diff --git a/IPA.Loader/IPA.Loader.csproj b/IPA.Loader/IPA.Loader.csproj
index 714bc209..4aebd238 100644
--- a/IPA.Loader/IPA.Loader.csproj
+++ b/IPA.Loader/IPA.Loader.csproj
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@
     <Compile Include="JsonConverters\SemverRangeConverter.cs" />
     <Compile Include="JsonConverters\SemverVersionConverter.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Utilities\Async\SingleThreadTaskScheduler.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Utilities\Accessor.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Utilities\UnityGame.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Utilities\AlmostVersion.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Utilities\CriticalSection.cs" />
diff --git a/IPA.Loader/Utilities/Accessor.cs b/IPA.Loader/Utilities/Accessor.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d3a5a42a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/IPA.Loader/Utilities/Accessor.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,236 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Reflection;
+using System.Reflection.Emit;
+
+namespace IPA.Utilities
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// A type containing utilities for accessing non-public fields of objects.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <typeparam name="T">the type that the fields are on</typeparam>
+    /// <typeparam name="U">the type of the field to access</typeparam>
+    /// <seealso cref="PropertyAccessor{T, U}"/>
+    public static class FieldAccessor<T, U>
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// A delegate for a field accessor taking a <typeparamref name="T"/> ref and returning a <typeparamref name="U"/> ref.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="obj">the object to access the field of</param>
+        /// <returns>a reference to the field's value</returns>
+        public delegate ref U Accessor(ref T obj);
+
+        // field name -> accessor
+        private static readonly Dictionary<string, Accessor> accessors = new Dictionary<string, Accessor>();
+
+        private static Accessor MakeAccessor(string fieldName)
+        {
+            var field = typeof(T).GetField(fieldName, BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.DeclaredOnly);
+            if (field == null)
+                throw new MissingFieldException(typeof(T).Name, fieldName);
+
+            var dynMethodName = $"<>_accessor__{fieldName}";
+            // unfortunately DynamicMethod doesn't like having a ByRef return type, so reflection it
+            var dyn = new DynamicMethod(dynMethodName, typeof(U), new[] { typeof(T).MakeByRefType() }, typeof(FieldAccessor<T, U>), true);
+            ReflectionUtil.DynamicMethodReturnType.SetValue(dyn, typeof(U).MakeByRefType());
+
+            var il = dyn.GetILGenerator();
+            il.Emit(OpCodes.Ldarg_0);
+            il.Emit(OpCodes.Ldflda, field);
+            il.Emit(OpCodes.Ret);
+
+            return (Accessor)dyn.CreateDelegate(typeof(Accessor));
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets an <see cref="Accessor"/> for the field named <paramref name="name"/> on <typeparamref name="T"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="name">the field name</param>
+        /// <returns>an accessor for the field</returns>
+        /// <exception cref="MissingFieldException">if the field does not exist on <typeparamref name="T"/></exception>
+        public static Accessor GetAccessor(string name)
+        {
+            if (!accessors.TryGetValue(name, out var accessor))
+                accessors.Add(name, accessor = MakeAccessor(name));
+            return accessor;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Accesses a field for an object by name.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="obj">the object to access the field of</param>
+        /// <param name="name">the name of the field to access</param>
+        /// <returns>a reference to the object at the field</returns>
+        /// <exception cref="MissingFieldException">if the field does not exist on <typeparamref name="T"/></exception>
+        /// <seealso cref="GetAccessor(string)"/>
+        public static ref U Access(ref T obj, string name) => ref GetAccessor(name)(ref obj);
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the value of a field of an object by name.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// The only good reason to use this over <see cref="Get(T, string)"/> is when you are working with a value type,
+        /// as it prevents a copy.
