Best Half Sword graphics settings for max FPS and no lag

Half Sword is out on early access for PC users via Steam, and there’s a definite issue with optimization.

While the requirements aren’t anything exorbitant, several players are already reporting visual issues, lag spikes, and FPS drops. This guide will try to solve your problems irrespective of your system. Hopefully, the settings I have recommended will allow you to enjoy Half Sword until a few post-launch patches roll out.

Best Half Sword graphics settings for smooth gameplay

Before I deep dive into the settings, here’s my setup: AMD Ryzen 5600G, 16 GB of DDR4 RAM, Nvidia RTX 3060 12 GB.

While my requirements match the recommended settings, the current state of optimization makes it really hard to run Half Sword optimally.

Graphics: Low

Resolution: 1920×1080

Frame Rate: 60

Display Mode: Personal preference

DirectX: DX 11

Vsync: Disabled

DLSS: Ultra Performance

Reflex: Off

Texture: Low

Anti Aliasing: Low

Post Process: Low

Foliage: Low

Shadow: Low

Effects: Low

Here are some key explanations behind the settings I am using.

The current state of optimization makes it important to cap the FPS to 60. This is despite your PC generating more frames, as there will be lag spikes. You can go for a higher cap once the optimization issues are dealt with by the developers.

I would have preferred keeping Vsync turned off, and the current situation makes it almost mandatory.

It’s a shame that there’s no FSR, but you can take advantage of DLSS on your Nvidia card. If you opt for it, put the settings to Ultra Performance. This can be later changed to Balanced once the general performance improves.

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The Icon Swaps program has returned to Ultimate Team after several years of absence, and FC 26 players can obtain some amazing rewards for free of cost.

EA Sports will be releasing 20 tokens in total for you to obtain and exchange them for rewards. The rewards include special Icon cards, repeatable packs, and evolutions. Let’s look at the best reward combinations you can pick from.

Best Icon Swaps rewards to pick in FC 26

As of writing, 10 of the 20 Icon Swaps tokens are available. Grinding them separately will take a lot of time. However, we have a shortcut for you to reduce the grind as much as possible. That said, obtaining all the tokens won’t be easy. We also don’t know what the conditions for the remaining 10 tokens will be in the future.

There could be secret tokens in the future as well, but not everyone will manage to get every token. The table below has the best rewards combination you can opt for. The choices are based on my judgments, and I have heavily gone with the current in-game meta.

No. of Tokens	Rewards	Reason
4	20 84+ Rare Gold Players Pack (Two Times)/Xabi Alonso Icon and 25x 82+ Rare Gold Players Pack	Great fodder packs
5	Tiki Taka+/Xabi Alonso Icon and 20 84+ Rare Gold Players Pack/15 85+ Rare Gold Players Pack and 20 84+ Rare Gold Players Pack	Tiki Taka+ should be taken if you have a meta Icon. Otherwise, you can go for Xabi Alonso and a fodder pack, or just opt for pure fodder.
6	25 86+ Rare Gold Players Pack	25 guaranteed walkouts are amazing.
7	25 86+ Rare Gold Players Pack and 25 82+ Rare Gold Players Pack	I don’t like Zambrotta’s icon card. Going for the guaranteed walkout pack is better.
8	25 86+ Rare Gold Players Pack and 20 84+ Rare Gold Players Pack	Gambling on a campaign pick isn’t my cup of tea.
9	Stoichkov/25 86+ Rare Gold Players Pack and 15 85+ Rare Gold Players Pack	Only pick Stoichkov if you don’t have a meta attacker on the left wing.
10	Iconic Attacker Glow Up	Absolutely fantastic evolution that will improve the attacking lineup of most players in the game.
11-13	Iconic Attacker Glow Up and Fodder Packs	Pick the evolution and whatever fodder packs you can with the balance.
14-18	Rio Ferdinand and fodder packs/Iconic Attacker Glow Up and Fodder packs	Choose the option that suits your team more. I will be personally going with the evolution and fodder packs.
19-20	Ronaldo	This card is a must-have for any player at any given skill level.