Roblox developer Kitawari has released Anime Vanguards Winter Update 3.0, a major update bringing significant changes to the tower defense game's unit roster, lobby, and numerous quality-of-life improvements.
This winter-themed update adds plenty of new content, most notably a completely revamped lobby, offering anime fans a much more spacious and enjoyable starting point for each session. The update also includes a remastered user interface, featuring a significantly improved and cleaner stage selection UI.
Kitawari explained in the patch notes, "We heard your feedback about the previous lobby—it was too small and cramped, limiting our ability to add new game modes. Prepare yourselves for a stunning new lobby—ten times more impressive than before, and featuring a customizable day and night cycle, adjustable in the settings!"
Quality-of-life enhancements include smoother unit placement, Evolution Quests now appearing in a dedicated tab, searchable skin and familiar windows, and improved unit targeting highlighting. All these improvements are available now in Anime Vanguards Winter Update 3.0.
This update continues Kitawari's streak of consistent content additions since the game's launch last January. A recent November update, inspired by the anime Dandadan, also brought a wealth of new content. For a complete list of active codes, click [here]. The full patch notes are detailed below.
Anime Vanguards Winter Update 3.0 Patch Notes
Features
12 NEW UNITS! These new units are available in the following locations:
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 tiered rewards. Using winter units and skins increases team damage, currency yield, and other rewards. A new elemental interaction system adds strategic depth with numerous possible interactions.
Rewards include: 3 New Familiars (Doggo, Sebamon, Padoru), 2 Secret Portal Units, Winter Currency, and Gift Boxes.
NEW GAMEMODE! Sandbox Mode
Experiment freely with any units, enemies, infinite money, and adjustable stats.
NEW! Boss Event Rerun!
The Blood-Red Commander Igros boss event returns, with weekly boss event rotations (Sukono's event follows next week). The boss event shop has been restocked.
NEW! Lobby Revamp
A significantly improved lobby, ten times larger than before, features a customizable day/night cycle.
NEW! Revamped Lobby UI
The stage selection interface has been redesigned for improved clarity and aesthetics.
NEW! Unit XP Fusing
Fuse unwanted units to level up others, offering an alternative to XP food items.
NEW! Winter Banner & Currency
Earn winter currency in Portals to summon units and skins, or spend it in the Winter Shop on portals, evolution items, a frosty mount, and Trait Rerolls. This includes 1 New Vanguard Unit, 3 New Secret Skins, 4 New Exclusive Units, 4 New Mythic Skins, 3 New Legendary Skins, 1 New Epic Skin, and 1 New Rare Skin.
NEW! Leaderboard Units
Two new Exclusive units replace the previous unobtainable leaderboard units.
NEW! Battle Pass Reset
A completely refreshed Battle Pass offers numerous rerolls, gems, and other rewards, including 2 Exclusive units.
NEW! Tournament Titles
Tournament players earn unique titles: Tournament Champion (Top 1) and Tournament Contender (Top 2-5).
NEW! Collection Milestone
Collect units of each rarity to unlock rewards.
NEW! Enemy Index Milestones
Document enemies to earn rewards, such as Trait Rerolls.
NEW! Trophy Exchange Shop
Exchange trophies for emotes.
NEW! Spectate Mode Options
Choose between Default, First Person, Third Person, and Top-Down views when spectating units.
NEW! Health Stocks
The base health system now uses stocks (3 per stage), deducted by enemies reaching base. Bosses deplete all stocks upon reaching base.
NEW! The Hidden Gateway awakens…
A mysterious portal item (Worldlines Floor 50 reward) unlocks a hidden challenge.
NEW! In-Game Update Logs
View update details in-game.
NEW! New Unit Filters!
Filter units by damage, SPA, and range stats.
Changes & QoL
- Custom summon animations now play correctly.
- Evolution quests appear in the special tab.
- Smoother unit placement movement.
- "Tracks At The Edge Of The World" added to Enemy Index.
- World Markers added to the lobby for easier navigation.
- Auto Ability waits for reactivation if it fails.
- The normalize NPC is now Valentine.
- Improved item tooltip animation.
- Added camera parallax effects to some interfaces.
- Winter Currency added to the AFK Chamber.
- Search bars added to Familiars and Skins windows.
- Improved Unit Traits Index UI.
- Shiny Hunter Game Pass now shows in the bottom left.
- Units highlight the enemy they are attacking.
- Units can be favorited for easy access.
- 3 additional unit storage expansions (total 6).
- 3 additional team slots (total 8).
- Revamped rarity gradients and loading circle.
- Switched to Roblox's new chat service (supports automatic translation).
- Inventory item frames sorted by rarity.
- Improved item hover preview frame.
- ...and more!
Bug Fixes
- Fixed issues with Ishtar (Divinity), Haruka Rin, unit placement, highest infinite round, Medusa's ability, ability timers, Battle Pass UI, unit names, money earned text, Fate Mount, Worldlines loading screen, interactions in Golden Castle stage, stage info UI, JoJo Stand cosmetics, Steel Ball Run, keybinds, Leaderboard UI, and performance optimizations.
- ...and many more!
