Winter Update 3.0: Anime Vanguards Revamps Lobby, Adds New Portals Mode

Roblox developer Kitawari has unveiled the Anime Vanguards Winter Update 3.0, bringing an array of exciting changes and additions to the popular tower-defense game. This update promises to enhance the gameplay experience with new units, game modes, and a host of quality-of-life improvements.

The Winter Update 3.0 is packed with festive content designed to keep players engaged for weeks. One of the most noticeable changes is the revamped lobby, which now offers more space and a fresh look for anime fans to start their sessions. The new lobby features a customizable Day and Night cycle, which players can adjust in the settings menu. Additionally, the user interface (UI) has been updated with a more streamlined and cleaner stage selection interface.

"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 explained 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 game mode, Portals. This mode encourages players to use winter-themed units and skins to boost their team's damage and earn additional rewards. Alongside Portals, Sandbox Mode allows players to experiment with strategies without limitations. Players can also look forward to collecting 12 new units, available through various means such as the Winter Banner, Portals game mode, battle pass, and leaderboard rewards.

Kitawari has also implemented several quality-of-life improvements, including smoother unit placement, Evolution Quests now appearing in the special tab, and the addition of search bars to the skins and familiars windows. Units now properly highlight the enemies they are attacking, making gameplay more intuitive.

Since its launch last January, Anime Vanguards has consistently rolled out updates, with the recent November update introducing content inspired by the anime series, Dandadan. For the latest on what Kitawari has in store, players can check out the full list of active codes here. Below are the comprehensive 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 through:

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 rewards, including:

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

Make sure to utilize your winter units and skins to enhance team damage, increase currency yield, and unlock additional rewards. Additionally, a new elemental interaction system has been added to Portals, offering over a hundred unique interactions between units and enemies.

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 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 redesigned to be 10x more impressive, featuring a customizable Day and Night cycle accessible in the Settings menu.

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 on 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 on the leaderboards to claim these rewards and showcase your achievements.

NEW! Battle Pass Reset

The Battle Pass has been refreshed, offering numerous rerolls, gems, and other rewards, including 2 Exclusive units to unlock through tier progression.

NEW! Tournament Titles

Tournament players will now receive unique titles for each week's tournament. The top player will earn the Tournament Champion title, while positions 2-5 will receive the Tournament Contender title.

NEW! Collection Milestone

Collect units from each rarity to unlock special rewards, with greater rewards for more units gathered.

NEW! Enemy Index Milestones

Earn rewards by filling out your Enemy Index, with special prizes like Trait Rerolls for every set of enemies documented.

NEW! Trophy Exchange Shop

A dedicated area for trophies and a trophy shop have been added, allowing players to purchase Emotes with trophies.

NEW! Spectate Mode Options

Spectating a unit now offers multiple view options: Default, First Person, Third Person, and Top-Down. The spectate interface now indicates which unit is being viewed.

NEW! Health Stocks

The health system has been updated to a stock-based system. Players now start with 3 stocks per stage, with each enemy reaching the base deducting one stock. 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, a reward from Floor 50 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

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

NEW! New Unit Filters!

Units can now be filtered by damage, SPA, and range stat tiers for easier management.

Changes & QoL

• Units with custom summon animations now play their unique animation when viewed.
• Evolution quests are now visible in the special tab.
• Unit placement during gameplay is now smoother.
• "Tracks At The Edge Of The World" added to the Enemy Index.
• World Markers added to the lobby for easier navigation, with clickable teleportation to designated locations.
• Auto Ability now waits until it can be used again if it fails to activate initially.
• The normalize NPC has been updated to Valentine.
• Item tooltip animations have been improved.
• A slight camera parallax effect has been added to some interfaces.
• Winter Currency has been added to 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 now appears on the bottom left.
• Units now highlight the enemies they are attacking.
• Players can now "Favorite" units, which will appear at the top of the Units UI for easy access.
• Additional unit storage expansions and team slots are available for purchase with gold.
• Several rarity gradients and the loading circle have been revamped.
• The game now uses Roblox's new chat service, which supports automatic translation.
• Inventory item frames are now sorted by rarity.
• The item hover preview frame no longer gets cut off regardless of its Y size.

...and more!

Bug Fixes

• Fixed Ishtar (Divinity) not gaining the range buff from her passive.
• Corrected Haruka Rin's animation from speeding up when upgraded.
• Addressed the issue of placing units and swapping teams with enough starting money in tournament 11.
• Updated the highest infinite round display in the profile UI.
• Fixed Medusa’s ability not following the cursor on console.
• Corrected ability timers from going into negatives for some abilities.
• Improved the quality of Battlepass Leveled Up UI icons.
• Fixed the Battle Pass Level Up screen background shadow cutting off prematurely.
• Corrected multilane unit names being cut off in the unit inventory UI.
• Fixed the Money Earned text offset issue.
• Addressed the Fate Mount not appearing in matches.
• Corrected known instances of the Worldlines loading screen showing the wrong map.
• Fixed interactions with repulse enemies in the golden castle stage.
• Corrected items/currencies in the stage info UI always displaying as 18x owned.
• Fixed JoJo Stand cosmetics breaking on rejoin.
• Corrected Steel Ball Run Acts 4-5 spawning players on the incorrect side of the map.
• Fixed the leaving keybind in the settings UI on console not functioning.
• Updated the Leaderboard UI stage selection to use a scrolling frame instead of extending out of the UI border.
• Implemented big performance optimizations for late-game runs.

...and many more!