diff --git a/code/_onclick/hud/radial.dm b/code/_onclick/hud/radial.dm
index 03b951e6bb..df91223ed1 100644
--- a/code/_onclick/hud/radial.dm
+++ b/code/_onclick/hud/radial.dm
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 #define NEXT_PAGE_ID "__next__"
+#define DEFAULT_CHECK_DELAY 20
+
+GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(radial_menus)
 
 /obj/screen/radial
 	icon = 'icons/mob/radial.dmi'
@@ -10,14 +13,19 @@
 	icon_state = "radial_slice"
 	var/choice
 	var/next_page = FALSE
+	var/tooltips = FALSE
 
 /obj/screen/radial/slice/MouseEntered(location, control, params)
 	. = ..()
 	icon_state = "radial_slice_focus"
+	if(tooltips)
+		openToolTip(usr, src, params, title = name)
 
 /obj/screen/radial/slice/MouseExited(location, control, params)
 	. = ..()
 	icon_state = "radial_slice"
+	if(tooltips)
+		closeToolTip(usr)
 
 /obj/screen/radial/slice/Click(location, control, params)
 	if(usr.client == parent.current_user)
@@ -30,6 +38,14 @@
 	name = "Close Menu"
 	icon_state = "radial_center"
 
+/obj/screen/radial/center/MouseEntered(location, control, params)
+	. = ..()
+	icon_state = "radial_center_focus"
+
+/obj/screen/radial/center/MouseExited(location, control, params)
+	. = ..()
+	icon_state = "radial_center"
+
 /obj/screen/radial/center/Click(location, control, params)
 	if(usr.client == parent.current_user)
 		parent.finished = TRUE
@@ -48,6 +64,9 @@
 	var/atom/anchor
 	var/image/menu_holder
 	var/finished = FALSE
+	var/datum/callback/custom_check_callback
+	var/next_check = 0
+	var/check_delay = DEFAULT_CHECK_DELAY
 
 	var/radius = 32
 	var/starting_angle = 0
@@ -57,7 +76,7 @@
 	var/max_elements
 	var/pages = 1
 	var/current_page = 1
-	
+
 	var/hudfix_method = TRUE //TRUE to change anchor to user, FALSE to shift by py_shift
 	var/py_shift = 0
 	var/entry_animation = TRUE
@@ -75,7 +94,7 @@
 			restrict_to_dir(NORTH) //I was going to parse screen loc here but that's more effort than it's worth.
 
 //Sets defaults
-//These assume 45 deg min_angle 
+//These assume 45 deg min_angle
 /datum/radial_menu/proc/restrict_to_dir(dir)
 	switch(dir)
 		if(NORTH)
@@ -91,18 +110,19 @@
 			starting_angle = 180
 			ending_angle = 45
 
-/datum/radial_menu/proc/setup_menu()
+/datum/radial_menu/proc/setup_menu(use_tooltips)
 	if(ending_angle > starting_angle)
 		zone = ending_angle - starting_angle
 	else
 		zone = 360 - starting_angle + ending_angle
-	
+
 	max_elements = round(zone / min_angle)
 	var/paged = max_elements < choices.len
 	if(elements.len < max_elements)
 		var/elements_to_add = max_elements - elements.len
 		for(var/i in 1 to elements_to_add) //Create all elements
-			var/obj/screen/radial/new_element = new /obj/screen/radial/slice
+			var/obj/screen/radial/slice/new_element = new /obj/screen/radial/slice
+			new_element.tooltips = use_tooltips
 			new_element.parent = src
 			elements += new_element
 
@@ -163,7 +183,7 @@
 	else
 		E.pixel_y = py
 		E.pixel_x = px
-	
+
 	//Visuals
 	E.alpha = 255
 	E.mouse_opacity = MOUSE_OPACITY_ICON
@@ -183,7 +203,7 @@
 		E.next_page = FALSE
 		if(choices_icons[choice_id])
 			E.add_overlay(choices_icons[choice_id])
-	
+
 /datum/radial_menu/New()
 	close_button = new
 	close_button.parent = src
@@ -200,7 +220,7 @@
 /datum/radial_menu/proc/get_next_id()
 	return "c_[choices.len]"
 
