Highguard has officially left the “Mostly Negative” sphere of Steam user reviews, less than week after launching. Although having a “Mixed” rating with only 42 per cent of the currently 34,181 reviews recommending it is not a huge improvement, you know what is? The addition of a new 5v5 Raid Mode.
Available as part of a limited-time playlist for the weekend, it ups the player count from six per match to ten. Slight changes have been made during the raiding phase – there are now ten respawns, and the process is longer for defenders/attackers to make some actual progress – but keep in mind that performance isn’t fully optimized.
For those (somehow) satisfied with 3v3, a new base, Soul Well, is available. It’s fairly massive but cleanly denotes the locations of its generators, with what appears to be a straight shot down the middle for the Anchor Stone.
Regarding other changes, Wildlight Entertainment has finally introduced a toggle for motion blur on all platforms. Furthermore, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S players can turn off anisotropic materials. Optimization has also been done on other systems, including animations, projectiles, and more.
Highguard is available for Xbox Series X/S, PS5, and PC. Check out our review for the launch version here. While it had rather rough release (never mind the weeks leading up to it), Wildlight is committed to the shooter for the next 11 months at least. Check out the roadmap here.