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Going to be brutally honest, while I can get it to a state of mostly working with minimal LUA errors (though not none) there are a number of features that relied on being able to access values which are now considered 'secret' when in combat.

Anything that's not just passing a value through to a display element will probably not be possible in combat scenarios.

please update i loved the look of this addon

updated the toc file and it sort of works but after I enter a battleground the quartz cast bar stops showing up. really hope it gets updated, I've been using quartz since the original TBC

really REALLY hope that Quartz gets updated and works. without an enemy cast bar and debuff lines for my target, playing a lock really stinks

Hi folks, will Quartz be updated for midnight (long-term)?

Got Quartz working in combat with the Midnight patch (game version 12.0.0.65560) by editing World of Warcraft\_retail_\Interface\AddOns\Quartz\modules\GCD.lua

1. replace lines 105 to 122, this is the function GCD:CheckGCD

2. with this

function GCD:CheckGCD(event, unit, guid, spell)

if unit ~= "player" then

return

end

local start, dur

if C_Spell and C_Spell.GetSpellCooldown then

local cd = C_Spell.GetSpellCooldown(spell)

if not cd then return end

local cdStart = cd.startTime

local cdDur = cd.duration

-- EARLY SANITISATION

if type(cdDur) ~= "number" then

-- Blizzard hid the GCD → use fallback

start = GetTime()

dur = 1.5

else

start = cdStart

dur = cdDur

end

else

local cdStart, cdDur = GetSpellCooldown(spell)

if type(cdDur) ~= "number" then

start = GetTime()

dur = 1.5

else

start = cdStart

dur = cdDur

end

end

-- MIDNIGHT FIX: detect secret values via pcall

local ok = pcall(function()

return dur > 0

end)

if not ok then

-- fallback again just in case

start = GetTime()

dur = 1.5

end

-- SAFE COMPARISON

if dur > 0 and dur <= 1.5 then

starttime = start

duration = dur

gcdbar:Show()

end

end

3. you must still set line 2 of the file \World of Warcraft\_retail_\Interface\AddOns\Quartz\Quartz.toc to

## Interface: 120000,11508,20505,50503,110207

Enjoy! I've used Quartz for a long time, and a big "thank you" to the devs.

In reply to arc909:

 I think I have more lua errors with quartz now with this fix. 

not sure what to fix by now. Quartz works initialy but stops working in dungeons as soon as i join a m+ no castiing bars at all, not even the blizz ones.

Same with arenas and bgs :(

Quote from topkid1219:

Quartz Addon Fix Guide (Interface / Config / GCD Errors)

 

⚠ Before you start, make a backup of all original files.

 

1️⃣ Fix: Quartz not loading (Interface version issue)

 

Path

 

_retail_/Interface/AddOns/Quartz/Quartz.toc

 

 

Open Quartz.toc with Notepad

 

On the 2nd line, add 120000 to the ## Interface: value

 

Example

## Interface: 120000

 

 

Save the file

 

✅ Quartz will now load properly in-game.

 

2️⃣ Fix: Quartz loads but the settings window won’t open

 

Path

 

_retail_/Interface/AddOns/Quartz/Config.lua

 

 

Open Config.lua with Notepad

 

Locate line 201

 

❌ Remove this line

Settings.OpenToCategory("Quartz 3")

 

✅ Replace it with the following code

local category = Settings.GetCategory("Quartz 3")

if category then

Settings.OpenToCategory(category:GetID())

else

LibStub("AceConfigDialog-3.0"):Open("Quartz3")

end

 

 

Save and run /reload or restart the game

 

✔ Result

 

Typing /quartz in chat opens the Quartz settings panel directly

 

You can resize the window by dragging the bottom-right corner

 

3️⃣ Fix: Repeated Quartz errors during combat (GCD-related)

 

BugGrabber / Lua error spam during combat

→ Fixed by preventing hard errors using pcall

 

Path

 

_retail_/Interface/AddOns/Quartz/modules/GCD.lua

 

 

Open GCD.lua with Notepad

 

