F.O.R.G.E. Chestplate

F.O.R.G.E. Chestplate is a Chest Armor item in Abiotic Factor. It provides 10 armor. It adds 1 heat resistance. It is Tier 2. In-game it is described as: "A quickly-fashioned cuirass."

Chest armor is the backbone of your mitigation and the biggest single contributor to total armor.

Set bonuses: with 2+ pieces of the set you gain "Defiance"; wearing the full set upgrades it to "The Resistance". Wearing the complete set is usually worth it over mixing single pieces.

Within the Chest Armor slot its 10 armor ranks #28 of 37 entries here — on the lower end.

On the details, it weighs 10 and has 40 durability.

Verdict: Overall F.O.R.G.E. Chestplate is a Chest Armor piece best used as part of its full set to unlock "The Resistance", and its heat resistance makes it the right pick for those hazards.