We've re-thought how storytelling works in Nova and created a system that's incredibly flexible to give you and your writes the ability to tell stories the way you want.
Tell stories in whatever order you want, but keep them in the correct place in your game's timeline
Nest stories inside other stories for the freedom to organize your stories however you want
Writers have the freedom to add a post exactly where it should be in the story's timeline
A brand-new rich authoring experience allows writers to focus on the most important parts of writing
Rate the content of a post and show warnings to readers when it contains certains kinds of mature content
Easily write one-off characters in a post and credit them to users without having to jump through hoops
Every game runs in their own way, but Nova has historically forced everyone into a single way of posting. Post types open up the possibilities for customizing your writing experience to be exactly what you want for your game.
Turn defaults on and off or create your own post types suited to your game
Require a specific access role in order to be able to write a type of post
Pick which fields you want in a certain post type and whether it's required
Granular control over which post types send notifications to users
Determine whether a post type should be included in stats
Choose whether a post can be multi-author, character only, or user only
We've heard from people over the years how difficult ranks are to manage in Nova. We listened and have re-built ranks from the ground up to be easy to work with and incredibly flexible for all types of games.
Organize similar ranks together for easier searching and selecting
Easily manage and select the rank's name when managing a rank
Ranks can be composed of base and overlay images for more flexibilty
Preview what your new rank looks like in realtime as you build it
Copy an entire rank group and change the base image in a couple of clicks
Users and characters are at the heart of Nova and we've worked hard to improve the experience and provide more creative flexibility moving forward.
Admins can create new users without needing to use the join form
Allow multiple users to own and manage the same character
More flexibility around who can create characters and what requires approval
The entire applicant review process on a single screen
Pick which role(s) are assigned to all new users by default
Do everything from your phone or tablet that you would at your computer
Choose between light and dark mode for the admin interface
Change the different colors Nova uses for the admin interface
Move around Nova without taking your hands off the keyboard
Store your story ideas, personal notes, or scratchpad inside of Nova
Choose to get your notifications by email or inside of Nova
Send some of your game's notifications directly to your Discord server
Helpful tips and tricks are included on many pages