+        /// </remarks>
+        /// <param name="obj">the object to access the field of</param>
+        /// <param name="name">the name of the field to access</param>
+        /// <returns>the value of the field</returns>
+        /// <exception cref="MissingFieldException">if the field does not exist on <typeparamref name="T"/></exception>
+        /// <seealso cref="Get(T, string)"/>
+        /// <seealso cref="Access(ref T, string)"/>
+        /// <seealso cref="GetAccessor(string)"/>
+        public static U Get(ref T obj, string name) => Access(ref obj, name);
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the value of a field of an object by name.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="obj">the object to access the field of</param>
+        /// <param name="name">the name of the field to access</param>
+        /// <returns>the value of the field</returns>
+        /// <exception cref="MissingFieldException">if the field does not exist on <typeparamref name="T"/></exception>
+        /// <seealso cref="Get(ref T, string)"/>
+        /// <seealso cref="Access(ref T, string)"/>
+        /// <seealso cref="GetAccessor(string)"/>
+        public static U Get(T obj, string name) => Get(ref obj, name);
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Sets the value of a field for an object by name.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// This overload must be used for value types.
+        /// </remarks>
+        /// <param name="obj">the object to set the field of</param>
+        /// <param name="name">the name of the field</param>
+        /// <param name="value">the value to set it to</param>
+        /// <exception cref="MissingFieldException">if the field does not exist on <typeparamref name="T"/></exception>
+        /// <seealso cref="Set(T, string, U)"/>
+        /// <seealso cref="Access(ref T, string)"/>
+        /// <seealso cref="GetAccessor(string)"/>
+        public static void Set(ref T obj, string name, U value) => Access(ref obj, name) = value;
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Sets the value of a field for an object by name.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// This overload cannot be safely used for value types. Use <see cref="Set(ref T, string, U)"/> instead.
+        /// </remarks>
+        /// <param name="obj">the object to set the field of</param>
+        /// <param name="name">the name of the field</param>
+        /// <param name="value">the value to set it to</param>
+        /// <exception cref="MissingFieldException">if the field does not exist on <typeparamref name="T"/></exception>
+        /// <seealso cref="Set(ref T, string, U)"/>
+        /// <seealso cref="Access(ref T, string)"/>
+        /// <seealso cref="GetAccessor(string)"/>
+        public static void Set(T obj, string name, U value) => Set(ref obj, name, value);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// A type containing utilities for accessing non-public properties of an object.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <typeparam name="T">the type that the properties are on</typeparam>
+    /// <typeparam name="U">the type of the property to access</typeparam>
+    public static class PropertyAccessor<T, U>
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// A getter for a property.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="obj">the object it is a member of</param>
+        /// <returns>the value of the property</returns>
+        public delegate U Getter(T obj);
+        /// <summary>
+        /// A setter for a property.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="obj">the object it is a member of</param>
+        /// <param name="val">the new property value</param>
+        public delegate void Setter(T obj, U val);
+
+        private static readonly Dictionary<string, (Getter get, Setter set)> props = new Dictionary<string, (Getter get, Setter set)>();
+
+        private static (Getter, Setter) MakeAccessors(string propName)
+        {
+            var prop = typeof(T).GetProperty(propName, BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.DeclaredOnly);
+            if (prop == null)
+                throw new MissingMemberException(typeof(T).Name, propName);
+
+            var getM = prop.GetGetMethod();
+            var setM = prop.GetSetMethod();
+            Getter getter = null;
+            Setter setter = null;
+            if (getM != null)
+                getter = (Getter)Delegate.CreateDelegate(typeof(Getter), getM);
+            if (setM != null)
+                setter = (Setter)Delegate.CreateDelegate(typeof(Setter), setM);
+
+            return (getter, setter);
+        }
+
+        private static (Getter get, Setter set) GetAccessors(string propName)
+        {
+            if (!props.TryGetValue(propName, out var access))
+                props.Add(propName, access = MakeAccessors(propName));
+            return access;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets a <see cref="Getter"/> for the property identified by <paramref name="name"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="name">the name of the property</param>
+        /// <returns>a <see cref="Getter"/> that can access that property</returns>
+        /// <exception cref="MissingMemberException">when the property does not exist</exception>
+        public static Getter GetGetter(string name) => GetAccessors(name).get;
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets a <see cref="Setter"/> for the property identified by <paramref name="name"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="name">the name of the property</param>
+        /// <returns>a <see cref="Setter"/> that can access that property</returns>
+        /// <exception cref="MissingMemberException">when the property does not exist</exception>
+        public static Setter GetSetter(string name) => GetAccessors(name).set;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the value of the property identified by <paramref name="name"/> on <paramref name="obj"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// The only reason to use this over <see cref="Get(T, string)"/> is if you are using a value type because 
+        /// it avoids a copy.
