I just installed the SDK and launched BYOND/SS13 normally with no issues. Probably both my and Weath-manager's systems were missing a DX dependency somewhere.
This solution isn't working for everyone and it is still kind of lame that people need to download 500 MB of software they'll never use in order to play BYOND games.
To be fair, that software is required to play a lot of games that aren't on BYOND too. There's not a whole lot BYOND can do to resolve these issues if the issues are that the client doesn't have what their graphics card/chip requires to properly utilize the rendering mechanics in play.
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