Dynamix Programmer Nels Bruckner updated his .plan with word that TRIBES 1.8 finally accomplishes what TRIBES 1.6 originally set out to do, as well as giving word on some new game types:

Wow... it looks like we finally got it right with 1.8! Third time's a charm, eh? :) Seriously, it looks like 1.8 is (finally) what we were shooting for with 1.6, plus a few small bug fixes. As usual, it is highly recommended that server ops get the new version.

Later this week we will be releasing a couple new game types for Tribes. Both these game types were developed by Dynamix employees, on "spare time". They are the popular "Hunter" by Tinman and "Rabbit" by Eric Lanz. There may also be a third type, but it isn't quite done and we may hold it for later (it's a game called "Freeze" that Mitch Shaw has been working on). The reaction around the office to these new game types has been really fantastic (I've never heard as much loud cursing as when the Tribes team plays Hunter). I think they will be very popular with the Tribes community at large.