Press Ctrl + F and search for:

 

function GCD:CheckGCD

 

❌ Delete the entire original function

function GCD:CheckGCD(event, unit, guid, spell)

if unit == "player" then

local start, dur

if C_Spell and C_Spell.GetSpellCooldown then

local cooldown = C_Spell.GetSpellCooldown(spell)

if cooldown then

start, dur = cooldown.startTime, cooldown.duration

end

else

start, dur = GetSpellCooldown(spell)

end

if dur and dur > 0 and dur <= 1.5 then

starttime = start

duration = dur

gcdbar:Show()

end

end

end

 

✅ Replace it with this version

function GCD:CheckGCD(event, unit, guid, spell)

if unit == "player" then

local start, dur

if C_Spell and C_Spell.GetSpellCooldown then

local cooldown = C_Spell.GetSpellCooldown(spell)

if cooldown then

start, dur = cooldown.startTime, cooldown.duration

end

else

start, dur = GetSpellCooldown(spell)

end

 

local success, result = pcall(function()

return dur and dur > 0 and dur <= 1.5

end)

 

if success and result then

starttime = start

duration = dur

gcdbar:Show()

end

end

end

 

 

Save and /reload or restart the game

 

✔ Result

 

No more Quartz-related errors during combat

 

BugGrabber stays quiet

I made the changes and get the same Problem when use Bartender4 together with Quartz.......

Delete Quartz Bartender 4 works perfect !!

But ty for you work with the changes :-)

1x [ADDON_ACTION_FORBIDDEN] AddOn 'Bartender4' hat versucht die geschützte Funktion 'AceEvent30Frame:RegisterEvent()' aufzurufen.

[!BugGrabber/BugGrabber.lua]:583: in function '?'

[!BugGrabber/BugGrabber.lua]:507: in function <!BugGrabber/BugGrabber.lua:507>

[C]: in function 'RegisterEvent'

[Bartender4/libs/AceEvent-3.0-4/AceEvent-3.0.lua]:33: in function 'OnUsed'

[Bartender4/libs/CallbackHandler-1.0-8/CallbackHandler-1.0.lua]:132: in function 'RegisterEvent'

[Quartz/modules/Swing.lua]:110: in function <Quartz/modules/Swing.lua:100>

[C]: ?

[Bartender4/libs/AceAddon-3.0-13/AceAddon-3.0.lua]:66: in function <Bartender4/libs/AceAddon-3.0/AceAddon-3.0.lua:61>

[Bartender4/libs/AceAddon-3.0-13/AceAddon-3.0.lua]:523: in function 'EnableAddon'

[Bartender4/libs/AceAddon-3.0-13/AceAddon-3.0.lua]:536: in function 'EnableAddon'

[Bartender4/libs/AceAddon-3.0-13/AceAddon-3.0.lua]:626: in function <Bartender4/libs/AceAddon-3.0/AceAddon-3.0.lua:611>

In reply to vilogity: May be prolem not Quartz , but Bartender? Do You think?... IMHO

In reply to vilogity:

When using the addon DoNotVendor with Quartz in 12.0.0 after changing the table of contents to enable 120000, I get the same error in DoNotVendor as shown above.

The error is preceded by the BugGrabber line:

[Quartz/modules/Swing.lua]:110: in function <Quartz/modules/Swing.lua:100>

Line 100 is

self:RegisterEvent("COMBAT_LOG_EVENT_UNFILTERED")

I suspect this line is crashing the Ace Addon and then reporting the next addon that is loaded as causing the error.

Remove Quartz and DoNotVendor also works fine.

Quartz Addon Fix Guide (Interface / Config / GCD Errors)

⚠ Before you start, make a backup of all original files.

1️⃣ Fix: Quartz not loading (Interface version issue)

Path

_retail_/Interface/AddOns/Quartz/Quartz.toc

Open Quartz.toc with Notepad

On the 2nd line, add 120000 to the ## Interface: value

Example

## Interface: 120000

Save the file

✅ Quartz will now load properly in-game.

