Roblox developer Kitawari has released the highly anticipated Anime Vanguards Winter Update 3.0, bringing significant enhancements to the beloved tower-defense game. This update introduces a host of winter-themed content designed to keep players engaged and entertained for weeks to come. One of the most striking changes is the revamped lobby, now offering more space and a fresh, remastered user interface (UI). The new lobby features a customizable Day and Night cycle, which players can adjust in the settings, providing a more immersive experience for anime fans.
"We heard your feedback about the lobby being too cramped and limited in accommodating new game modes," Kitawari stated in the Winter Update 3.0 patch notes. "Our new lobby is designed to be ten times more impressive, with ample space and a stunning new look."
A key feature of the Winter Update 3.0 is the introduction of the new game mode, Portals. Kitawari encourages players to utilize winter units and skins to boost team damage and unlock additional rewards. Alongside Portals, the Sandbox Mode allows players to experiment freely 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.
Quality-of-life improvements are also a significant part of this update. Players can enjoy smoother unit placement, Evolution Quests now appearing in the special tab, and search bars added to the skins and familiars windows. Units now accurately highlight the enemies they are targeting, enhancing the overall gameplay experience.
Since its launch last January, Anime Vanguards has consistently delivered updates, with the recent November update introducing content inspired by the popular anime series, Dandadan. For the latest updates and active codes, players can visit here. Below are the full patch notes for Anime Vanguards Winter Update 3.0.
Anime Vanguards Winter Update 3.0 Patch Notes
Features
12 NEW UNITS!
The update introduces 12 new units, available in:
- 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 progress through higher tiers for better and unique rewards, including:
- 3 New Familiars
- Doggo
- Sebamon
- Padoru
- 2 Secret Portal Units
- Winter Currency
- Gift Boxes
Enhance your gameplay by using winter units and skins to increase team damage, currency yield, and other rewards. A new elemental interaction system has been added, offering over a hundred unique interactions between units and enemies for strategic gameplay.
NEW GAMEMODE! Sandbox Mode
Enjoy unlimited freedom in Sandbox Mode, where you can use any units, spawn enemies, adjust stats, and play as you wish.
NEW! Boss Event Rerun!
The Blood-Red Commander Igros boss event returns, with boss events now cycling weekly. Next week features Sukono’s boss event, and the Boss Event Shop has been restocked.
NEW! Lobby Revamp
The lobby has been completely overhauled to be more spacious and visually stunning, complete with a customizable Day and Night cycle.
NEW! Revamped Lobby UI
The stage selection interface has been redesigned for a cleaner and more user-friendly experience.
NEW! Unit XP Fusing
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 on portals, evolution items, a frosty mount, and Trait Rerolls. The update includes:
- 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 to secure these rewards and showcase your achievements.
NEW! Battle Pass Reset
The Battle Pass has been refreshed, offering numerous rerolls, gems, and other rewards, including two Exclusive units to unlock through tier progression.
NEW! Tournament Titles
Tournament participants can earn unique titles for the week's tournament. The top player gains the Tournament Champion title, while those ranking 2-5 receive the Tournament Contender title.
NEW! Collection Milestone
Collect 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. Documenting sets of enemies grants you prizes such as Trait Rerolls.
NEW! Trophy Exchange Shop
A new area dedicated to trophies and a trophy shop where you can purchase Emotes with trophies.
NEW! Spectate Mode Options
When spectating a unit, choose between Default, First Person, Third Person, and Top-Down views. The spectate interface now indicates which unit you are viewing.
NEW! Health Stocks
The health system has been changed to base stocks. Each stage now provides 3 stocks, with one enemy reaching the base deducting one stock. Losing all stocks results in a match loss. Bosses 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, now reveals its purpose. Use it to open a gateway to a hidden challenge and uncover the Secret within.
NEW! In-Game Update Logs
View what's new in-game upon joining or by clicking the update button in the top right corner of your screen.
NEW! New Unit Filters!
Filter your units by damage stat tier, SPA stat tier, and range stat tier for easier management.
Changes & QoL
- Custom summon animations now play when viewing a unit.
- Evolution quests appear in the special tab.
- Smoother unit placement during gameplay.
- "Tracks At The Edge Of The World" added to Enemy Index.
- World Markers added in the lobby for easier navigation and teleportation.
- Auto Ability now waits until it can be used again if it fails to activate.
- Normalize NPC changed to Valentine.
- Improved item tooltip animation.
- Slight camera parallax effect added to some interfaces.
- Winter Currency added to the AFK Chamber.
- Search bars added to the Familiars and Skins windows.
- Improved unit Traits Index UI.
- Shiny Hunter Game Pass now visible on the bottom left.
- Units now highlight the enemy they are attacking.
- "Favorite" units by pressing on them, marked with a star for easy access.
- 3 additional unit storage expansions available for gold, totaling 6.
- 3 additional team slots, totaling 8 teams.
- Several rarity gradients revamped.
- Loading circle revamped.
- Switched to Roblox's new chat service with automatic translation.
- Item frames in inventory now sorted by rarity.
- Item hover preview frame no longer cut off.
Bug Fixes
- Ishtar (Divinity) now gains range buff from her passive.
- Fixed Haruka Rin's animation speed issue upon upgrading.
- Resolved issue of placing units and swapping teams with sufficient starting money in tournaments.
- Highest infinite round now updates in profile UI.
- Medusa's ability now follows the cursor on console.
- Fixed ability timer going into negatives.
- Battlepass Leveled Up UI icons now appear in higher quality.
- Fixed Battle Pass Level Up screen background shadow cutting off.
- Multilane unit names no longer cut off in unit inventory UI.
- Money Earned text no longer off-set.
- Fate Mount now appears in matches.
- Fixed Worldlines loading screen occasionally showing the wrong map.
- Fixed interactions with repulse enemies in the Golden Castle stage.
- Items/currencies in stage info UI no longer always display as 18x owned.
- Fixed JoJo Stand cosmetics breaking on rejoin.
- Fixed Steel Ball Run Acts 4-5 spawning players on the incorrect side of the map.
- Leaving keybind in settings UI on console now functional.
- Leaderboard UI stage selection now uses a scrolling frame, no longer extending out of the UI border.
- Big performance optimizations for late-game runs.
