To access the beta, right click Free Company in your library, select "Properties...", select the "BETAS" tab and opt into the beta branch.
Combat Rework
Reworked NPC damage reactions and responses to physics forces
Enemies fall over less easily and get up faster. Knockdown chance after being staggered is now based on remaining HP and impact force instead of 100%
Adjusted weapon hold angles
Content
Added ballistas to defensive positions in several existing maps. They must be manually cranked and are fired with the trigger button
Added new map: Hidden Camp
Bug fixes
Performance improvements
For transparency, this will likely be the final update. I apologize for the game going 3 years without an update. Unfortunately other work, financial, and personal responsibilities prevented me from working on it. I know the game is generally considered "dead" but I wanted one more tangible update to bring it out of early access instead of leaving it in it's current state.
In the future I would like to revisit physics-based VR combat using S&box, which is based on the Half Life: Alyx build of Source 2, to do things that weren't possible in Free Company. I appreciate the feedback I have received over the years.