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Originally Posted by diiverr Something looked odd in the function I posted, so I tried this as well: function DiivSkins_hbar1Update() if not (DiivSkinSettings) then DiivSkinSettings = {} DiivSkinSettings.hbar1 = 2 elseif(DiivSkinSettings.hbar1 == 1) then DiivSkins_hbar1Texture:SetTexCoord(0.0, 1.0, 0.9023437, 0.984375); elseif(DiivSkinSettings.hbar1 == 2) then DiivSkins_hbar1Texture:SetTexCoord(0.0, 1.0, 0.8203125, 0.9023437); etc. still produces a nil error. edit: sorry, still produces a nil error when called after the VARIABLES_LOADED event fires. (rather than from the slider <OnValueChanged>, where it works)

As mentioned above, stuff happens before this function ever gets called. Notably OnValueChanged.

In OnValueChanged it's trying:

DiivSkinSettings.hbar1 = this:GetValue()

when DiivSkinSettings doesn't exist. This is one reason I avoid putting time-dependent stuff into the xml. You can write an entire mod in the xml portion but especially starting out it helps enormously to break things down into sequence.

Do this:

1. Move this to the top of your mod:

DiivSkinSettings = {}
DiivSkinSettings.hbar1 = 2; -- whatever you want for default
DiivSkinLoaded = false

for a lot of bars, you can do:

DiivSKinSettings = { hbar1=2, hbar2=2, hbar3=2, hbar4=2 }

and it's the equivalent of:

DiivSkinSettings = {}
DiivSKinSettings.hbar1 = 2
DiivSKinSettings.hbar2 = 2
DiivSKinSettings.hbar3 = 2
DiivSKinSettings.hbar4 = 2

2. In the VARIABLES_LOADED event

DiivSkinLoaded = true
DiivSkins_hbar1Slideretcforgotname:SetValue(DiivSkinSettings.hbar1)
DiivSkins_hbar1Update()

3. In the OnValueChanged:

<OnValueChanged>
if DiivSkinLoaded then
DiivSkinSettings.hbar1 = this:GetValue();
DiivSkins_hbar1Update();
end
</OnValueChanged>

In the update function, remove the if not DiivSkinSettings bit.