Unity 2017.2 is still on beta and recently, they release new update for Unity 2017.2.One of my favorite in this new update is the new 2D Tilemap, and I think this new tools will make work done much faster than before while creating 2D games, especially 2D RPG.
So here its, the new 2D Tools in Unity 2017.2 Beta :
2D Tilemap
This new tools allow you to build your 2D world with brush and palette tools.This new tool will save lot of time when working on 2D game project.Especially for an artist, this new update will make their work lot more easir.
They also add new tilemap collider.This collider will be automaticly updated if you update your tilemap, so you dont have to worry about reconfigure.
Cinemachine for 2D

Cinemachine is unified procedural camera system for AAA games, film pre-visualization and virtual cinematography eSports solutions.Unity team introduced Cinemachine in 2017, and now they updated it so it can support ortographic camera.Ortographic camera is used in a lot of 2D games so this mean, the new cinemachine can be used in 2D games.
The new cinemachine for 2D in unity 2017.2 allow you to compose shots while in play mode.You can create smooth transitions between multiple cameras.
Those are the new 2D tools they introduced in Unity 2017.2 Beta and I really love these tools.Unity 2017.2 bring new tools, bug fixed and lot more.You can sign up or join the Unity Beta Program for FREE here dont forget to back up your project before try it, keep in mind this version is still on beta, you may encounter lag, glitch and crash.
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