Anime Vanguards Winter Update 3.0: Lobby Revamped, New Portals Mode Added

Roblox developer Kitawari has rolled out the much-anticipated Anime Vanguards Winter Update 3.0, introducing extensive changes to the game's unit lineup, lobby, and implementing a host of quality-of-life improvements. This update is set to enhance the tower-defense gameplay experience for players, keeping the winter festivities alive with new content that promises weeks of entertainment.

Upon logging in, players will immediately notice the revamped lobby, which has been redesigned to provide more space and a better environment for anime fans to start their sessions. This update includes a remastered UI with a "much better and cleaner" stage selection interface, according to the development team.

"We heard your issues with our current lobby; it was too small and cramped, and we were running out of places to put new game modes," Kitawari stated in the Winter Update 3.0 patch notes. "Get ready for our stunning new lobby – 10x more impressive than anything you’ve seen, featuring a customizable Day and Night cycle which you can check out in Settings!"

Another exciting feature of the Winter Update 3.0 is the introduction of a new game mode called Portals. Kitawari encourages players to utilize winter units and skins to boost team damage and unlock additional rewards in this new mode. Additionally, Sandbox Mode has been added, offering players a space to experiment with new strategies without any restrictions. The update also introduces 12 new units, available across the new Winter Banner, Portals game mode, battle pass, and leaderboard rewards.

In terms of quality-of-life improvements, Kitawari has made several adjustments to enhance gameplay, such as smoother unit placement movement and Evolution Quests now appearing in a special tab. Search bars have been added to the skins and familiar windows, and units now highlight the enemies they are attacking. Players can dive into all these new features and improvements right away with the Winter Update 3.0.

Since its launch last January, Anime Vanguards has been consistently updated, with the recent November update adding content inspired by the popular anime series, Dandadan. For more updates and active codes from Kitawari, check out our full list here. The full patch notes for the Winter Update 3.0 are detailed below.

Anime Vanguards Winter Update 3.0 Patch Notes

Features

12 NEW UNITS!

The update introduces 12 new units, which can be found in various sections:

New Winter Banner

• Emmie, Emmie (Ice Witch)
• Rom and Ran, Rom and Ran (Fanatic)
• Foboko, Foboko (Hellish)
• Karem, Karem (Chilled)
• Rogita (Super 4)

New Portals Game Mode

• Soburo, Soburo (Contract)
• Regnaw, Regnaw (Rage)

New Battle Pass

• Dodara, Dodara (Contract)
• Sosora, Sosora (Puppeteer)

Leaderboard Rewards

• Seban
• Rodock
• Giyu

NEW GAMEMODE! Portals

Experience a brand new game mode with unique mechanics and grind through higher tiers for better and unique rewards!

Rewards include:

• 3 New Familiars
  • Doggo
  • Sebamon
  • Padoru
• 2 Secret Portal Units
• Winter Currency
• Gift Boxes

Make sure to use your winter units and winter skins to enhance unit team damage, currency yield, and other rewards!

Additionally, a new elemental interaction system has been added to portals, offering a hundred different possible interactions for players to explore and utilize strategically.

NEW GAMEMODE! Sandbox Mode

This new mode allows players to use any units, spawn any enemies, have infinite money, change stats, and play without restrictions!

NEW! Boss Event Rerun!

The Blood-Red Commander Igros boss event is back, and Boss Events will now cycle weekly! Next week will be Sukono’s boss event. The Boss event shop has also been restocked!

NEW! Lobby Revamp

Addressing community feedback about the cramped lobby, the new design is 10x more impressive and includes a customizable Day and Night cycle accessible in Settings!

NEW! Revamped Lobby UI

The stage selection interface has been updated to be more visually appealing and user-friendly.

NEW! Unit XP Fusing

Players can now fuse unwanted units into others to level them up, providing an alternative to using XP food items!

NEW! Winter Banner & Currency

Earn winter currency from portals to summon new units and skins, or spend it in the Winter Shop for portals, evolution items, a frosty mount, and Trait Rerolls!

• 1 New Vanguard Unit
• 3 New Secret Skins
• 4 New Exclusive Units
• 4 New Mythic Skins
• 3 New Legendary Skins
• 1 New Epic Skin
• 1 New Rare Skin

NEW! Leaderboard Units

Previous leaderboard units are now unobtainable, replaced by two new Exclusive units. Compete for your spot on the leaderboards to earn these rewards and showcase your achievements.

