@whale-av
managed to fix it, i was attempting to use "startx /pd /mypdpatch.pd" and have kiosk do the full-screening for me. My mistake was not realising that the pd console was the one X was attaching itself to.
Silly issue on my part.
Appreciate the support none the less, perhaps @mbbaker has a different issue.

Exactly the same issue here, looking for any kind of alternative or fix to this.