It's not too late!
I am sure there are (big) things you can do as well - it sure is hard to read someone else's code (for me, anyway), but doing something new can be nice, too.
Ed's Crucial Wish List:
1. Cure spells work outside of combat
2. Morale and fleeing works properly
3. Magic scrolls (and read magic) work
4. Backstabbing works
5. Free attacks vs. those turning their back on the enemy works and other combat kinks (natural roll of 20/1, etc.)
6. Monsters get magic/special attacks
7. Paladin's lay on hands works
8. Spells fixed
9. Illusionist, Monk, Assassin, etc. extra classes added
If 1, 2, and 3 work, we will be very close to version 1.0 (or at least workable games), I think. 4, 5, and 6 in addition will be very nice as well, and 8 will help attract FRUA people to DC, perhaps