-/datum/radial_menu/proc/set_choices(list/new_choices)
+/datum/radial_menu/proc/set_choices(list/new_choices, use_tooltips)
 	if(choices.len)
 		Reset()
 	for(var/E in new_choices)
@@ -211,7 +231,7 @@
 			var/I = extract_image(new_choices[E])
 			if(I)
 				choices_icons[id] = I
-	setup_menu()
+	setup_menu(use_tooltips)
 
 
 /datum/radial_menu/proc/extract_image(E)
@@ -220,7 +240,7 @@
 		MA.layer = ABOVE_HUD_LAYER
 		MA.appearance_flags |= RESET_TRANSFORM
 	return MA
-		
+
 
 /datum/radial_menu/proc/next_page()
 	if(pages > 1)
@@ -243,28 +263,49 @@
 	if(current_user)
 		current_user.images -= menu_holder
 
-/datum/radial_menu/proc/wait()
+/datum/radial_menu/proc/wait(atom/user, atom/anchor, require_near = FALSE)
 	while (current_user && !finished && !selected_choice)
+		if(require_near && !in_range(anchor, user))
+			return
+		if(custom_check_callback && next_check < world.time)
+			if(!custom_check_callback.Invoke())
+				return
+			else
+				next_check = world.time + check_delay
 		stoplag(1)
 
 /datum/radial_menu/Destroy()
 	Reset()
 	hide()
+	QDEL_NULL(custom_check_callback)
 	. = ..()
+
 /*
-	Presents radial menu to user anchored to anchor (or user if the anchor is currently in users screen) 
+	Presents radial menu to user anchored to anchor (or user if the anchor is currently in users screen)
 	Choices should be a list where list keys are movables or text used for element names and return value
 	and list values are movables/icons/images used for element icons
 */
-/proc/show_radial_menu(mob/user,atom/anchor,list/choices)
+/proc/show_radial_menu(mob/user, atom/anchor, list/choices, uniqueid, radius, datum/callback/custom_check, require_near = FALSE, tooltips = FALSE)
+	if(!user || !anchor || !length(choices))
+		return
+	if(!uniqueid)
+		uniqueid = "defmenu_[REF(user)]_[REF(anchor)]"
+
+	if(GLOB.radial_menus[uniqueid])
+		return
+
 	var/datum/radial_menu/menu = new
-	if(!user)
-		user = usr
+	GLOB.radial_menus[uniqueid] = menu
+	if(radius)
+		menu.radius = radius
+	if(istype(custom_check))
+		menu.custom_check_callback = custom_check
 	menu.anchor = anchor
 	menu.check_screen_border(user) //Do what's needed to make it look good near borders or on hud
-	menu.set_choices(choices)
+	menu.set_choices(choices, tooltips)
 	menu.show_to(user)
-	menu.wait()
+	menu.wait(user, anchor, require_near)
 	var/answer = menu.selected_choice
 	qdel(menu)
+	GLOB.radial_menus -= uniqueid
 	return answer
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/code/_onclick/hud/radial_persistent.dm b/code/_onclick/hud/radial_persistent.dm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0b5e8dc356
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/_onclick/hud/radial_persistent.dm
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+/*
+	A derivative of radial menu which persists onscreen until closed and invokes a callback each time an element is clicked
+*/
+
+/obj/screen/radial/persistent/center
+	name = "Close Menu"
+	icon_state = "radial_center"
+
+/obj/screen/radial/persistent/center/Click(location, control, params)
+	if(usr.client == parent.current_user)
+		parent.element_chosen(null,usr)
+
+/obj/screen/radial/persistent/center/MouseEntered(location, control, params)
+	. = ..()
+	icon_state = "radial_center_focus"
+
+/obj/screen/radial/persistent/center/MouseExited(location, control, params)
+	. = ..()
+	icon_state = "radial_center"
+
+
+
+/datum/radial_menu/persistent
+	var/uniqueid
+	var/datum/callback/select_proc_callback
+
+/datum/radial_menu/persistent/New()
+	close_button = new /obj/screen/radial/persistent/center
+	close_button.parent = src
+
+
+/datum/radial_menu/persistent/element_chosen(choice_id,mob/user)
+	select_proc_callback.Invoke(choices_values[choice_id])
+
+
+/datum/radial_menu/persistent/proc/change_choices(list/newchoices, tooltips)
+	if(!newchoices.len)
+		return
+	Reset()
+	set_choices(newchoices,tooltips)
+
+/datum/radial_menu/persistent/Destroy()
+	QDEL_NULL(select_proc_callback)
+	GLOB.radial_menus -= uniqueid
+	Reset()
+	hide()
+	. = ..()
+
+/*
+	Creates a persistent radial menu and shows it to the user, anchored to anchor (or user if the anchor is currently in users screen).
+	Choices should be a list where list keys are movables or text used for element names and return value
+	and list values are movables/icons/images used for element icons
+	Select_proc is the proc to be called each time an element on the menu is clicked, and should accept the chosen element as its final argument
+	Clicking the center button will return a choice of null
+*/
+/proc/show_radial_menu_persistent(mob/user, atom/anchor, list/choices, datum/callback/select_proc, uniqueid, radius, tooltips = FALSE)
+	if(!user || !anchor || !length(choices) || !select_proc)
+		return
+	if(!uniqueid)
+		uniqueid = "defmenu_[REF(user)]_[REF(anchor)]"
+
+	if(GLOB.radial_menus[uniqueid])
+		return
+
+	var/datum/radial_menu/persistent/menu = new
+	menu.uniqueid = uniqueid
+	GLOB.radial_menus[uniqueid] = menu
+	if(radius)
+		menu.radius = radius
+	menu.select_proc_callback = select_proc
+	menu.anchor = anchor
+	menu.check_screen_border(user) //Do what's needed to make it look good near borders or on hud
+	menu.set_choices(choices, tooltips)
+	menu.show_to(user)
+	return menu
+
diff --git a/code/datums/action.dm b/code/datums/action.dm
index b7089279cb..f64a549b29 100644
--- a/code/datums/action.dm
+++ b/code/datums/action.dm
@@ -195,11 +195,16 @@
 /datum/action/item_action/toggle_firemode
 	name = "Toggle Firemode"
 
