uservars were the problem

athletics.lic

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class Athletics
 
     get_athletics_items
 
-    start_exp = DRSkill.getxp('Athletics').to_i
+    start_exp = DRSkill.getxp('Athletics')
     @end_exp = [start_exp + 15, 29].min
 
     arg_definitions = [
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class Athletics
     elsif athletics_location == 'Crossing'
       crossing_athletics
     elsif athletics_location == 'Riverhaven'
-      crossing_athletics if DRSkill.getrank('Athletics').to_i > 140
+      crossing_athletics if DRSkill.getrank('Athletics') > 140
     elsif athletics_location == 'Shard'
       shard_athletics
     elsif athletics_location == 'Hibarnhvidar'
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ class Athletics
   end
 
   def done_training?
-    DRSkill.getxp('Athletics').to_i >= @end_exp
+    DRSkill.getxp('Athletics') >= @end_exp
   end
 
   def offset_climbing_song(direction)
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ class Athletics
 
   def pick_climbing_song
     # start at a high difficulty guess and work downwards
-    case DRSkill.getrank('Athletics').to_i
+    case DRSkill.getrank('Athletics')
     when 0..100
       'lament'
     when 100..250
@@ -210,9 +210,9 @@ class Athletics
   end
 
   def crossing_athletics
-    if UserVars.athletics <= 50
+    if UserVars.athletics.to_i <= 50
       swim_loop(get_data('athletics').swimming_options['arthe_dale']['rooms'])
-    elsif UserVars.athletics < 290
+    elsif UserVars.athletics.to_i < 290
       waitrt?
       pause @performance_pause # to give performance time to complete before_dying if stopped from the previous script
       start_script('performance') unless Script.running?('performance')
@@ -223,28 +223,28 @@ class Athletics
           break unless climb?(data['room'], data['targets'])
         end
       end
-    elsif UserVars.athletics < 450
+    elsif UserVars.athletics.to_i < 450
       override_location_and_practice('segoltha_bank')
     else
-      DRC.message("The xalas argument will train faster at 650+ athletics.  Be aware that it's potentially dangerous.") if UserVars.athletics > 650
+      DRC.message("The xalas argument will train faster at 650+ athletics.  Be aware that it's potentially dangerous.") if UserVars.athletics.to_i > 650
       override_location_and_practice('arthelun_rocks')
-      DRC.message("The xalas argument will train faster at 650+ athletics.  Be aware that it's potentially dangerous.") if UserVars.athletics > 650
+      DRC.message("The xalas argument will train faster at 650+ athletics.  Be aware that it's potentially dangerous.") if UserVars.athletics.to_i > 650
     end
   end
 
   def shard_athletics
     until done_training?
-      if UserVars.athletics < 240
+      if UserVars.athletics.to_i < 240
         until done_training?
           @athletics_options['shard']
             .reject { |data| @settings.avoid_athletics_in_justice && data['justice'] }
             .each do |data|
             break unless climb?(data['room'], data['targets'])
           end
         end
-      elsif UserVars.athletics < 540
+      elsif UserVars.athletics.to_i < 540
         climb_cliffs
-      elsif UserVars.athletics < 850
+      elsif UserVars.athletics.to_i < 850
         climb_branch
       elsif UserVars.athletics
         climb_wyvern
@@ -258,9 +258,9 @@ class Athletics
 
   def ratha_athletics
     until done_training?
-      if DRSkill.getrank('Athletics').to_i <= 185
+      if DRSkill.getrank('Athletics') <= 185
         override_location_and_practice('ratha_rock_gorge')
-      elsif DRSkill.getrank('Stealth').to_i >= 130
+      elsif DRSkill.getrank('Stealth') >= 130
         override_location_and_practice('ratha_deep_crack')
       else
         # stops in infinte loop when > 185 ranks in athletics and < 130 ranks in stealth
@@ -342,10 +342,10 @@ class Athletics
   end
 
   def climb_branch
-    if UserVars.athletics < 540
+    if UserVars.athletics.to_i < 540
       override_location_and_practice('undergondola_branch')
     else
-      DRC.message("Warning: Using the undergondola arg with more than 850 athletics is not best use and you may consider the wyvern option instead.") if UserVars.athletics > 850
+      DRC.message("Warning: Using the undergondola arg with more than 850 athletics is not best use and you may consider the wyvern option instead.") if UserVars.athletics.to_i > 850
       DRCT.walk_to(9607)
       DRCT.walk_to(9515)
       until done_training?
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ class Athletics
   def climb_wyvern
     DRCT.walk_to(19_464)
     until done_training?
-      DRCT.walk_to(2245) if UserVars.athletics > 540
+      DRCT.walk_to(2245) if UserVars.athletics.to_i > 540
       DRCT.walk_to(9607)
       DRCT.walk_to(11_126)
       DRCT.walk_to(19_464)