From the U6 Project website:

It is with much pleasure that we announce the release of the Beta 2 Release of Team Archon's Ultima 6 Project, for Dungeon Siege 1 (PC and Mac). Some things to look forward to in this release:

• Many bug fixes have been implemented since the Milestone 8 (Beta 1) release.

• Weapon and armor restrictions have now been applied, by class.

• The entire world is complete, and ready for players to explore.

• All NPC's are in place, and all the quests have been implemented.

• Those players with proclivities to the dark side can now follow an “evil path”.

• Hydras are now in game, and should pose a nasty surprise to unwary travelers.

• Additional enhancements have been made to the map and journal systems, and the Compendium is now nearly complete.

• Minor performance improvements have been implemented.

• It should be noted that anyone using a previous version will have to uninstall it prior to installing the Beta 2 Release, and start a new game.