-/datum/action/item_action/rcl
+/datum/action/item_action/rcl_col
 	name = "Change Cable Color"
 	icon_icon = 'icons/mob/actions/actions_items.dmi'
 	button_icon_state = "rcl_rainbow"
 
+/datum/action/item_action/rcl_gui
+	name = "Toggle Fast Wiring Gui"
+	icon_icon = 'icons/mob/actions/actions_items.dmi'
+	button_icon_state = "rcl_gui"
+
 /datum/action/item_action/startchainsaw
 	name = "Pull The Starting Cord"
 
diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/RCD.dm b/code/game/objects/items/RCD.dm
index 7881c277ff..3eafb0fc85 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/RCD.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/RCD.dm
@@ -161,13 +161,8 @@ RLD
 	user.visible_message("<span class='suicide'>[user] sets the RCD to 'Wall' and points it down [user.p_their()] throat! It looks like [user.p_theyre()] trying to commit suicide..</span>")
 	return (BRUTELOSS)
 
-/obj/item/construction/rcd/verb/toggle_window_type()
-	set name = "Toggle Window Type"
-	set category = "Object"
-	set src in usr // What does this do?
-
+/obj/item/construction/rcd/verb/toggle_window_type(mob/user)
 	var/window_type_name
-
 	if (window_type == /obj/structure/window/fulltile)
 		window_type = /obj/structure/window/reinforced/fulltile
 		window_type_name = "reinforced glass"
@@ -175,17 +170,14 @@ RLD
 		window_type = /obj/structure/window/fulltile
 		window_type_name = "glass"
 
-	to_chat(usr, "<span class='notice'>You change \the [src]'s window mode to [window_type_name].</span>")
+	to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>You change \the [src]'s window mode to [window_type_name].</span>")
 
-/obj/item/construction/rcd/verb/change_airlock_access()
-	set name = "Change Airlock Access"
-	set category = "Object"
-	set src in usr
+/obj/item/construction/rcd/verb/change_airlock_access(mob/user)
 
-	if (!ishuman(usr) && !usr.has_unlimited_silicon_privilege)
-		return ..(usr)
+	if (!ishuman(user) && !user.has_unlimited_silicon_privilege)
+		return
 
-	var/t1 = text("")
+	var/t1 = ""
 
 
 	if(use_one_access)
@@ -216,24 +208,23 @@ RLD
 
 	t1 += "<p><a href='?src=[REF(src)];close=1'>Close</a></p>\n"
 
