Anime Vanguards Winter Update 3.0 Brings Lobby Revamp and New Portals Game Mode

Anime Vanguards' Winter Update 3.0: A Festive Overhaul

Roblox developer Kitawari has unleashed Anime Vanguards Winter Update 3.0, bringing significant enhancements to this tower-defense game. The update boasts a revamped lobby, a fresh unit roster, and a plethora of quality-of-life improvements designed to keep the winter spirit alive.

The most striking change is the completely redesigned lobby, offering expanded space for players. This is complemented by a remastered UI, particularly a streamlined stage selection interface. Kitawari stated in the patch notes that the previous lobby was too cramped, prompting the creation of a significantly larger and more visually appealing space, even featuring a customizable day-night cycle accessible in the settings.

Key additions include a new game mode, "Portals," encouraging players to utilize winter units and skins for enhanced rewards. A Sandbox Mode allows for unrestricted experimentation. Twelve new units are introduced across a Winter Banner, the Portals mode, the battle pass, and leaderboard rewards.

Quality-of-life improvements include smoother unit placement, a dedicated tab for Evolution Quests, search bars for skins and familiars, and clearer enemy targeting indicators for units.

This update follows a November update inspired by the anime Dandadan. For further details on Kitawari's ongoing development, including active codes, visit here. Below are the complete patch notes:

Anime Vanguards Winter Update 3.0 Patch Notes

Features

12 New Units! These units are distributed across:

• 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 Game Mode: Portals This mode features unique mechanics and tiered rewards, including three new familiars (Doggo, Sebamon, Padoru), secret portal units, winter currency, and gift boxes. Winter units and skins boost damage and rewards. A new elemental interaction system adds strategic depth.

New Game Mode: Sandbox Mode Provides unlimited resources and customization for strategy testing.

Boss Event Rerun: The Blood-Red Commander Igros boss event returns, with weekly boss event rotations.

Revamped Lobby and UI: A significantly improved lobby with a customizable day-night cycle and a cleaner stage selection interface.

Unit XP Fusing: Fuse unwanted units to level up others.

Winter Banner & Currency: Earn winter currency in Portals to summon units and skins or spend it in the Winter Shop.

Leaderboard Units: Two new exclusive units replace previous unobtainable ones.

Battle Pass Reset: A refreshed Battle Pass with numerous rewards, including two exclusive units.

Tournament Titles: Unique titles awarded to top tournament performers.

Collection Milestone: Earn rewards for collecting units of various rarities.

Enemy Index Milestones: Rewards for completing the Enemy Index.

Trophy Exchange Shop: Purchase emotes using trophies.

Spectate Mode Options: Multiple viewing options for spectating units.

Health Stocks: The base health system is now based on stocks instead of a health pool.

The Hidden Gateway: A hidden challenge accessible via a Floor 50 reward in Worldlines.

In-Game Update Logs: View update details in-game.

New Unit Filters: Filter units by damage, SPA, and range stats.

Changes & QoL

• Improved unit animation viewing, smoother unit placement, and Evolution Quest placement.
• Added "Tracks At The Edge Of The World" to the Enemy Index.
• Lobby world markers for easier navigation.
• Auto-ability improvements.
• UI enhancements (tooltips, parallax effects, search bars).
• Unit favoriting feature.
• Additional unit storage and team slots.
• UI gradient and loading circle revamps.
• Integration of Roblox's new chat service (supports automatic translation).
• Inventory sorting by rarity.
• Numerous bug fixes and performance optimizations.

Bug Fixes

Addresses numerous bugs related to units, abilities, UI, maps, and more. See patch notes for details.