Coming Soon: Nexus – The Wiki Platform That Actually Understands Your World
By Engineering Team 2025-11-28
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WorldAnvil costs $100/year for features that should be free. Fandom drowns your wiki in ads. We're building something better—and it's coming to Nova soon.
Nexus is part of Nova. One account, one ecosystem, universal access. If you already have a Nova account, you'll have access to Nexus when it launches. All purchases and subscriptions work across both platforms.
You're building a fantasy world. Characters, locations, magic systems, historical events—all interconnected in ways that make sense to you but are impossible to capture in existing tools.
What's wrong with current wikis?
What you actually need:
Nexus is a wiki platform built specifically for fiction writers. No ads, no bloat, no compromise.
Three core concepts:
Your universes. Each Constellation is a self-contained wiki—a story world, a fanfic universe, a homebrew D&D setting. Public or private. You choose.
Individual entries in your Constellation. Characters, locations, magic systems, historical events—anything that needs its own page.
The connections between everything. Not just "Character A knows Character B"—semantic links with context.
Mara Vex --[rival since Chapter 12]--> Kai Soren
Crimson Citadel --[contains]--> Throne Room
Battle of Cinders --[caused]--> Fall of Kings
Every Strand carries meaning. You can query them, visualize them, and let readers explore your world the way you see it.
Most wikis let you edit entries. Cool. But what happens when you realize that major plot point doesn't work anymore?
Nexus has git-style versioning:
Why this matters:
You can experiment fearlessly. Rewrite a character's motivation. Change how the magic system works. If it doesn't work, revert. No "undo" panic, no manual backup copies.
For collaborative wikis: Version control prevents the "who broke this entry?" problem. You can see who changed what, when, and why.
Traditional wikis have hyperlinks. Nexus has Strands—relationships with metadata.
Visualizing the difference:
Example: Character relationships
Instead of:
"Mara is rivals with Kai." [link]
You create a Strand:
1{
2 "from": "Mara Vex",
3 "to": "Kai Soren",
4 "type": "rival",
5 "metadata": {
6 "intensity": 8,
7 "since": "Chapter 12: The Betrayal",
8 "status": "active",
9 "notes": "Former allies before the Cinder incident"
10 }
11}Then you can query:
Example: Location hierarchies
Crimson Empire --[contains]--> Crimson Citadel
Crimson Citadel --[contains]--> Throne Room
Throne Room --[scene of]--> The King's Death
Now readers can navigate: Empire → Citadel → Room → Event. Your world's structure becomes explorable.
Example: Event causality
Mara's Betrayal --[led to]--> Battle of Cinders
Battle of Cinders --[caused]--> Fall of Kings
Fall of Kings --[resulted in]--> The Long Night
Readers can trace cause and effect through your timeline. Teachers can diagram plot structure. GMs can see how campaign events connect.
Not everyone thinks the same way.
Clean, Notion-style block editor:
/ to add images, headings, lists@mention to link other entriesPerfect for: Authors who want to build lore without learning syntax.
MDX with custom components:
1# Character: Mara Vex
2
3<CharacterSheet
4age={24}
5faction="Crimson Order"
6abilities={["Shadow Step", "Blood Magic"]}
7/>
8
9<Relationship target="@kai-soren" type="rival">
10 Former allies turned enemies after the Betrayal at Cinder's Gate.
11</Relationship>
12
13<Timeline>
14 <Event year={1024}>Born in the Outer Reaches</Event>
15 <Event year={1048}>
16 Joins <Link to="crimson-order">Crimson Order</Link>
17 </Event>
18</Timeline>Why MDX?
Perfect for: Developers, technical writers, authors who want maximum control.
Coming soon: React sandbox mode for fully custom interactive components. Build stat calculators, relationship visualizers, procedural generators—whatever your world needs.
Most wikis look like they were designed by engineers who hate design.