2️⃣ Fix: Quartz loads but the settings window won’t open

Path

_retail_/Interface/AddOns/Quartz/Config.lua

Open Config.lua with Notepad

Locate line 201

❌ Remove this line

Settings.OpenToCategory("Quartz 3")

✅ Replace it with the following code

local category = Settings.GetCategory("Quartz 3")

if category then

Settings.OpenToCategory(category:GetID())

else

LibStub("AceConfigDialog-3.0"):Open("Quartz3")

end

Save and run /reload or restart the game

✔ Result

Typing /quartz in chat opens the Quartz settings panel directly

You can resize the window by dragging the bottom-right corner

3️⃣ Fix: Repeated Quartz errors during combat (GCD-related)

BugGrabber / Lua error spam during combat

→ Fixed by preventing hard errors using pcall

Path

_retail_/Interface/AddOns/Quartz/modules/GCD.lua

Open GCD.lua with Notepad

Press Ctrl + F and search for:

function GCD:CheckGCD

❌ Delete the entire original function

function GCD:CheckGCD(event, unit, guid, spell)

if unit == "player" then

local start, dur

if C_Spell and C_Spell.GetSpellCooldown then

local cooldown = C_Spell.GetSpellCooldown(spell)

if cooldown then

start, dur = cooldown.startTime, cooldown.duration

end

else

start, dur = GetSpellCooldown(spell)

end

if dur and dur > 0 and dur <= 1.5 then

starttime = start

duration = dur

gcdbar:Show()

end

end

end

✅ Replace it with this version

function GCD:CheckGCD(event, unit, guid, spell)

if unit == "player" then

local start, dur

if C_Spell and C_Spell.GetSpellCooldown then

local cooldown = C_Spell.GetSpellCooldown(spell)

if cooldown then

start, dur = cooldown.startTime, cooldown.duration

end

else

start, dur = GetSpellCooldown(spell)

end

local success, result = pcall(function()

return dur and dur > 0 and dur <= 1.5

end)

if success and result then

starttime = start

duration = dur

gcdbar:Show()

end

end

end

Save and /reload or restart the game

✔ Result

No more Quartz-related errors during combat

BugGrabber stays quiet

In reply to topkid1219:

Are you able to fix this bug in interrupt.lua? It does not happen when Quartz is disabled so I'm assuming it is the problem.

10x [ADDON_ACTION_FORBIDDEN] AddOn 'BlizzMove' tried to call the protected function 'AceEvent30Frame:RegisterEvent()'.

[!BugGrabber/BugGrabber.lua]:583: in function '?'

[!BugGrabber/BugGrabber.lua]:507: in function <!BugGrabber/BugGrabber.lua:507>

[C]: in function 'RegisterEvent'

[BlizzMove/Libs/AceEvent-3.0-4/AceEvent-3.0.lua]:33: in function 'OnUsed'

[!WilduTools/libs/CallbackHandler-1.0-8/CallbackHandler-1.0.lua]:132: in function 'RegisterEvent'

[Quartz/modules/Interrupt.lua]:49: in function <Quartz/modules/Interrupt.lua:48>

[C]: ?

[!WilduTools/libs/AceAddon-3.0-13/AceAddon-3.0.lua]:66: in function <...ddOns/!WilduTools/libs/AceAddon-3.0/AceAddon-3.0.lua:61>

[!WilduTools/libs/AceAddon-3.0-13/AceAddon-3.0.lua]:523: in function 'EnableAddon'

[!WilduTools/libs/AceAddon-3.0-13/AceAddon-3.0.lua]:536: in function 'EnableAddon'

[!WilduTools/libs/AceAddon-3.0-13/AceAddon-3.0.lua]:626: in function <...ddOns/!WilduTools/libs/AceAddon-3.0/AceAddon-3.0.lua:611>

Locals:

self = <table> {

}

event = "ADDON_ACTION_FORBIDDEN"

addonName = "BlizzMove"

addonFunc = "AceEvent30Frame:RegisterEvent()"

name = "BlizzMove"

badAddons = <table> {

BlizzMove = true

}

In reply to Moreorlessmaybe:

This is not a Quartz Problem !

