEntity match {
       case host: TileMultipart => host.partList.find(_.isInstanceOf[CablePart]) match {
         case Some(part: CablePart) => Some(part.node)
         case _ => None
diff --git a/src/main/resources/mcmod.info b/src/main/resources/mcmod.info
index a331ce4ff..d9fd14e04 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/mcmod.info
+++ b/src/main/resources/mcmod.info
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
     "dependencies": [
       "BuildCraft|Energy",
       "ComputerCraft",
+      "ForgeMultipart",
       "IC2",
       "MineFactoryReloaded",
       "ProjRed|Transmission",