This version works fine! BitDefender had no issues this time. Am playing it now :)

Thanks for that, though as Ingix says below I've had no issue with other Ren'Py games (I do a lot of python development  myself). I'll try the next version you release. Happy to buy this game btw - looks very cool!

Really want to try this but sadly my BitDefender is blocking the exe as it detects (correctly or incorrectly) malware in the exe. Sigh. Will try again with a later version. Game looks like it will be my cup of tea, so good luck with it! I will continue to follow developments - saw it on RockPaperShotgun btw