function GetFrameCore(loadout)
    local chassisModules = loadout.modules.chassis;

    for _, modInfo in pairs(chassisModules) do --chassis modules include cores and perks, need to find the core module
        local itemTypeId = modInfo.item_sdb_id;
        local itemId = modInfo.item_guid;

        local itemInfo = nil;

        if (itemId and itemId ~= 0) then
            itemInfo = Player.GetItemInfo(itemId);
        end

        if (not itemInfo) then
            itemInfo = Game.GetItemInfoByType(itemTypeId);
        end
        if itemInfo.moduleType == "Battleframe Core" then
            return modInfo.item_guid;
        end
    end
end