hotfixes

diff --git a/SVUI_!Core/system/gear.lua b/SVUI_!Core/system/gear.lua
index 6e4fccb..edb43b8 100644
--- a/SVUI_!Core/system/gear.lua
+++ b/SVUI_!Core/system/gear.lua
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ local string 	= _G.string;
 local math 		= _G.math;
 --[[ STRING METHODS ]]--
 local find, format, match, split, join = string.find, string.format, string.match, string.split, string.join;
+local sub, byte = string.sub, string.byte;
 --[[ MATH METHODS ]]--
 local ceil, floor, round = math.ceil, math.floor, math.round;
 --[[ TABLE METHODS ]]--