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

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 overall quality of life. This winter-themed update introduces a wealth of new content designed for extended enjoyment. The most striking change is the completely overhauled lobby, providing anime fans with a much more spacious and visually appealing starting point for each session. This is complemented by a remastered UI, including a significantly improved stage selection interface.

Kitawari explains in the patch notes: "We heard your feedback regarding 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!"

A key addition is the new Portals game mode. Kitawari encourages players to utilize winter units and skins for increased team damage and bonus rewards. Also included is Sandbox Mode, allowing for unrestricted experimentation with strategies. Twelve new units are available across a new Winter Banner, the Portals game mode, the battle pass, and new leaderboard rewards.

Numerous quality-of-life improvements enhance the gameplay experience, including smoother unit placement, Evolution Quests now appearing in a dedicated tab, and search bars added to the skins and familiar windows. Units now clearly highlight their target enemy. All these features are available immediately in Winter Update 3.0.

This update continues Kitawari's consistent stream of content since the game's launch last January. A recent November update, inspired by the anime Dandadan, also delivered substantial additions. For a complete list of active codes, visit [here]. The full patch notes are detailed below.

Anime Vanguards Winter Update 3.0 Patch Notes

Features

12 NEW UNITS! These units are obtainable from the following:

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 boosts team damage, currency gain, and other rewards. A new elemental interaction system adds strategic depth with numerous possible interactions.

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 larger and more visually appealing lobby with a customizable day/night cycle.

NEW! Revamped Lobby UI: A cleaner and more user-friendly stage selection interface.

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

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

NEW! Leaderboard Units: Two new exclusive units are available as leaderboard rewards.

NEW! Battle Pass Reset: A completely refreshed battle pass with numerous rewards, including two exclusive units.

NEW! Tournament Titles: Unique titles awarded to tournament participants.

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

NEW! Enemy Index Milestones: Earn rewards for completing your Enemy Index.

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.

NEW! Health Stocks: The base health system is now stock-based (3 stocks per stage).

NEW! The Hidden Gateway awakens…: Access a hidden challenge using a Floor 50 reward from Worldlines.

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 are now 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 improvements.
• NPC normalization changes (Valentine).
• Improved item tooltip animation.
• Added camera parallax effect.
• Winter Currency added to the AFK Chamber.
• Search bars added to Familiars and Skins windows.
• Improved Unit Traits Index UI.
• Shiny Hunter Game Pass location adjusted.
• Units now highlight their target enemy.
• "Favorite" unit option added.
• Additional unit storage and team slots.
• Revamped rarity gradients and loading circle.
• Switched to Roblox's new chat service (supports automatic translation).
• Inventory item sorting by rarity.
• Improved item hover preview frame.
• And more!

Bug Fixes

• Fixed Ishtar (Divinity) range buff issue.
• Fixed Haruka Rin animation issue.
• Fixed unit placement and team swapping exploit.
• Fixed highest infinite round update in profile UI.
• Fixed Medusa's ability cursor issue on console.
• Fixed negative ability timers.
• Fixed Battle Pass Level Up UI icon quality.
• Fixed Battle Pass Level Up screen background shadow.
• Fixed multilane unit name cutoff.
• Fixed Money Earned text offset.
• Fixed Fate Mount display issue.
• Fixed Worldlines loading screen map display.
• Fixed interactions with repulse enemies.
• Fixed items/currencies display in stage info UI.
• Fixed JoJo Stand cosmetic issues.
• Fixed Steel Ball Run map spawning issue.
• Fixed keybind issue in settings UI.
• Fixed Leaderboard UI stage selection issue.
• Significant performance optimizations for late-game runs.
• And many more!