diff --git a/Aquaria/DSQ.cpp b/Aquaria/DSQ.cpp
index f090384..61a14b8 100644
--- a/Aquaria/DSQ.cpp
+++ b/Aquaria/DSQ.cpp
@@ -813,7 +813,10 @@ void loadBitForTexPrecache()
 void DSQ::setVersionLabelText()
 {
 #ifdef AQUARIA_OVERRIDE_VERSION_STRING
-	versionLabel->setText(AQUARIA_OVERRIDE_VERSION_STRING);
+	std::string overrideText = AQUARIA_OVERRIDE_VERSION_STRING;
+	if(user.system.allowDangerousScriptFunctions)
+		overrideText += continuity.stringBank.get(2050);
+	versionLabel->setText(overrideText);
 	return;
 #endif
 
@@ -848,6 +851,9 @@ void DSQ::setVersionLabelText()
 	os << AQUARIA_CUSTOM_BUILD_ID;
 	#endif
 
+	if(user.system.allowDangerousScriptFunctions)
+		os << continuity.stringBank.get(2050);
+
 	versionLabel->setText(os.str());
 }
 
@@ -907,13 +913,13 @@ This build is not yet final, and as such there are a couple things lacking. They
 	// steam gets inited in here
 	Core::init();
 
-	dsq->continuity.stringBank.load();
+	continuity.stringBank.load();
 
 	vars = &v;
 	v.load();
 
 	// steam callbacks are inited here
-	dsq->continuity.init();
+	continuity.init();
 
 	// do copy stuff
 #ifdef BBGE_BUILD_UNIX
diff --git a/Aquaria/ScriptInterface.cpp b/Aquaria/ScriptInterface.cpp
index 07e49b8..45cdebc 100644
--- a/Aquaria/ScriptInterface.cpp
+++ b/Aquaria/ScriptInterface.cpp
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ bool complainOnGlobalVar = false;
 // thread-local variable.
 bool complainOnUndefLocal = false;
 
+// Set to true to make 'os' and 'io' Lua tables accessible
+bool allowUnsafeFunctions = false;
+
 
 // List of all interface functions called by C++ code, terminated by NULL.
 static const char * const interfaceFunctions[] = {
@@ -10650,6 +10653,8 @@ void ScriptInterface::init()
 	complainOnGlobalVar = devmode;
 	complainOnUndefLocal = devmode;
 
+	allowUnsafeFunctions = dsq->user.system.allowDangerousScriptFunctions;
+
 	if (!baseState)
 		baseState = createLuaVM();
 }
@@ -10669,11 +10674,15 @@ void *ScriptInterface::the_alloc(void *ud, void *ptr, size_t osize, size_t nsize
 lua_State *ScriptInterface::createLuaVM()
 {
 	lua_State *state = lua_newstate(the_alloc, this);	/* opens Lua */
-	luaopen_base(state);			/* opens the basic library */
-	luaopen_table(state);			/* opens the table library */
-	luaopen_string(state);			/* opens the string lib. */
-	luaopen_math(state);			/* opens the math lib. */
-	luaopen_debug(state);
+	luaL_openlibs(state);
+
+	if(!allowUnsafeFunctions)
+	{
+		lua_pushnil(state);
+		lua_setglobal(state, "os");
+		lua_pushnil(state);
+		lua_setglobal(state, "io");
+	}
 
 	// Set up various tables for state management:
 
diff --git a/Aquaria/UserSettings.cpp b/Aquaria/UserSettings.cpp
index d97dc23..771c40f 100644
--- a/Aquaria/UserSettings.cpp
+++ b/Aquaria/UserSettings.cpp
@@ -60,6 +60,12 @@ void UserSettings::save()
 				xml_devmode.SetAttribute("on", system.devModeOn);
 			}
 			xml_system.InsertEndChild(xml_devmode);
+
+			TiXmlElement xml_unsafe("AllowDangerousScriptFunctions");
+			{
+				xml_unsafe.SetAttribute("on", system.allowDangerousScriptFunctions);
+			}
+			xml_system.InsertEndChild(xml_unsafe);
 		}
 		doc.InsertEndChild(xml_system);
 
@@ -382,6 +388,12 @@ void UserSettings::load(bool doApply, const std::string &overrideFile)
 		{
 			xml_devmode->Attribute("on", &system.devModeOn);
 		}
+
+		TiXmlElement *xml_unsafe = xml_system->FirstChildElement("AllowDangerousScriptFunctions");
+		if (xml_unsafe)
+		{
+			xml_unsafe->Attribute("on", &system.allowDangerousScriptFunctions);
+		}
 	}
 
 	TiXmlElement *xml_audio = doc.FirstChildElement("Audio");
diff --git a/Aquaria/UserSettings.h b/Aquaria/UserSettings.h
index c6b0c22..cdd19f4 100644
--- a/Aquaria/UserSettings.h
+++ b/Aquaria/UserSettings.h
@@ -78,10 +78,11 @@ class UserSettings
 public:
 	struct System
 	{
-		System() { debugLogOn = 0; devModeOn = 0; }
+		System() { debugLogOn = 0; devModeOn = 0; allowDangerousScriptFunctions = 0; }
 		int debugLogOn;
 		std::string locale;
 		int devModeOn;
+		int allowDangerousScriptFunctions;
 	} system;
 
 	struct Audio
diff --git a/files/data/stringbank.txt b/files/data/stringbank.txt
index 532bc5a..dc2e690 100644
--- a/files/data/stringbank.txt
+++ b/files/data/stringbank.txt
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@
 2032 [Achievements]
 2033 Retrieving online mod list...
 2034 Open URL in web browser?
+2050  -- WARNING: Dangerous script functions are ENABLED!
 2100 === for options menu ===
 2101 Action
 2102 Key 1