-	var/datum/browser/popup = new(usr, "airlock_electronics", "Access Control", 900, 500)
+	var/datum/browser/popup = new(user, "rcd_access", "Access Control", 900, 500)
 	popup.set_content(t1)
-	popup.set_title_image(usr.browse_rsc_icon(src.icon, src.icon_state))
+	popup.set_title_image(user.browse_rsc_icon(icon, icon_state))
 	popup.open()
-	onclose(usr, "airlock")
+	onclose(user, "rcd_access")
 
 /obj/item/construction/rcd/Topic(href, href_list)
 	..()
 	if (usr.stat || usr.restrained())
 		return
 	if (href_list["close"])
-		usr << browse(null, "window=airlock")
+		usr << browse(null, "window=rcd_access")
 		return
 
 	if (href_list["access"])
 		toggle_access(href_list["access"])
-
-	change_airlock_access()
+		change_airlock_access(usr)
 
 /obj/item/construction/rcd/proc/toggle_access(acc)
 	if (acc == "all")
@@ -253,16 +244,77 @@ RLD
 			if (!conf_access.len)
 				conf_access = null
 
-/obj/item/construction/rcd/verb/change_airlock_setting()
-	set name = "Change Airlock Setting"
-	set category = "Object"
-	set src in usr
+/obj/item/construction/rcd/proc/get_airlock_image(airlock_type)
+	var/obj/machinery/door/airlock/proto = airlock_type
+	var/ic = initial(proto.icon)
+	var/mutable_appearance/MA = mutable_appearance(ic, "closed")
+	if(!initial(proto.glass))
+		MA.overlays += "fill_closed"
+	//Not scaling these down to button size because they look horrible then, instead just bumping up radius.
+	return MA
 
-	var/airlockcat = input(usr, "Select whether the airlock is solid or glass.") in list("Solid", "Glass")
+/obj/item/construction/rcd/proc/check_menu(mob/living/user)
+	if(!istype(user))
+		return FALSE
+	if(user.incapacitated() || !user.Adjacent(src))
+		return FALSE
+	return TRUE
+
+/obj/item/construction/rcd/proc/change_airlock_setting(mob/user)
+	if(!user)
+		return
+
+	var/list/solid_or_glass_choices = list(
+		"Solid" = get_airlock_image(/obj/machinery/door/airlock),
+		"Glass" = get_airlock_image(/obj/machinery/door/airlock/glass)
+	)
+
+	var/list/solid_choices = list(
+		"Standard" = get_airlock_image(/obj/machinery/door/airlock),
+		"Public" = get_airlock_image(/obj/machinery/door/airlock/public),
+		"Engineering" = get_airlock_image(/obj/machinery/door/airlock/engineering),
+		"Atmospherics" = get_airlock_image(/obj/machinery/door/airlock/atmos),
+		"Security" = get_airlock_image(/obj/machinery/door/airlock/security),
+		"Command" = get_airlock_image(/obj/machinery/door/airlock/command),
+		"Medical" = get_airlock_image(/obj/machinery/door/airlock/medical),
+		"Research" = get_airlock_image(/obj/machinery/door/airlock/research),
+		"Freezer" = get_airlock_image(/obj/machinery/door/airlock/freezer),
+		"Science" = get_airlock_image(/obj/machinery/door/airlock/science),
+		"Virology" = get_airlock_image(/obj/machinery/door/airlock/virology),
+		"Mining" = get_airlock_image(/obj/machinery/door/airlock/mining),
+		"Maintenance" = get_airlock_image(/obj/machinery/door/airlock/maintenance),
+		"External" = get_airlock_image(/obj/machinery/door/airlock/external),
+		"External Maintenance" = get_airlock_image(/obj/machinery/door/airlock/maintenance/external),
+		"Airtight Hatch" = get_airlock_image(/obj/machinery/door/airlock/hatch),
+		"Maintenance Hatch" = get_airlock_image(/obj/machinery/door/airlock/maintenance_hatch)
+	)
+
+	var/list/glass_choices = list(
+		"Standard" = get_airlock_image(/obj/machinery/door/airlock/glass),
+		"Public" = get_airlock_image(/obj/machinery/door/airlock/public/glass),
+		"Engineering" = get_airlock_image(/obj/machinery/door/airlock/engineering/glass),
+		"Atmospherics" = get_airlock_image(/obj/machinery/door/airlock/atmos/glass),
+		"Security" = get_airlock_image(/obj/machinery/door/airlock/security/glass),
+		"Command" = get_airlock_image(/obj/machinery/door/airlock/command/glass),
+		"Medical" = get_airlock_image(/obj/machinery/door/airlock/medical/glass),
+		"Research" = get_airlock_image(/obj/machinery/door/airlock/research/glass),
+		"Science" = get_airlock_image(/obj/machinery/door/airlock/science/glass),
+		"Virology" = get_airlock_image(/obj/machinery/door/airlock/virology/glass),
+		"Mining" = get_airlock_image(/obj/machinery/door/airlock/mining/glass),
+		"Maintenance" = get_airlock_image(/obj/machinery/door/airlock/maintenance/glass),
+		"External" = get_airlock_image(/obj/machinery/door/airlock/external/glass),
+		"External Maintenance" = get_airlock_image(/obj/machinery/door/airlock/maintenance/external/glass)
+	)
+
+	var/airlockcat = show_radial_menu(user, src , solid_or_glass_choices, custom_check = CALLBACK(src,.proc/check_menu,user))
+	if(!check_menu(user))
+		return
 	switch(airlockcat)
 		if("Solid")
 			if(advanced_airlock_setting == 1)
-				var/airlockpaint = input(usr, "Select the type of the airlock.") in list("Standard", "Public", "Engineering", "Atmospherics", "Security", "Command", "Medical", "Research", "Freezer", "Science", "Virology", "Mining", "Maintenance", "External", "External Maintenance", "Airtight Hatch", "Maintenance Hatch")
+				var/airlockpaint = show_radial_menu(user, src , solid_choices, radius = 42, custom_check = CALLBACK(src,.proc/check_menu,user))
+				if(!check_menu(user))
+					return
 				switch(airlockpaint)
 					if("Standard")
 						airlock_type = /obj/machinery/door/airlock
@@ -305,7 +357,9 @@ RLD
 