+        /// </remarks>
+        /// <param name="obj">the instance to access</param>
+        /// <param name="name">the name of the property</param>
+        /// <returns>the value of the property</returns>
+        /// <exception cref="MissingMemberException">when the property does not exist</exception>
+        /// <seealso cref="Get(T, string)"/>
+        /// <seealso cref="GetGetter(string)"/>
+        public static U Get(ref T obj, string name) => GetGetter(name)(obj);
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the value of the property identified by <paramref name="name"/> on <paramref name="obj"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="obj">the instance to access</param>
+        /// <param name="name">the name of the property</param>
+        /// <returns>the value of the property</returns>
+        /// <exception cref="MissingMemberException">when the property does not exist</exception>
+        /// <seealso cref="Get(ref T, string)"/>
+        /// <seealso cref="GetGetter(string)"/>
+        public static U Get(T obj, string name) => GetGetter(name)(obj);
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Sets the value of the property identified by <paramref name="name"/> on <paramref name="obj"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// This overload must be used for value types.
+        /// </remarks>
+        /// <param name="obj">the instance to access</param>
+        /// <param name="name">the name of the property</param>
+        /// <param name="val">the new value of the property</param>
+        /// <exception cref="MissingMemberException">when the property does not exist</exception>
+        /// <seealso cref="Set(T, string, U)"/>
+        /// <seealso cref="GetSetter(string)"/>
+        public static void Set(ref T obj, string name, U val) => GetSetter(name)(obj, val);
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Sets the value of the property identified by <paramref name="name"/> on <paramref name="obj"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// This overload cannot be safely used for value types. Use <see cref="Set(ref T, string, U)"/> instead.
+        /// </remarks>
+        /// <param name="obj">the instance to access</param>
+        /// <param name="name">the name of the property</param>
+        /// <param name="val">the new value of the property</param>
+        /// <exception cref="MissingMemberException">when the property does not exist</exception>
+        /// <seealso cref="Set(ref T, string, U)"/>
+        /// <seealso cref="GetSetter(string)"/>
+        public static void Set(T obj, string name, U val) => GetSetter(name)(obj, val);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/IPA.Loader/Utilities/ReflectionUtil.cs b/IPA.Loader/Utilities/ReflectionUtil.cs
index 4ab49312..b47f6c1c 100644
--- a/IPA.Loader/Utilities/ReflectionUtil.cs
+++ b/IPA.Loader/Utilities/ReflectionUtil.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using System;
 using System.Reflection;
+using System.Reflection.Emit;
 using UnityEngine;
 
 namespace IPA.Utilities
@@ -7,52 +8,23 @@ namespace IPA.Utilities
     /// <summary>
     /// A utility class providing reflection helper methods.
