Just tried the new version released on Feb 08 - no change unfortunately.
If anyone has any ideas - it would be very much appreciated, thank you.

Hey Guys :)
I've been having an issue with the Octane Blender plugin for several months. It was working just fine, then it started freezing when I enter the Rendered mode in the viewport.
It displays the message "Waiting for image..." and it just hangs there, nothing happening. If I leave it for 5 ...