 		if("Glass")
 			if(advanced_airlock_setting == 1)
-				var/airlockpaint = input(usr, "Select the type of the airlock.") in list("Standard", "Public", "Engineering", "Atmospherics", "Security", "Command", "Medical", "Research", "Science", "Virology", "Mining", "Maintenance", "External", "External Maintenance")
+				var/airlockpaint = show_radial_menu(user, src , glass_choices, radius = 42, custom_check = CALLBACK(src,.proc/check_menu,user))
+				if(!check_menu(user))
+					return
 				switch(airlockpaint)
 					if("Standard")
 						airlock_type = /obj/machinery/door/airlock/glass
@@ -356,8 +410,8 @@ RLD
 				playsound(src.loc, 'sound/machines/click.ogg', 50, 1)
 				return TRUE
 
-/obj/item/construction/rcd/New()
-	..()
+/obj/item/construction/rcd/Initialize()
+	. = ..()
 	GLOB.rcd_list += src
 
 /obj/item/construction/rcd/Destroy()
@@ -366,19 +420,46 @@ RLD
 
 /obj/item/construction/rcd/attack_self(mob/user)
 	..()
-	switch(mode)
-		if(1)
-			mode = 2
-			to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>You change RCD's mode to 'Airlock'.</span>")
-		if(2)
-			mode = 3
-			to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>You change RCD's mode to 'Deconstruct'.</span>")
-		if(3)
-			mode = 4
-			to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>You change RCD's mode to 'Grilles & Windows'.</span>")
-		if(4)
-			mode = 1
-			to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>You change RCD's mode to 'Floor & Walls'.</span>")
+	var/list/choices = list(
+		"Airlock" = image(icon = 'icons/obj/interface.dmi', icon_state = "airlock"),
+		"Deconstruct" = image(icon= 'icons/obj/interface.dmi', icon_state = "delete"),
+		"Grilles & Windows" = image(icon = 'icons/obj/interface.dmi', icon_state = "grillewindow"),
+		"Floors & Walls" = image(icon = 'icons/obj/interface.dmi', icon_state = "wallfloor")
+	)
+	if(mode == RCD_AIRLOCK)
+		choices += list(
+		"Change Access" = image(icon = 'icons/obj/interface.dmi', icon_state = "access"),
+		"Change Airlock Type" = image(icon = 'icons/obj/interface.dmi', icon_state = "airlocktype")
+		)
+	else if(mode == RCD_WINDOWGRILLE)
+		choices += list(
+			"Change Window Type" = image(icon = 'icons/obj/interface.dmi', icon_state = "windowtype")
+		)
+	var/choice = show_radial_menu(user,src,choices, custom_check = CALLBACK(src,.proc/check_menu,user))
+	if(!check_menu(user))
+		return
+	switch(choice)
+		if("Floors & Walls")
+			mode = RCD_FLOORWALL
+		if("Airlock")
+			mode = RCD_AIRLOCK
+		if("Deconstruct")
+			mode = RCD_DECONSTRUCT
+		if("Grilles & Windows")
+			mode = RCD_WINDOWGRILLE
+		if("Change Access")
+			change_airlock_access(user)
+			return
+		if("Change Airlock Type")
+			change_airlock_setting(user)
+			return
+		if("Change Window Type")
+			toggle_window_type(user)
+			return
+		else
+			return
+	playsound(src, 'sound/effects/pop.ogg', 50, 0)
+	to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>You change RCD's mode to '[choice]'.</span>")
 
