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[chmod +x /path-to-game-executable]

Had a report via email that a Catalina user was able to get the game running by running this command: chmod +x /path-to-game-executable
However their issue was that the game would simply come up saying that it couldn't run.

This command may not work for those who are affected by the stuck at initialising issue, but it probably wouldn't hurt to give it a try.

I had similar problem (probably exact same) as your user. When you attempt to open the game after a fresh installation (from zip file) you get an error:

"The application 'RimWorldMac' cannot be opened"

OS: MacOS Catalina 10.15.2
Version: RimWorld1-0-2408Mac (DRM Free)


This is how I resolved:

- Open terminal

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cd /path/to/rimworld/folder/with/app//RimWorldMac.app/Contents/MacOS

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ls -lah

rw-rw-rw-@ 1 user  staff    60M Dec 13  2017 RimWorldMac

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chmod 777 RimWorldMac

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ls -lah

rwxrwxrwx@ 1 user  staff    60M Dec 13  2017 RimWorldMac

Now you should be able to right click and open as you normally would. It appears the extractor doesn't add the necessary execute permissions to the binary executable which causes this issue.

I tried chmod -x but it didn't end up adding the executable permissions, but chmod 777 worked.