Every time I try to launch the game off the short cut it says "item game.exe that this short cut refers to has been changed or moved, so this short cut will no longer work" I checked there is no game.exe file on my computer only warofdots.exe which is the install script. Downloading that doesnt seem to install anything new on my computer so maybe its a launcher. Not sure if its related to the way I have to launch the game but this requires me to repeat the tutorial any time I want to play.

Hi, 
I'd recommend you do the following:

1. Uninstall the game
2. Install it again
3. Before launching it go to antivirus settings and check if it is recognized as a virus
4. In this case, you pc can delete the game.exe file, so whitelist it
5. Also check if the game is saved in AppData or any other place that doesn't require admin permissions