 /obj/item/construction/rcd/proc/target_check(atom/A, mob/user) // only returns true for stuff the device can actually work with
 	if((isturf(A) && A.density && mode==RCD_DECONSTRUCT) || (isturf(A) && !A.density) || (istype(A, /obj/machinery/door/airlock) && mode==RCD_DECONSTRUCT) || istype(A, /obj/structure/grille) || (istype(A, /obj/structure/window) && mode==RCD_DECONSTRUCT) || istype(A, /obj/structure/girder))
diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/RCL.dm b/code/game/objects/items/RCL.dm
index bc1b128c69..18be9e7c63 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/RCL.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/RCL.dm
@@ -14,13 +14,14 @@
 	w_class = WEIGHT_CLASS_NORMAL
 	var/max_amount = 90
 	var/active = FALSE
-	actions_types = list(/datum/action/item_action/rcl)
+	actions_types = list(/datum/action/item_action/rcl_col,/datum/action/item_action/rcl_gui)
 	var/list/colors = list("red", "yellow", "green", "blue", "pink", "orange", "cyan", "white")
 	var/current_color_index = 1
 	var/ghetto = FALSE
 	lefthand_file = 'icons/mob/inhands/equipment/tools_lefthand.dmi'
 	righthand_file = 'icons/mob/inhands/equipment/tools_righthand.dmi'
 	var/datum/component/mobhook
+	var/datum/radial_menu/persistent/wiring_gui_menu
 
 /obj/item/twohanded/rcl/attackby(obj/item/W, mob/user)
 	if(istype(W, /obj/item/stack/cable_coil))
@@ -85,6 +86,8 @@
 /obj/item/twohanded/rcl/Destroy()
 	QDEL_NULL(loaded)
 	last = null
+	QDEL_NULL(mobhook)
+	QDEL_NULL(wiring_gui_menu)
 	setActive(FALSE, null) // setactive(FALSE) removes mobhook
 	return ..()
 
@@ -115,20 +118,28 @@
 		if(loaded)
 			QDEL_NULL(loaded)
 			loaded = null
+		QDEL_NULL(wiring_gui_menu)
 		unwield(user)
-		setActive(wielded, user)
+		active = wielded
 		return TRUE
 	return FALSE
 
+/obj/item/twohanded/rcl/pickup(mob/user)
+	..()
+	getMobhook(user)
+
+
+
 /obj/item/twohanded/rcl/dropped(mob/wearer)
 	..()
 	if(mobhook)
-		setActive(FALSE, mobhook.parent)
+		active = FALSE
+		QDEL_NULL(mobhook)
 	last = null
 
 /obj/item/twohanded/rcl/attack_self(mob/user)
 	..()
-	setActive(wielded, user)
+	active = wielded
 	if(!active)
 		last = null
 	else if(!last)
@@ -137,17 +148,24 @@
 				last = C
 				break
 
-/obj/item/twohanded/rcl/proc/setActive(toggle, mob/user)
-	active = toggle
-	if (active && user)
-		if (mobhook && mobhook.parent != user)
+obj/item/twohanded/rcl/proc/getMobhook(mob/to_hook)
+	if(to_hook)
+		if(mobhook && mobhook.parent != to_hook)
 			QDEL_NULL(mobhook)
 		if (!mobhook)
-			mobhook = user.AddComponent(/datum/component/redirect, list(COMSIG_MOVABLE_MOVED = CALLBACK(src, .proc/trigger)))
+			mobhook = to_hook.AddComponent(/datum/component/redirect, list(COMSIG_MOVABLE_MOVED = CALLBACK(src, .proc/trigger)))
 	else
 		QDEL_NULL(mobhook)
 
