Best Highguard graphics settings for no lag and max FPS

Highguard is now out globally, and you can tweak the graphics on your PC to get the best possible results during a match.

There appear to be plenty of settings you can tweak, albeit a few missing ones. Running the optimum sliders will help you get the best possible results and prevent any lag. The latter can be hugely problematic given the competitive nature of Highguard.

Best Highguard video settings

You can change the graphics in Highguard after loading into the main menu. You can change the settings even before you complete the tutorial. With several players reporting instabilities, I will recommend tweaking your settings before you start playing a round.

For better context, this is my current setup: 16 GB of DDR5 RAM, AMD 5600G, and 12 GB Nvidia RTX 3060.

• Resolution: 1920×1080 for me. This is based on your setup
• V-Sync: Off
• Max FPS: 60
• Field of View: 90
• Brightness: Personal preference
• Global quality: Custom
• Internal Resolution: 50%
• Anti-aliasing Mode: DLSS
• Shadow Quality: Low
• Global Illumination Quality: Medium
• Reflection Quality: Low
• Anti-aliasing Quality: Medium
• Texture Quality: Low
• Effects Quality: Low
• Post-Processing Quality: Medium
• Foliage Quality: Low
• Shading Quality: Medium

A couple of notes to keep in mind.

• Unless you have a rig that’s significantly above the recommended settings, I will keep the FPS capped to 60. While my machine was running 120 FPS smoothly, I encountered crashes. Keeping it at 60 appears to keep it stable.
• There’s no reason to turn on V-Sync. What you lose as a tradeoff is insignificant. The focus should be on getting the smoothest gameplay in Highguard to get an edge over your opponents. Enabling V-Sync will also make your system to consume more resources, and this can also cause lags/stuttering.