NEW! Battle Pass Reset

The Battle Pass has been completely refreshed, offering rerolls, gems, and other rewards, including 2 Exclusive units unlockable by progressing through the tiers!

NEW! Tournament Titles

Tournament players will now receive unique titles for each week's tournament! The Top 1 will earn the Tournament Champion title, while Top 2-5 will gain the Tournament Contender title.

NEW! Collection Milestone

Collect a set number of units from each rarity to unlock special rewards! The more units you gather, the greater the rewards you can claim.

NEW! Enemy Index Milestones

Earn rewards by filling out your Enemy Index! For every set of enemies documented, you will obtain special prizes such as Trait Rerolls.

NEW! Trophy Exchange Shop

A dedicated area for trophies and a trophy shop has been added, where players can purchase Emotes for trophies!

NEW! Spectate Mode Options

When spectating a unit, players can now choose between Default, First Person, Third Person, and Top-Down view. The spectate interface now also displays which unit is being spectated.

NEW! Health Stocks

The currency base health system has been replaced with base stocks. Each stage now starts with 3 stocks; one enemy reaching the base deducts 1 stock, and losing all stocks results in a loss. Bosses will instantly deplete all stocks upon reaching the base.

NEW! The Hidden Gateway awakens…

The mysterious portal item, obtainable as a Floor 50 reward in Worldlines, has revealed its true purpose! Use it to open a gateway to a hidden challenge and uncover the secret within!

NEW! In-Game Update Logs

Players can now view what’s new in-game upon joining or by clicking the update button at the top right corner of the screen!

NEW! New Unit Filters!

Units can now be filtered by their damage stat tier, SPA stat tier, and range stat tier!

Changes & QoL

• Custom summon animations for units will now play when viewing them.
• Evolution quests are now visible in the special tab.
• Unit placement movement is smoother.
• "Tracks At The Edge Of The World" has been added to the Enemy Index.
• World Markers in the lobby enhance navigation, allowing players to teleport to designated locations.
• Auto Ability now waits to activate if it failed initially.
• The normalize NPC has been changed to Valentine.
• Item tooltip animation has been improved when clicking on an item frame.
• A slight camera parallax effect has been added to some interfaces.
• Winter Currency can now be earned in the AFK Chamber.
• Search bars have been added to the Familiars and Skins windows.
• The unit Traits Index UI has been improved.
• The Shiny Hunter Game Pass is now visible on the bottom left.
• Units now highlight the enemies they are attacking.
• Players can "Favorite" units, which will appear at the top of the Units UI for easy access.
• 3 additional unit storage expansions are available for gold, totaling 6.
• 3 additional team slots have been added, totaling 8 teams.
• Several rarity gradients and the loading circle have been revamped.
• The game now uses Roblox’s new chat service, which supports automatic chat translation.
• Item frames in the inventory are now sorted by rarity.
• The item hover preview frame no longer cuts off, regardless of its Y size.

...and more!

Bug Fixes

• Ishtar (Divinity) now gains the correct range buff from her passive.
• Upgrading Haruka Rin no longer causes her animation to speed up and overlap.
• Players can no longer place units and swap out their team if they have enough starting money during tournament 11.
• The highest infinite round now updates correctly in the profile UI.
• Medusa’s ability now follows the cursor on console.
• Ability timers no longer go into the negatives for some abilities.
• Battlepass Leveled Up UI icons now appear in higher quality.
• The Battle Pass Level Up screen background shadow no longer cuts off prematurely at the bottom.
• Multilane unit names in the unit inventory UI are no longer cut off.
• Money Earned text is now properly aligned.
• Fate Mount now appears in matches.
• The Worldlines loading screen no longer occasionally shows the wrong map.
• Interactions with repulse enemies in the golden castle stage have been fixed.
• Items/currencies in the stage info UI no longer always display as 18x owned.
• JoJo Stand cosmetics no longer break upon rejoining.
• Steel Ball Run Acts 4-5 now spawn players on the correct side of the map.
• The leaving keybind in the settings UI on console now functions correctly.
• The Leaderboard UI stage selection no longer extends out of the UI border and has been replaced by a scrolling frame.
• Significant performance optimizations have been made for late-game runs.

...and many more!