 /obj/item/twohanded/rcl/proc/trigger(mob/user)
+	if(active)
+		layCable(user)
+	if(wiring_gui_menu) //update the wire options as you move
+		wiringGuiUpdate(user)
+
+
+//previous contents of trigger(), lays cable each time the player moves
+/obj/item/twohanded/rcl/proc/layCable(mob/user)
 	if(!isturf(user.loc))
 		return
 	if(is_empty(user, 0))
@@ -156,7 +174,7 @@
 
 	if(prob(2) && ghetto) //Give ghetto RCLs a 2% chance to jam, requiring it to be reactviated manually.
 		to_chat(user, "<span class='warning'>[src]'s wires jam!</span>")
-		setActive(FALSE, user)
+		active = FALSE
 		return
 	else
 		if(last)
@@ -179,6 +197,91 @@
 		is_empty(user) //If we've run out, display message
 	update_icon()
 
+//searches the current tile for a stub cable of the same colour
+/obj/item/twohanded/rcl/proc/findLinkingCable(mob/user)
+	var/turf/T
+	if(!isturf(user.loc))
+		return
+
+	T = get_turf(user)
+	if(T.intact || !T.can_have_cabling())
+		return
+
+	for(var/obj/structure/cable/C in T)
+		if(!C)
+			continue
+		if(C.cable_color != GLOB.cable_colors[colors[current_color_index]])
+			continue
+		if(C.d1 == 0)
+			return C
+			break
+	return
+
+
+/obj/item/twohanded/rcl/proc/wiringGuiGenerateChoices(mob/user)
+	var/fromdir = 0
+	var/obj/structure/cable/linkingCable = findLinkingCable(user)
+	if(linkingCable)
+		fromdir = linkingCable.d2
+
+	var/list/wiredirs = list("1","5","4","6","2","10","8","9")
+	for(var/icondir in wiredirs)
+		var/dirnum = text2num(icondir)
+		var/cablesuffix = "[min(fromdir,dirnum)]-[max(fromdir,dirnum)]"
+		if(fromdir == dirnum) //cables can't loop back on themselves
+			cablesuffix = "invalid"
+		var/image/img = image(icon = 'icons/mob/radial.dmi', icon_state = "cable_[cablesuffix]")
+		img.color = GLOB.cable_colors[colors[current_color_index]]
+		wiredirs[icondir] = img
+	return wiredirs
+
+/obj/item/twohanded/rcl/proc/showWiringGui(mob/user)
+	var/list/choices = wiringGuiGenerateChoices(user)
+
+	wiring_gui_menu = show_radial_menu_persistent(user, src , choices, select_proc = CALLBACK(src, .proc/wiringGuiReact, user), radius = 42)
+
+/obj/item/twohanded/rcl/proc/wiringGuiUpdate(mob/user)
+	if(!wiring_gui_menu)
+		return
+
+	wiring_gui_menu.entry_animation = FALSE //stop the open anim from playing each time we update
+	var/list/choices = wiringGuiGenerateChoices(user)
+
+	wiring_gui_menu.change_choices(choices,FALSE)
+
+
+//Callback used to respond to interactions with the wiring menu
+/obj/item/twohanded/rcl/proc/wiringGuiReact(mob/living/user,choice)
+	if(!choice) //close on a null choice (the center button)
+		QDEL_NULL(wiring_gui_menu)
+		return
+
+	choice = text2num(choice)
+
+	if(!isturf(user.loc))
+		return
+	if(is_empty(user, 0))
+		to_chat(user, "<span class='warning'>\The [src] is empty!</span>")
+		return
+
+	var/turf/T = get_turf(user)
+	if(T.intact || !T.can_have_cabling())
+		return
+
+	loaded.item_color	 = colors[current_color_index]
+
+	var/obj/structure/cable/linkingCable = findLinkingCable(user)
+	if(linkingCable)
+		if(choice != linkingCable.d2)
+			loaded.cable_join(linkingCable, user, FALSE, choice)
+			last = null
+	else
+		last = loaded.place_turf(get_turf(src), user, choice)
+
+	is_empty(user) //If we've run out, display message
+
+	wiringGuiUpdate(user)
+
 