Nexus borrows NOVA's aesthetic:
Compare:
| Feature | Nexus | WorldAnvil | Fandom |
|---|---|---|---|
| Page load | < 2s | ~5s | ~8s (ads) |
| Editor lag | None | Noticeable | Painful |
| Ads | Zero | Zero (paid) | Everywhere |
| Mobile UX | Native | Clunky | Terrible |
| Dark mode | Default | Paid feature | N/A |
Epic fantasy wiki:
Sci-fi universe:
Noir detective series:
HP alternate universe:
MCU what-if scenarios:
Homebrew D&D campaign:
Vampire: The Masquerade chronicle:
Family history:
Research/study notes:
The best part? Nexus isn't a separate subscription. It's part of Nova's unified platform.
For Writers:
Honestly? Most hobbyist writers and worldbuilders won't need more than this.
For Serious Writers:
Why $14.99? You're getting multiple platforms: a professional story writing environment with git-like branching AND a comprehensive wiki system. Other platforms charge this much for just one of these features.
For Writer-Readers:
Why $17.99? It's cheaper than Supernova Reader ($4.99) + Supernova Author ($14.99) = $19.98 separately. You save $2/month AND get exclusive crossover features that work across Nova and Nexus.
Universal Integration: Your subscription tier applies to BOTH Nova (story writing) and Nexus (wikis). One account, one payment, two powerful platforms. Link wiki entries directly to your story chapters. Use the same Nebulae currency across both platforms. Your analytics show how readers move between your stories and your worldbuilding.
Nexus is launching in phases. Here's what to expect:
Phase 1 (Launch – Weeks 1-2):
Phase 2 (Weeks 2-4):
Phase 3 (Months 2-3):
Phase 4 (Months 3-6):
Long-term Vision (6+ months):
Beta testers wanted! If you want early access to Nexus features before public launch, email us at community@novusatlas.org. We're looking for writers actively worldbuilding for feedback and iteration.
The problem we're solving:
Writers needed more than just a story editor. They needed a place to build the world before writing the story. Existing wikis for worldbuilding (WorldAnvil, Fandom, Notion) are all disconnected from where you actually write.
The solution: One unified ecosystem.
Design philosophy:
The vision:
One platform. One account. One universe.
Nexus is launching soon as part of the Nova platform.
Questions or want early access? community@novusatlas.org
Coming very soon. We're in final testing and polish. If you create a Nova account now, you'll automatically have access when Nexus goes live. No waitlist, no separate signup.
No. If you have a Nova account, you have a Nexus account. Same email, same password, same subscription tier. Everything is unified.
Notion is for productivity. Nexus is for storytelling.
Coming soon (Phase 2). WorldAnvil supports JSON export, and we'll provide import scripts to migrate your content. In the meantime, you can start fresh or manually transfer your most important entries.
Yes (launching in Phase 3, Month 2). Multiple authors can edit the same Constellation with role-based permissions (owner, editor, viewer).
Yes. Public wikis are read-only by default. Only authors you explicitly invite can edit.
Not at launch. We may open-source the core in the future, but for now, Nexus is hosted as part of the Nova platform.
You can export everything (markdown, JSON, assets) at any time. You own your content, always. Same policy as Nova's story platform.
Not at launch (planned for Phase 4). For now, you need an internet connection.
Absolutely. Research notes, family history, course materials, D&D campaigns—Nexus works for any interconnected knowledge. While it's optimized for fiction worldbuilding, the tools (Atoms, Strands, version control) work for any domain.
No. Your Nova subscription tier (Supernova Author, Nueva Estrella, etc.) applies to both platforms. No additional cost.
Most platforms treat worldbuilding like data entry. Fill out forms. Click through tabs. Hope you remember where you put that character's backstory.
Worldbuilding isn't data entry. It's exploration.
You're discovering your world as you build it. Connections emerge. Histories intertwine. Magic systems have implications you didn't anticipate.
Nexus gets out of your way and lets you explore.
No forced templates. No "you must fill out these 47 fields." Just Atoms, Strands, and the freedom to shape your universe however you see it.
And when you're ready to tell the story? Nova is already there, waiting. Same account, same ecosystem, ready to bring your world to life.
Build worlds worth writing about. Then write the stories that bring them to life.
Get started today: Register for the newsletter and you'll have instant access to Nexus when it launches.
Questions? community@novusatlas.org
Want early access? Reach out to us—we're onboarding beta testers soon.
Open source contributions: Parts of Nexus (graph visualization, MDX components) will be open-sourced post-launch. Stay tuned.