Unity 4.3 is here and with it, native 2D tools, big animation improvements and many more new features and fixes. We’re extremely grateful to all the Alpha and Beta testers without whose help we wouldn’t have been able to develop these great ideas into a stable release – many, many thanks people.
Get more details on what awaits you in this new version on our blog and on the Unity 4.3 landing page. Please use the Support section of the Forum to discuss issues, and the Gossip section to talk about this new release.
Yay! The 2D stuff is very well done. I’m currently adapting a tile system I started; you can see a preview here.
It wasn’t; there was no indication it was going to be in this release judging from the blog posts so nobody should have been expecting it. We knew about the 2D stuff but that’s it.
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If you are willing to spend the time to learn how to use all of its intricate capabilities then yes it is very good… however it was missing some very key functionality that made it a pita to use in some cases, this update has addressed a LOT of those issues imho. I am very much looking forward to checking these new changes out!