 /obj/item/twohanded/rcl/pre_loaded/Initialize() //Comes preloaded with cable, for testing stuff
 	. = ..()
@@ -192,12 +295,21 @@
 	update_icon()
 
 /obj/item/twohanded/rcl/ui_action_click(mob/user, action)
-	if(istype(action, /datum/action/item_action/rcl))
+	if(istype(action, /datum/action/item_action/rcl_col))
 		current_color_index++;
 		if (current_color_index > colors.len)
 			current_color_index = 1
 		var/cwname = colors[current_color_index]
 		to_chat(user, "Color changed to [cwname]!")
+		if(loaded)
+			loaded.item_color= colors[current_color_index]
+		if(wiring_gui_menu)
+			wiringGuiUpdate(user)
+	else if(istype(action, /datum/action/item_action/rcl_gui))
+		if(wiring_gui_menu) //The menu is already open, close it
+			QDEL_NULL(wiring_gui_menu)
+		else //open the menu
+			showWiringGui(user)
 
 /obj/item/twohanded/rcl/ghetto
 	actions_types = list()
diff --git a/code/game/turfs/turf.dm b/code/game/turfs/turf.dm
index afe275f9b9..032c5b6511 100755
--- a/code/game/turfs/turf.dm
+++ b/code/game/turfs/turf.dm
@@ -112,6 +112,8 @@
 				LC.handlecable(C, user)
 				return
 		C.loaded.place_turf(src, user)
+		if(C.wiring_gui_menu)
+			C.wiringGuiUpdate(user)
 		C.is_empty(user)
 
 /turf/attackby(obj/item/C, mob/user, params)
diff --git a/code/modules/power/cable.dm b/code/modules/power/cable.dm
index 7b3b2ba7bd..80e05f698f 100644
--- a/code/modules/power/cable.dm
+++ b/code/modules/power/cable.dm
@@ -639,7 +639,7 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(cable_coil_recipes, list (new/datum/stack_recipe("cable restrai
 
 // called when cable_coil is click on an installed obj/cable
 // or click on a turf that already contains a "node" cable
-/obj/item/stack/cable_coil/proc/cable_join(obj/structure/cable/C, mob/user, var/showerror = TRUE)
+/obj/item/stack/cable_coil/proc/cable_join(obj/structure/cable/C, mob/user, showerror = TRUE, forceddir))
 	var/turf/U = user.loc
 	if(!isturf(U))
 		return
@@ -654,14 +654,14 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(cable_coil_recipes, list (new/datum/stack_recipe("cable restrai
 		return
 
 
-	if(U == T) //if clicked on the turf we're standing on, try to put a cable in the direction we're facing
+	if(U == T && !forceddir) //if clicked on the turf we're standing on and a direction wasn't supplied, try to put a cable in the direction we're facing
 		place_turf(T,user)
 		return
 
 	var/dirn = get_dir(C, user)
 
-	// one end of the clicked cable is pointing towards us
-	if(C.d1 == dirn || C.d2 == dirn)
+	// one end of the clicked cable is pointing towards us and no direction was supplied
+	if((C.d1 == dirn || C.d2 == dirn) && !forceddir)
 		if(!U.can_have_cabling())						//checking if it's a plating or catwalk
 			if (showerror)
 				to_chat(user, "<span class='warning'>You can only lay cables on catwalks and plating!</span>")
@@ -706,7 +706,7 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(cable_coil_recipes, list (new/datum/stack_recipe("cable restrai
 
 			return
 
-	// exisiting cable doesn't point at our position, so see if it's a stub
+	// exisiting cable doesn't point at our position or we have a supplied direction, so see if it's a stub
 	else if(C.d1 == 0)
 							// if so, make it a full cable pointing from it's old direction to our dirn
 		var/nd1 = C.d2	// these will be the new directions
diff --git a/icons/mob/actions/actions_items.dmi b/icons/mob/actions/actions_items.dmi
index ca380a5376..39e2ea0584 100644
Binary files a/icons/mob/actions/actions_items.dmi and b/icons/mob/actions/actions_items.dmi differ
diff --git a/icons/mob/radial.dmi b/icons/mob/radial.dmi
index ba3179a421..cfdd0e549a 100644
Binary files a/icons/mob/radial.dmi and b/icons/mob/radial.dmi differ