Highguard Optimized Settings for Max FPS and Low Input Lag

If your Highguard frame rate is stuttering or your input feels sluggish, the game's default graphics settings are likely pushing your hardware too hard. Use these optimized settings to balance visual clarity with maximum responsiveness.

Why performance drops

Highguard defaults often prioritize visual fidelity over frame rate, which can lead to unnecessary GPU overhead. Lowering specific post-processing and lighting effects clears the bottleneck for higher, more consistent frame rates.

Steps

1. 01
   Set Windowed Mode to Fullscreen or Windowed Fullscreen to minimize OS-level input delay.
2. 02
   Disable VSync to ensure there is no artificial cap on your frame latency.
3. 03
   Set Max FPS to either Uncapped or your monitor's specific refresh rate.
4. 04
   Adjust FOV to 103 for a balance between visibility and peripheral awareness.
5. 05
   Set Internal Resolution to 50 for a significant boost in rendering performance.
6. 06
   Select DLSS if using an NVIDIA GPU, or TSR if using an AMD GPU for Anti-aliasing mode.
7. 07
   Set Shadow, Global Illumination, Reflections, Anti-aliasing, Effects, Foliage, and Shading quality all to Low.
8. 08
   Set Texture Quality to Medium to maintain visual detail without overusing VRAM.
9. 09
   Keep Post-Processing quality at High, as setting this to Low can introduce unwanted visual blur.