Nova 2.0

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Hey folks!

We've heard from the Nova community quite a bit over the past few weeks, months, etc., and it's been very exciting to see such enthusiasm building for Nova. We of course all want to support that momentum as much as possible and see Nova elevate into the go-to UI solution for all Unity creators.

With that in mind, we just published Nova 2.0.0 with a few major changes which we'd like to bring to your attention:

1. We heard your feedback loud and clear, and we're pleased to announce this release of Nova now includes full, deobfuscated source code (paid version only)
2. Nova - Free Trial is no longer restricted to editor-only and now works in builds on all platforms. The free trial remains obfuscated, partially pre-built, and non-burst compiled
3. We're changing the price of Nova for the time being to $40

We made these changes based on lots of input from all of you, and we believe they will help maximize Nova's accessibility to Unity creators across all experience levels. In doing so, we hope we'll have the opportunity to see the entire Nova community continue to grow and thrive for the foreseeable future.

Where we need your help (assuming you're mostly enjoying using Nova):

1. Please help us spread the word and recommend Nova to any and all of your friends, colleagues, students, etc. who use or want to learn Unity. With the free trial now including build support, Nova doesn't cost any more than the alternatives (and only a small fee per-seat for a big jump in performance and source access).
2. Please leave us a (preferably positive) review in the Asset Store. If you already left us a review, and recent changes have addressed your primary complaints or concerns, we'd really appreciate it if you would update your review to reflect your new perspective.
3. Share what you're working on with us! We, along with many other members of the Nova community as well as prospective members, would love to see it! We have a showcase section in discussions for you all to show off. To lead by example, we just posted a recent eye-tracking and pinch UX demo we've been prototyping on the Quest Pro to replicate a subset of the Apple Vision Pro's interaction model :) - source and APK available here for anyone who's interested.

Thank you!

- Adam and Dom

* 2.0.0 does not actually contain any API breaking changes and is figuratively a "2.0 for the community"
** If you purchased Nova within the past 6 weeks, including for 50% during the Spring Sale, and would like to take advantage of the new price point, please reach out to us at [email protected] with your order and invoice number, and we'll try to work with Unity to help get you a partial refund.

[belgarion01]

Wow, I wasn't expecting that! Huge thanks to you! I can now recommend Nova to anyone without any doubt. The free version will also be a good recommendation for students.

[najak3d]

I just bought a 2nd seat. Never wanting any refund from y'all. I'd rather send you more money, since you know how to turn it into gold.

You all just made my year. Thank you, thank you - for existing and for your hard work and talent. You're making this world a better place.

[starlawdev]

Fantastic move! I've already used Nova in 2 projects and its such development relief as far a UI goes in Unity. This is product that deserves a large adoption because it's super solid in performance and design. I truly regret not getting your product sooner. I would love to see this gain more support because it has overcame many nuisances in Unity Ui and Ui Toolkit combined.

Thank you for your openness to adapting your marketing approach and I hope it yields Nova and dev team more success.

[GameDevyn]

Would love to see lighting be supported in the SRP's!