The latest Winter Update 3.0 for Anime Vanguards, brought to you by Roblox developer Kitawari, introduces a flurry of exciting changes to enhance your tower-defense gameplay. This update keeps the holiday spirit alive with a host of winter-themed additions, designed to keep you engaged for weeks to come.
Upon logging in, players will immediately notice a revamped lobby that offers more space for anime enthusiasts to kick off their sessions. The lobby now features a customizable Day and Night cycle, accessible through the Settings menu, and a remastered UI with a cleaner stage selection interface. Kitawari addressed previous community feedback about the cramped lobby space, stating, "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. Get ready for our stunning new lobby – 10x more impressive than anything you’ve seen."
Anime Vanguards Winter Update 3.0 adds revamped lobby, 12 new units, and more.
A standout feature of the Winter Update 3.0 is the introduction of the Portals game mode, where players can leverage winter units and skins to boost team damage and unlock exclusive rewards. Additionally, the Sandbox Mode offers a playground for players to experiment with strategies without any limitations. The update also brings 12 new units, available through various avenues including a new Winter Banner, the Portals game mode, the battle pass, and leaderboard rewards.
Quality-of-life enhancements in this update include smoother unit placement, Evolution Quests now appearing in a special tab, and the addition of search bars to the skins and familiars windows. Units now also highlight the enemy they're targeting, making gameplay more intuitive.
Anime Vanguards continues to evolve since its launch last January, with the recent November update adding content inspired by the popular anime series, Dandadan. For the latest codes and updates, check out our full list here. Below, you'll find the comprehensive patch notes for the Winter Update 3.0.
Anime Vanguards Winter Update 3.0 Patch Notes
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12 NEW UNITS!
The update introduces 12 new units, available across multiple game features:
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
Dive into a new game mode with unique mechanics and grind through higher tiers for better and unique rewards, including:
- 3 New Familiars: Doggo, Sebamon, Padoru
- 2 Secret Portal Units
- Winter Currency
- Gift Boxes
Bring your winter units and skins to enhance team damage, increase currency yield, and secure additional rewards. A new elemental interaction system has been added to Portals, offering over a hundred different possible interactions for strategic gameplay.
NEW GAMEMODE! Sandbox Mode
Explore a new mode where you can use any units, spawn enemies, enjoy infinite money, adjust stats, and play freely.
NEW! Boss Event Rerun!
The Blood-Red Commander Igros boss event returns, and Boss Events will now cycle weekly. Next up is Sukono’s event. The boss event shop has been restocked.
NEW! Lobby Revamp
Experience a stunning new lobby with a customizable Day and Night cycle, accessible through Settings.
NEW! Revamped Lobby UI
Enjoy a cleaner and more intuitive stage selection interface.
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 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
Previous leaderboard units are no longer obtainable. Compete for new Exclusive units on the leaderboards to showcase your achievements.
NEW! Battle Pass Reset
The Battle Pass has been refreshed with rerolls, gems, and other rewards, including 2 Exclusive units to unlock through progression.
NEW! Tournament Titles
Tournament players can now earn unique titles: Tournament Champion for the top player and Tournament Contender for those ranking 2nd to 5th.
NEW! Collection Milestone
Gather units from each rarity to unlock special rewards, with better prizes as you collect more units.
NEW! Enemy Index Milestones
Earn rewards by documenting enemies in the Enemy Index, with prizes such as Trait Rerolls for each set of enemies completed.
NEW! Trophy Exchange Shop
A dedicated area for trophies has been added, where you can purchase Emotes with your trophies.
NEW! Spectate Mode Options
Choose from Default, First Person, Third Person, or Top-Down views when spectating units, with the interface now showing which unit you're watching.
NEW! Health Stocks
The health system has been revamped to use stocks instead of a single health pool. Each stage starts with 3 stocks, and losing all stocks results in a match loss. Bosses deplete all stocks upon reaching the base.
NEW! The Hidden Gateway awakens…
The mysterious portal item, a reward from Floor 50 in Worldlines, now opens a gateway to a hidden challenge. Discover the secret within!
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 damage, SPA, and range stat tiers for easier unit management.
Changes & QoL
- Custom summon animations for units now play when viewed.
- Evolution quests are now visible in the special tab.
- Unit placement during gameplay is now smoother.
- Added "Tracks At The Edge Of The World" to the Enemy Index.
- World Markers in the lobby improve navigation and allow teleportation to designated locations.
- Auto Ability now waits to activate if it failed previously.
- The normalize NPC has been updated to Valentine.
- Improved item tooltip animations.
- Added a slight camera parallax effect to some interfaces.
- Winter Currency added to the AFK Chamber.
- Search bars added to the Familiars and Skins windows.
- Improved the unit Traits Index UI.
- Shiny Hunter Game Pass now visible on the bottom left.
- Units now highlight the enemy they are attacking.
- Units can now be marked as "Favorite" for easy access in the Units UI.
- 3 additional unit storage expansions available for gold, totaling 6.
- 3 additional team slots, totaling 8 teams.
- Several rarity gradients have been revamped.
- The loading circle has been revamped.
- Switched to Roblox’s new chat service with automatic chat translation.
- Item frames in the inventory are now sorted by rarity.
- The item hover preview frame no longer cuts off regardless of its Y size.
...and more!
Bug Fixes
- Fixed Ishtar (Divinity) not gaining a range buff from her passive.
- Resolved Haruka Rin's animation issue when upgrading.
- Fixed the ability to place units and swap teams if enough starting money was available.
- Corrected the highest infinite round not updating in the profile UI.
- Fixed Medusa’s ability not following the cursor on console.
- Resolved ability timers going into negatives for some abilities.
- Fixed Battlepass Leveled Up UI icons appearing in lower quality.
- Corrected the Battle Pass Level Up screen background shadow cutting off.
- Fixed multilane unit names being cut off in the unit inventory UI.
- Corrected the Money Earned text offset.
- Fixed Fate Mount not appearing in matches.
- Resolved Worldlines loading screen occasionally 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 settings UI on console not functioning.
- Updated Leaderboard UI stage selection to use a scrolling frame.
- Implemented big performance optimizations for late-game runs.
...and many more!
