Anime Vanguards' Winter Update 3.0: A Festive Overhaul
Developer Kitawari has unleashed Anime Vanguards Winter Update 3.0, bringing a blizzard of changes to this popular tower defense game. This substantial update features a completely redesigned lobby, a host of new units, exciting new game modes, and a plethora of quality-of-life improvements.
The most striking change is the revamped lobby, offering significantly more space and a greatly improved user interface (UI). The updated stage selection UI is described by the developers as "much better and cleaner." This addresses player feedback regarding the previous lobby's cramped layout and limited space for new game modes. The new lobby even boasts a customizable day/night cycle, accessible through the in-game settings.
Key additions in this update include:
- 12 New Units: These are scattered across a new Winter Banner, the Portals game mode, the Battle Pass, and leaderboard rewards. Specific units are detailed in the patch notes below.
- New Game Modes: "Portals," a new mode with unique mechanics and tiered rewards, encourages players to utilize winter units and skins for enhanced damage and bonus rewards. "Sandbox Mode" allows for unrestricted experimentation with strategies.
- Quality-of-Life Improvements: Numerous tweaks enhance gameplay, including smoother unit placement, improved UI search functionality for skins and familiars, clearer unit targeting indicators, and the relocation of Evolution Quests to a dedicated tab.
This update builds upon the November update, which introduced content inspired by the anime series Dandadan. For a complete list of active codes, check here.
Anime Vanguards Winter Update 3.0 Patch Notes
Features:
- 12 New Units: Distributed across a new Winter Banner, Portals game mode, Battle Pass, and Leaderboard Rewards (see detailed list below).
- New Game Mode: Portals: Features unique mechanics, tiered rewards, elemental interactions, and rewards including 3 new familiars, winter currency, and gift boxes. Using winter units and skins boosts rewards.
- New Game Mode: Sandbox Mode: Allows players to experiment with units, enemies, resources, and stats without limitations.
- Boss Event Rerun: The Blood-Red Commander Igros boss event returns, with weekly cycling of boss events. The boss event shop has been restocked.
- Revamped Lobby & UI: A significantly larger and improved lobby with a customizable day/night cycle and a cleaner stage selection UI.
- Unit XP Fusing: Allows players to 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 are available as leaderboard rewards.
- Battle Pass Reset: A completely refreshed Battle Pass with numerous rewards, including two exclusive units.
- Tournament Titles: Unique titles are awarded to tournament participants.
- Collection Milestone: Unlock rewards by collecting units of different rarities.
- Enemy Index Milestones: Earn rewards for completing the Enemy Index.
- Trophy Exchange Shop: Purchase emotes using trophies.
- Spectate Mode Options: Offers default, first-person, third-person, and top-down views when spectating.
- Health Stocks: The base health system has been changed to a stock system.
- The Hidden Gateway: A new challenge accessible via a Worldlines reward.
- 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, added search bars to skins and familiars windows, clearer unit targeting, and more. (See full list in original patch notes).
Bug Fixes:
- Numerous bug fixes addressing various gameplay issues and UI glitches. (See full list in original patch notes).
Detailed List of New Units:
- Winter Banner: Emmie, Emmie (Ice Witch), Rom and Ran, Rom and Ran (Fanatic), Foboko, Foboko (Hellish), Karem, Karem (Chilled), Rogita (Super 4)
- Portals Game Mode: Soburo, Soburo (Contract), Regnaw, Regnaw (Rage)
- Battle Pass: Dodara, Dodara (Contract), Sosora, Sosora (Puppeteer)
- Leaderboard Rewards: Seban, Rodock, Giyu
This comprehensive update promises a significantly enhanced Anime Vanguards experience. Players are encouraged to dive in and explore all the new content and improvements.
