Roblox developer Kitawari has rolled out the much-anticipated Anime Vanguards Winter Update 3.0, bringing a fresh wave of excitement to the tower-defense community. This update not only enhances the gameplay but also introduces a plethora of new features and quality-of-life improvements to keep players engaged during the festive season.
Upon logging in, players will immediately notice a complete overhaul of the lobby, designed to offer more space and a more immersive experience for anime enthusiasts. The revamped lobby features a stunning new design that Kitawari boasts as being "10x more impressive than anything you’ve seen," complete with a customizable Day and Night cycle accessible through the Settings menu. Alongside the lobby, the user interface has been updated, with a focus on a cleaner and more intuitive stage selection process.
"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 shared in the Winter Update 3.0 patch notes. This update addresses those concerns, providing a more spacious and enjoyable environment for players to start their sessions.
A major highlight of Winter Update 3.0 is the introduction of the Portals game mode, where players are encouraged to utilize winter-themed units and skins to boost team damage and unlock exclusive rewards. Additionally, the Sandbox Mode offers a playground for strategy experimentation, allowing players to use any units, spawn enemies, and tweak game settings at will.
Anime Vanguards enthusiasts can now enjoy 12 new units, available across the new Winter Banner, Portals game mode, battle pass, and leaderboard rewards. These units promise to add depth and diversity to team compositions. Kitawari has also introduced several quality-of-life enhancements, such as smoother unit placement, Evolution Quests accessible through a special tab, and search bars in the skins and familiars windows. Units now also highlight the enemies they are attacking, making gameplay more engaging and strategic.
Anime Vanguards continues to evolve with regular updates since its launch last January. The recent November update brought content inspired by the popular anime series, Dandadan. For the latest on what Kitawari has planned, check out our full list of active codes here. Stay tuned for more updates, and in the meantime, dive into the full patch notes for Winter Update 3.0 below.
Anime Vanguards Winter Update 3.0 Patch Notes
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12 NEW UNITS!
The update introduces 12 new units, available across various game elements:
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 unique game mode with new mechanics and rewards, including:
- 3 New Familiars
- Doggo
- Sebamon
- Padoru
- 2 Secret Portal Units
- Winter Currency
- Gift Boxes
Utilize winter units and skins to enhance team damage, currency yield, and unlock additional rewards. The new elemental interaction system in Portals adds depth, offering over a hundred different interactions between units and enemies.
NEW GAMEMODE! Sandbox Mode
Unleash your creativity with a mode that allows you to use any units, spawn any enemies, have infinite money, and adjust stats to 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 redesigned for a more spacious and immersive experience, complete with a customizable Day and Night cycle.
NEW! Revamped Lobby UI
The stage selection interface has been revamped for a cleaner and more user-friendly design.
NEW! Unit XP Fusing
Fuse unwanted units into others to level them up, providing an alternative to 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 various rewards, including 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 to earn these prestigious rewards.
NEW! Battle Pass Reset
The Battle Pass has been refreshed, offering numerous rerolls, gems, and other rewards, including 2 Exclusive units.
NEW! Tournament Titles
Tournament players can earn unique titles each week, with the top player receiving the Tournament Champion title and top 2-5 players earning Tournament Contender.
NEW! Collection Milestone
Collect units of each rarity to unlock special rewards, with greater rewards for larger collections.
NEW! Enemy Index Milestones
Earn rewards by filling out your Enemy Index, with special prizes like Trait Rerolls for documenting sets of enemies.
NEW! Trophy Exchange Shop
A dedicated area for trophies and a shop where you can purchase Emotes with them.
NEW! Spectate Mode Options
Choose between Default, First Person, Third Person, and Top-Down views when spectating units, with the interface now indicating which unit you're watching.
NEW! Health Stocks
The health system has been updated to base stocks, with each stage offering 3 stocks. Losing all stocks results in a match loss, and bosses instantly deplete all stocks upon reaching the base.
NEW! The Hidden Gateway awakens…
The mysterious portal item from Floor 50 in Worldlines has revealed its purpose. Use it to access a hidden challenge and uncover its secrets.
NEW! In-Game Update Logs
View the latest updates in-game by joining or clicking the update button in the top right corner of your screen.
NEW! New Unit Filters!
Filter units by their damage, SPA, and range stat tiers for easier management.
Changes & QoL
- Custom summon animations now play when viewing a unit.
- Evolution quests are now accessible in the special tab.
- Smoother unit placement during gameplay.
- Added "Tracks At The Edge Of The World" to the Enemy Index.
- World Markers in the lobby for easier navigation, with clickable teleportation.
- Auto Ability now waits if unable to activate.
- The normalize NPC has been changed to Valentine.
- Improved item tooltip animations.
- Added a slight camera parallax effect to some interfaces.
- Added Winter Currency 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 enemies they attack.
- "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.
- Revamped several rarity gradients and the loading circle.
- Switched to Roblox’s new chat service, supporting automatic chat translation.
- Item frames in inventory sorted by rarity.
- Item hover preview frame no longer cut off regardless of Y size.
Bug Fixes
- Fixed Ishtar (Divinity) not gaining range buff from her passive.
- Corrected Haruka Rin's animation issue upon upgrading.
- Fixed unit placement and team swapping in tournaments.
- Updated highest infinite round in profile UI.
- Fixed Medusa’s ability not following the cursor on console.
- Corrected ability timer issues for some abilities.
- Fixed Battlepass Leveled Up UI icons and background shadow issues.
- Fixed multilane unit names being cut off in unit inventory UI.
- Corrected Money Earned text offset.
- Fixed Fate Mount visibility in matches.
- Corrected Worldlines loading screen map display.
- Fixed interactions with repulse enemies in the golden castle stage.
- Corrected items/currencies display in stage info UI.
- Fixed JoJo Stand cosmetics breaking on rejoin.
- Corrected Steel Ball Run Acts 4-5 player spawn location.
- Fixed leaving keybind issue in settings UI on console.
- Updated Leaderboard UI stage selection to a scrolling frame.
- Implemented big performance optimizations for late-game runs.
