Can't get Groovymame to start [solved]

[NinpouKageBunshin]

edit: just needed to use opengl, though it's still not working properly; games are running as if throttling is disabled when it isn't :/ 

[Calamity]

GM won't work properly on OpenGL. Leave video as auto (it defaults to d3d) and try to fix the issue from there.

[NinpouKageBunshin]

That's odd. GM ONLY works with opengl in my setup. Setting directly to d3d or auto only flashes a black screen upon launch for me. Using a 6670, if it matters. I'm having other issues too, but I'll start a new thread for those when I get back home. Thanks for the reply!

[krick]

Windows 7 and up requires installing the DX 9.0c redistributable package because the Direct X 10.0 and above are NOT backwards compatible.

Install this package from Microsoft:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=8109

[NinpouKageBunshin]

Thanks! This is a fresh Win 7 re-installation so I hadn't thought to do that yet. Fingers crossed that it'll help me work out some kinks

[Calamity]

Also, make sure to download my full package, not just the binary alone from someone else. Some files in the hlsl folder have changed recently so if you mismatch versions it won't run.