Source: FLF Defiance
The FLF Defiance team is still working on the mod. Version 1.8 is still under development.

As so many of you continue to ask what is going on in FLF, let this post shine some light on the subject. Work is still being done on FLF, although it is being done at a much slower rate. Slower than anytime in FLF's history I would imagine. As it has been said many times before, all those involved seemed to have had an eruption of events in their real life. As for a release date, features update, and so on, I can give no official comment on that. There is no point asking all the time about what is going on. When actual news and/or updates occur, know that it will be posted. I and others on the Dev team have been very good about releasing pertinent information when it became available. But we are not going to release every detail because not every detail is important. So going forward, check back to see if any news has been posted and enjoy 1.8.