Ultima 6 Project Milestone 8 Update

Team Archon has reached Milestone 8 on their Ultima 6 Project, which officially brings the Dungeon Siege-powered remake into beta status. As usual, a new developer diary on RPGWatch tells us what we should expect from thie latest build:

It is with much pleasure that we announce the release of Team Archon’s next milestone of the Ultima 6 Project, Milestone 8 (M8) for Dungeon Siege 1 (PC and Mac). This is the beta release for the project, which will be followed shortly by the 1.0 release. Some things to look forward to in this release:

‘¢ The entire world is now complete, and ready for players to explore.
‘¢ All NPC’s are in place, and all the quests have been implemented.
‘¢ New weapons are available for the player to discover.
‘¢ Tangle Vines are now in game, and should pose a nasty surprise to unwary travelers.
‘¢ Enhancements have been made to the map and journal systems, and the Compendium is now available as part of the Journal.