     /// </summary>
-    public static class ReflectionUtil
+    public static partial class ReflectionUtil
     {
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Sets a field on the target object.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="obj">the object instance</param>
-        /// <param name="fieldName">the field to set</param>
-        /// <param name="value">the value to set it to</param>
-        /// <exception cref="ArgumentException">if <paramref name="fieldName"/> does not exist on the runtime type of <paramref name="obj"/></exception>
-        public static void SetField(this object obj, string fieldName, object value)
-        {
-            var prop = obj.GetType().GetField(fieldName, BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.Instance);
-            if (prop == null) throw new ArgumentException($"Field {fieldName} does not exist", nameof(fieldName));
-            prop?.SetValue(obj, value);
-        }
+        internal static readonly FieldInfo DynamicMethodReturnType = 
+            typeof(DynamicMethod).GetField("returnType", BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.DeclaredOnly);
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Sets a field on the target object, as gotten from <typeparamref name="T"/>.
         /// </summary>
         /// <typeparam name="T">the type to get the field from</typeparam>
+        /// <typeparam name="U">the type of the field to set</typeparam>
         /// <param name="obj">the object instance</param>
         /// <param name="fieldName">the field to set</param>
         /// <param name="value">the value to set it to</param>
-        /// <exception cref="ArgumentException">if <paramref name="fieldName"/> does not exist on <typeparamref name="T"/></exception>
-        public static void SetField<T>(this T obj, string fieldName, object value)
-        {
-            var prop = typeof(T).GetField(fieldName, BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.Instance);
-            if (prop == null) throw new ArgumentException($"Field {fieldName} does not exist", nameof(fieldName));
-            prop?.SetValue(obj, value);
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets the value of a field.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <typeparam name="T">the type of the field (result casted)</typeparam>
-        /// <param name="obj">the object instance to pull from</param>
-        /// <param name="fieldName">the name of the field to read</param>
-        /// <returns>the value of the field</returns>
-        /// <exception cref="ArgumentException">if <paramref name="fieldName"/> does not exist on the runtime type of <paramref name="obj"/></exception>
-        public static T GetField<T>(this object obj, string fieldName)
-        {
-            var prop = obj.GetType().GetField(fieldName, BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.Instance);
-            if (prop == null) throw new ArgumentException($"Field {fieldName} does not exist", nameof(fieldName));
-            var value = prop?.GetValue(obj);
-            return (T) value;
-        }
+        /// <exception cref="MissingFieldException">if <paramref name="fieldName"/> does not exist on <typeparamref name="T"/></exception>
+        /// <seealso cref="FieldAccessor{T, U}.Set(ref T, string, U)"/>
+        public static void SetField<T, U>(this T obj, string fieldName, U value)
+            => FieldAccessor<T, U>.Set(ref obj, fieldName, value);
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets the value of a field.
@@ -62,58 +34,36 @@ namespace IPA.Utilities
         /// <param name="obj">the object instance to pull from</param>
         /// <param name="fieldName">the name of the field to read</param>
         /// <returns>the value of the field</returns>
-        /// <exception cref="ArgumentException">if <paramref name="fieldName"/> does not exist on <typeparamref name="U"/></exception>
+        /// <exception cref="MissingFieldException">if <paramref name="fieldName"/> does not exist on <typeparamref name="U"/></exception>
+        /// <seealso cref="FieldAccessor{T, U}.Get(ref T, string)"/>
         public static T GetField<T, U>(this U obj, string fieldName)
-        {
-            var prop = typeof(U).GetField(fieldName, BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.Instance);
-            if (prop == null) throw new ArgumentException($"Field {fieldName} does not exist", nameof(fieldName));
-            var value = prop?.GetValue(obj);
-            return (T)value;
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Sets a property on the target object.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="obj">the target object instance</param>
-        /// <param name="propertyName">the name of the property</param>
-        /// <param name="value">the value to set it to</param>
-        /// <exception cref="ArgumentException">if <paramref name="propertyName"/> does not exist on the runtime type of <paramref name="obj"/></exception>
-        public static void SetProperty(this object obj, string propertyName, object value)
-        {
-            var prop = obj.GetType().GetProperty(propertyName, BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.Instance);
-            if (prop == null) throw new ArgumentException($"Property {propertyName} does not exist", nameof(propertyName));
-            prop?.SetValue(obj, value, null);
-        }
+            => FieldAccessor<U, T>.Get(ref obj, fieldName);
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Sets a property on the target object, as gotten from <typeparamref name="T"/>
+        /// Sets a property on the target object, as gotten from <typeparamref name="T"/>.
