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

Roblox developer Kitawari has recently released the highly anticipated Anime Vanguards Winter Update 3.0, bringing a host of exciting changes to the popular tower-defense game. This update not only introduces new units and game modes but also enhances the overall gameplay experience with significant quality-of-life improvements.

The Winter Update 3.0 is designed to keep the festive spirit alive, offering a range of winter-themed content that promises to keep players engaged for weeks. The most striking change is the revamped lobby, which now provides a more spacious and visually appealing environment for players to kick off their gaming sessions. The updated lobby features a customizable Day and Night cycle, which can be adjusted in the settings for a personalized experience. Additionally, the user interface has been overhauled, with a cleaner and more intuitive stage selection menu.

"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!"

A key highlight of the update is the introduction of the new Portals game mode. This mode encourages players to utilize winter units and skins to boost their team's damage and earn additional rewards. Another exciting addition is the Sandbox Mode, which allows players to experiment with new strategies without any restrictions. The update also introduces 12 new units, available across various new features such as the Winter Banner, Portals game mode, battle pass, and leaderboard rewards.

In terms of quality-of-life enhancements, Kitawari has implemented several improvements to streamline the gameplay experience. These include smoother unit placement, Evolution Quests now appearing in a special tab, and the addition of search bars in the skins and familiars windows. Units now also properly highlight the enemies they are attacking, making it easier for players to strategize their moves.

Anime Vanguards has seen a series of updates since its launch last January, with the recent November update introducing content inspired by the anime series, Dandadan. For those eager to stay updated on the latest developments, you can find a full list of active codes here. While we await the next update, you can dive into the comprehensive Winter Update 3.0 patch notes below.

Anime Vanguards Winter Update 3.0 Patch Notes

Features

12 NEW UNITS!

The update introduces 12 new units, which can be found 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 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 skins to increase unit team damage, currency yield, and other rewards!

Additionally, a new elemental interaction system has been added to Portals, allowing players to discover and utilize the unique ways in which unit and enemy elements interact. With over a hundred possible interactions, there's plenty of room for surprises.

NEW GAMEMODE! Sandbox Mode

Enjoy a new game mode that allows you to use any units, spawn any enemies, have infinite money, change stats, and play however you want!

NEW! Boss Event Rerun!

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

NEW! Lobby Revamp

In response to player feedback about the cramped lobby, we've introduced a 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!

NEW! Revamped Lobby UI

The stage selection interface has been revamped to look much better and cleaner.

NEW! Unit XP Fusing

Now you can fuse unwanted units into others to level them up as 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

The previous leaderboard units are now unobtainable; in their place, two brand-new Exclusive units have been introduced! Compete for your spot on the leaderboards to claim these rewards and show off your achievements.

NEW! Battle Pass Reset

The Battle Pass has been entirely refreshed! With tons of rerolls, gems, and other rewards, including 2 Exclusive units that you can unlock by progressing through the tiers!

NEW! Tournament Titles

Tournament players will now receive unique titles for that week’s tournament! The top player will gain the Tournament Champion title, while those ranking 2-5 will earn 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 as you fill out your Enemy Index! For every set of enemies you document, 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 you can purchase Emotes for trophies!

NEW! Spectate Mode Options

When spectating a unit, you can now choose between Default, First Person, Third Person, and Top-Down view. The spectate interface now also displays which unit you’re spectating.

NEW! Health Stocks

The currency-based health system has been changed to base stocks. Instead of 150 health, you now get 3 stocks each stage. One enemy reaching the base will deduct 1 stock, and losing all stocks will result in a match loss. Bosses will instantly deplete all stocks once they reach the base.

NEW! The Hidden Gateway awakens…

The mysterious portal item, obtainable as a Floor 50 reward in Worldlines, has finally revealed its true purpose! Use it to open a gateway to a hidden challenge – will you uncover the Secret hidden within?

NEW! In-Game Update Logs

View what’s new in-game when you join or click the update button on the top right corner of your screen!

NEW! New Unit Filters!

You can now filter your units by their damage stat tier, SPA stat tier, and range stat tier!

Changes & QoL

• Viewing a unit with a custom summon animation will now play their unique animation.
• Evolution quests now appear in the special tab!
• Moving a unit during placement is now smoother.
• Added "Tracks At The Edge Of The World" to Enemy Index.
• Added World Markers in the lobby for easier navigation. You can also click on these markers to easily teleport to the designated location.
• Auto Ability will now wait until the ability can be used again if it failed to activate.
• The normalize NPC has been changed to Valentine.
• Improvements to item tooltip animation when clicking on an item frame.
• Added a slight camera parallax effect to some interfaces.
• Added Winter Currency to the AFK Chamber.
• Added a search bar to the Familiars window.
• Added a search bar to the Skins window.
• Improved unit Traits Index UI.
• Shiny Hunter Game Pass now shows up on the bottom left.
• Units now highlight the enemy they are attacking.
• You can now "Favorite" units by pressing on them, selecting the "Favorite" button which will make a star appear at the top of the unit frame, signifying that they have been successfully marked as a favorite. These units will always appear at the top of the Units UI, right behind your equipped units for easy access!
• 3 additional unit storage expansions available for gold, for a total of 6!
• 3 additional team slots, for a total of 8 teams!
• Revamped several rarity gradients.
• Revamped the loading circle.
• Switched to Roblox’s new chat service; it supports automatic chat translation, among other things!
• Item frames in your inventory are now sorted by rarity.
• The item hover preview frame should no longer be cut off regardless of its Y size.

...and more!

Bug Fixes

• Ishtar (Divinity) not gaining range buff from her passive.
• Upgrading Haruka Rin caused her animation to play over itself and speed up.
• Being able to place units and swap out your team if you have enough starting money (happened in tournament 11).
• Highest infinite round not updating in profile UI.
• Fixed Medusa’s ability not following the cursor on console.
• Ability timer going into negatives for some abilities.
• Fixed Battlepass Leveled Up UI icons appearing as lower quality.
• Fixed Battle Pass Level Up screen background shadow cutting off prematurely at the bottom.
• Fixed multilane unit names being cut off in unit inventory UI.
• Money Earned text is no longer off-set.
• Fixed Fate Mount not appearing in matches.
• Fixed known instances of Worldlines loading screen occasionally showing the wrong map.
• Fixed interactions with repulse enemies in golden castle stage.
• Items/currencies in stage info UI always displaying 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 in main game on console not doing anything.
• Leaderboard UI stage selection no longer extends out of the UI border, and has been replaced by a scrolling frame.
• Big performance optimizations for late-game runs.

...and many more!