Metal Forearm Armor
| Metal Forearm Armor | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Protective Gear |
| Slot | Right Forearm |
| Covers | Right Forearm |
| Can't Wear With | Right Wrist |
| Weight | 1 |
| Insulation | 35% |
| Wind Resistance | 30% |
| Bite Defense | 80% |
| Scratch Defense | 90% |
| Bullet Defense | 15% |
| Combat Speed | -2% |
| Discomfort | 5% |
| Condition | 5 |
| Wear Chance | 1 in 4 |
| Can Tear | No |
| Research |
|
| Crafting Skill | Blacksmithing: 4, Tailoring: 2 |
| Crafting | See How to Craft |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.Vambrace_Right/additem Base.Vambrace_Left
|
| Crafting XP | 10 XP (Blacksmithing) 10 XP (Tailoring) |
Metal Forearm Armor is a forged steel guard strapped around the lower arm. It is protective gear for one forearm, and a pair covers both arms.
Its main strength is strong, lasting cover. It stops most bites and nearly all scratches on the forearm, and some bullets too. Its main cost is the forge work needed to make it.
One piece fits either arm. The game moves it from the right forearm to the left with an inventory option. It is a smithing project, and late-game survivor safehouses hold one only very rarely. The Tailor is the best occupation for protective gear. It starts with the most Tailoring skill.
Wearing
On the covered forearm, the guard stops about four in five bites and nine in ten scratches. It turns aside a small share of bullets. It also adds some warmth and keeps wind off the arm.
The guard barely slows attacks and is only slightly uncomfortable. It is a light price for the cover it gives.
Scrap Metal Forearm Armor gives the same bite and scratch cover, but it wears out sooner and stops fewer bullets. Full Metal Forearm Armor stops every bite and scratch and a few more bullets, at the same weight and speed cost. Leather Forearm Armor also stops every bite and scratch at half the weight, but it can tear. Wooden Forearm Armor matches that full cover too, but it is far less comfortable and wears out fast.
On the right arm, the guard takes the place of anything worn on the right wrist, such as a watch or a bracelet.
Tailoring
The Assemble Forearm Armor recipe needs a Simple Forge or better, Blacksmithing level 4 and Tailoring level 2. The recipe must be learned first. It uses one Small Steel Sheet, two Leather Strips, two Buckles, heavy thread and three pieces of charcoal. A smithing hammer, pliers or tongs, a sewing needle and an awl are needed and kept.
Research Craft on the guard teaches Assemble Forearm Armor, Assemble Full Metal Forearm Armor and Forge Buckle.
A welder at Welding level 5 can add nails to the guard with Weld Spikes On Metal Armor. That turns it into Spiked Metal Forearm Armor. The job uses two units from a Welding Torch and three Nails, with a welding mask on.
A worn-out guard smelts at an Advanced Furnace into a Steel Chunk.
The Research Craft option in the inventory menu studies the Metal Forearm Armor and teaches the recipes below.
| Recipe | Output | Image | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assemble Forearm Armor | Metal Forearm Armor | 
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/additem Base.Vambrace_Right
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| Assemble Full Metal Forearm Armor | Full Metal Forearm Armor | 
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/additem Base.Vambrace_FullMetal_Right
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| Forge Buckle | Buckle | 
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/additem Base.Buckle
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How to Craft Metal Forearm Armor
Each recipe that makes the Metal Forearm Armor is listed with its materials and the tools it keeps.
Assemble Forearm Armor
The Assemble Forearm Armor recipe makes the Metal Forearm Armor. It needs Blacksmithing level 4, Tailoring level 2. It is made at a Simple Forge. The recipe has to be learned first.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charcoal | 
|
3x | No | /additem Base.Charcoal
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| Steel Sheet - Small | 
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1x | No | /additem Base.SmallSheetMetal
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| Leather Strips | 
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2x | No | /additem Base.LeatherStrips
|
| Buckle |
|
2x | No | /additem Base.Buckle
|
| Smithing Hammer | 
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1x | Yes | /additem Base.SmithingHammer
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| Metalworking Pliers | 
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1x | Yes | /additem Base.MetalworkingPliers
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| Needle | 
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1x | Yes | /additem Base.Needle
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| Awl | 
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1x | Yes | /additem Base.Awl
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| Sinew Thread | 
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1x | No | /additem Base.Thread_Sinew
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Used in Crafting
These recipes take the Metal Forearm Armor as an ingredient or a part.
| Recipe | Output | Image | Station | Skill | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weld Spikes On Metal Armor | Spiked Scrap Metal Forearm Armor | 
|
- | Welding: 5 | /additem Base.VambraceSpikeScrap_Left
|
These recipes accept the Metal Forearm Armor by its type rather than by name.
| Recipe | Output | Image | Station | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smelt Small Steel Item | Small Ceramic Crucible with Steel | 
|
Advanced Furnace | /additem Base.CeramicCrucibleSmall_Steel
|
| Smelt Steel From Small Steel Item | Steel Chunk | 
|
Advanced Furnace | /additem Base.SteelChunk
|
Variations
The Metal Forearm Armor comes in 2 versions. Most of their stats match, and the extra columns show the ones that differ.
| Name | Image | Look | Slot | Covers | Can't Wear With | Combat Speed | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metal Forearm Armor |
|
Right | Right Forearm | Right Forearm | Right Wrist | -2% | /additem Base.Vambrace_Right
|
| Metal Forearm Armor |
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Left | Left Forearm | Left Forearm | Left Wrist | -1% | /additem Base.Vambrace_Left
|
Locations
The guard is almost never found. Late-game survivor safehouses can hold it in dressers, wardrobes, crates and boxes, but the odds round down to nearly zero. Forging it is the realistic way to get one.
The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container.
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Cardboard box | <0.1% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Crate | <0.1% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Dresser | <0.1% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Small box | <0.1% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Wardrobe | <0.1% |
Notes
- A matched pair covers both forearms against most bites.
- Research Craft on it unlocks the full metal version, which stops every bite.
- Spikes can be welded on later for a spiked version.
- Watches and bracelets have to come off the right wrist to wear the right guard.
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