I had the same with Bartender4.

This is a Blizz Move ADDON Problem, or others...DIK waht is WilduTools is.

I had 4 ADDON*s who crashed Bartender4 with Blocking and dont load.

Make a backup and delete this other addon´s and try if Quartz working alone, so I found my real ADDON`s that dosnt work, and all was ok after i delete them or take a new version.

In reply to topkid1219: only "player" casting bar works / other casting bar does not work

it means time to say "thx and goodbye Quartz"

Hi,

I updated the .toc file to 120000, but everytime I cast a spell the following message pops up:

Message: Interface/AddOns/Quartz/modules/GCD.lua:116: attempt to compare local 'dur' (a secret value)

Time: Wed Jan 21 22:11:51 2026

Count: 6

Stack:

[Interface/AddOns/Quartz/modules/GCD.lua]:116: in function '?'

[Interface/AddOns/DBM-Core/Libs/CallbackHandler-1.0/CallbackHandler-1.0.lua]:109: in function <...ore/Libs/CallbackHandler-1.0/CallbackHandler-1.0.lua:109>

[C]: ?

[Interface/AddOns/DBM-Core/Libs/CallbackHandler-1.0/CallbackHandler-1.0.lua]:19: in function <...ore/Libs/CallbackHandler-1.0/CallbackHandler-1.0.lua:15>

[Interface/AddOns/DBM-Core/Libs/CallbackHandler-1.0/CallbackHandler-1.0.lua]:54: in function 'Fire'

[Interface/AddOns/Quartz/libs/AceEvent-3.0/AceEvent-3.0.lua]:120: in function <...ace/AddOns/Quartz/libs/AceEvent-3.0/AceEvent-3.0.lua:119>

Locals:

self = <table> {

modules = <table> {

}

defaultModuleLibraries = <table> {

}

name = "Quartz3_GCD"

orderedModules = <table> {

}

db = <table> {

}

baseName = "Quartz"

enabledState = true

defaultModuleState = true

moduleName = "GCD"

}

event = "UNIT_SPELLCAST_START"

unit = "player"

guid = "Cast-3-4254-2552-580-34914-0041714117"

spell = 34914

start = <no value>

dur = <no value>

(*temporary) = <table> {

isOnGCD = true

modRate = <no value>

activeCategory = <no value>

isEnabled = <no value>

startTime = <no value>

timeUntilEndOfStartRecovery = <no value>

duration = <no value>

}

(*temporary) = <no value>

(*temporary) = "attempt to compare local 'dur' (a secret value)"

starttime = 7241.890000

duration = 1.137000

gcdbar = Quartz3GCDBar {

Center = Texture {

}

RightEdge = Texture {

}

backdropInfo = <table> {

}

BottomEdge = Texture {

}

BottomLeftCorner = Texture {

}

BottomRightCorner = Texture {

}

TopEdge = Texture {

}

TopRightCorner = Texture {

}

TopLeftCorner = Texture {

}

LeftEdge = Texture {

}

}

Anyone knows how to fix this?

Ty

I've managed to get this working in Midnight by updating the toc file with 12000. Hopefully the addon author will release a proper version soon :)

For anyone wondering how to do it

Locate the toc file in the quartz directory in your addon folder

update Interface with 12000. It should read something like this

## Title: Quartz

## Interface: 120000, 11508,20505,50503,110207

## Notes: Modular casting bar.

## Author: Nevcairiel, Nymbia

You can do this with any addon that isn't updated but there is a chance it may not work with the new blizzard APIs. I've been running Quartz for about 20 mins now with this change and I'm not getting any lua errors so hoping its all good

In reply to Mencc: Works great. Thank you so much.

Unfortunately, this doesn't work for bagnon, decursive, and MSBT.

In reply to YetiMitLaser: I think MSBT will be busted for good due to the changes anyway unfortunately.