         /// </summary>
         /// <typeparam name="T">the type to get the property from</typeparam>
+        /// <typeparam name="U">the type of the property to set</typeparam>
         /// <param name="obj">the object instance</param>
         /// <param name="propertyName">the property to set</param>
         /// <param name="value">the value to set it to</param>
-        /// <exception cref="ArgumentException">if <paramref name="propertyName"/> does not exist on <typeparamref name="T"/></exception>
-        public static void SetProperty<T>(this T obj, string propertyName, object value)
-        {
-            var prop = typeof(T).GetProperty(propertyName, BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.Instance);
-            if (prop == null) throw new ArgumentException($"Property {propertyName} does not exist", nameof(propertyName));
-            prop?.SetValue(obj, value, null);
-        }
+        /// <exception cref="MissingMemberException">if <paramref name="propertyName"/> does not exist on <typeparamref name="T"/></exception>
+        /// <seealso cref="PropertyAccessor{T, U}.Set(ref T, string, U)"/>
+        public static void SetProperty<T, U>(this T obj, string propertyName, U value)
+            => PropertyAccessor<T, U>.Set(ref obj, propertyName, value);
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Invokes a method on an object.
+        /// Gets a property on the target object, as gotten from <typeparamref name="T"/>.
         /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="obj">the object to call from</param>
-        /// <param name="methodName">the method name</param>
-        /// <param name="methodArgs">the method arguments</param>
-        /// <returns>the return value</returns>
-        /// <exception cref="ArgumentException">if <paramref name="methodName"/> does not exist on the runtime type of <paramref name="obj"/></exception>
-        public static object InvokeMethod(this object obj, string methodName, params object[] methodArgs)
-        {
-            MethodInfo dynMethod = obj.GetType().GetMethod(methodName, BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.Instance);
-            if (dynMethod == null) throw new ArgumentException($"Method {methodName} does not exist", nameof(methodName));
-            return dynMethod?.Invoke(obj, methodArgs);
-        }
+        /// <typeparam name="T">the type to get the property from</typeparam>
+        /// <typeparam name="U">the type of the property to get</typeparam>
+        /// <param name="obj">the object instance</param>
+        /// <param name="propertyName">the property to get</param>
+        /// <returns>the value of the property</returns>
+        /// <exception cref="MissingMemberException">if <paramref name="propertyName"/> does not exist on <typeparamref name="T"/></exception>
+        /// <seealso cref="PropertyAccessor{T, U}.Get(ref T, string)"/>
+        public static U GetProperty<T, U>(this T obj, string propertyName)
+            => PropertyAccessor<T, U>.Get(ref obj, propertyName);
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Invokes a method from <typeparamref name="T"/> on an object.
@@ -131,19 +81,6 @@ namespace IPA.Utilities
             return dynMethod?.Invoke(obj, args);
         }
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Invokes a method.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <typeparam name="T">the return type</typeparam>
-        /// <param name="obj">the object instance</param>
-        /// <param name="methodName">the method name to call</param>
-        /// <param name="methodArgs">the method's arguments</param>
-        /// <returns>the return value</returns>
-        /// <exception cref="ArgumentException">if <paramref name="methodName"/> does not exist on the runtime type of <paramref name="obj"/></exception>
-        /// <seealso cref="InvokeMethod(object, string, object[])"/>
-        public static T InvokeMethod<T>(this object obj, string methodName, params object[] methodArgs)
-            => (T)InvokeMethod(obj, methodName, methodArgs);
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Invokes a method from <typeparamref name="U"/> on an object.
         /// </summary>