diff --git a/IPA.Injector/Injector.cs b/IPA.Injector/Injector.cs
index 6967e81f..af82e74a 100644
--- a/IPA.Injector/Injector.cs
+++ b/IPA.Injector/Injector.cs
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ namespace IPA.Injector
             PluginComponent.Create();
 
 #if DEBUG
-            Config.Stores.GeneratedStore.DebugSaveAssembly("GeneratedAssembly.dll");
+            Config.Stores.GeneratedStoreImpl.DebugSaveAssembly("GeneratedAssembly.dll");
 #endif
         }
     }
diff --git a/IPA.Loader/Config/Stores/Attributes.cs b/IPA.Loader/Config/Stores/Attributes.cs
index 87378e93..43fab747 100644
--- a/IPA.Loader/Config/Stores/Attributes.cs
+++ b/IPA.Loader/Config/Stores/Attributes.cs
@@ -15,14 +15,14 @@ namespace IPA.Config.Stores.Attributes
     public sealed class NotifyPropertyChangesAttribute : Attribute { }
 
     /// <summary>
-    /// Causes a field or property in an object being wrapped by <see cref="GeneratedExtension.Generated{T}(Config, bool)"/> to be
+    /// Causes a field or property in an object being wrapped by <see cref="GeneratedStore.Generated{T}(Config, bool)"/> to be
     /// ignored during serialization and deserialization.
     /// </summary>
     [AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets.Field | AttributeTargets.Property, AllowMultiple = false, Inherited = true)]
     public sealed class IgnoreAttribute : Attribute { }
 
     /// <summary>
-    /// Indicates that a field or property in an object being wrapped by <see cref="GeneratedExtension.Generated{T}(Config, bool)"/>
+    /// Indicates that a field or property in an object being wrapped by <see cref="GeneratedStore.Generated{T}(Config, bool)"/>
     /// that would otherwise be nullable (i.e. a reference type or a <see cref="Nullable{T}"/> type) should never be null, and the 
     /// member will be ignored if the deserialized value is <see langword="null"/>.
     /// </summary>
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ namespace IPA.Config.Stores.Attributes
     public sealed class NonNullableAttribute : Attribute { }
 
     /// <summary>
-    /// Indicates that a given field or property in an object being wrapped by <see cref="GeneratedExtension.Generated{T}(Config, bool)"/>
+    /// Indicates that a given field or property in an object being wrapped by <see cref="GeneratedStore.Generated{T}(Config, bool)"/>
     /// should be serialized and deserialized using the provided converter instead of the default mechanism. 
     /// </summary>
     [AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets.Field | AttributeTargets.Property, AllowMultiple = false, Inherited = true)]
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ namespace IPA.Config.Stores.Attributes
 
     /// <summary>
     /// Specifies a name for the serialized field or property in an object being wrapped by 
-    /// <see cref="GeneratedExtension.Generated{T}(Config, bool)"/> that is different from the member name itself.
+    /// <see cref="GeneratedStore.Generated{T}(Config, bool)"/> that is different from the member name itself.
     /// </summary>
     /// <example>
     /// <para>
diff --git a/IPA.Loader/Config/Stores/CustomObjectConverter.cs b/IPA.Loader/Config/Stores/CustomObjectConverter.cs
index 1df4f7b6..c397fe37 100644
--- a/IPA.Loader/Config/Stores/CustomObjectConverter.cs
+++ b/IPA.Loader/Config/Stores/CustomObjectConverter.cs
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ using System;
 namespace IPA.Config.Stores.Converters
 {
     /// <summary>
-    /// A <see cref="ValueConverter{T}"/> for objects normally serialized to config via <see cref="GeneratedExtension.Generated{T}(Config, bool)"/>.
+    /// A <see cref="ValueConverter{T}"/> for objects normally serialized to config via <see cref="GeneratedStore.Generated{T}(Config, bool)"/>.
     /// </summary>
-    /// <typeparam name="T">the same type parameter that would be passed into <see cref="GeneratedExtension.Generated{T}(Config, bool)"/></typeparam>
-    /// <seealso cref="GeneratedExtension.Generated{T}(Config, bool)"/>
+    /// <typeparam name="T">the same type parameter that would be passed into <see cref="GeneratedStore.Generated{T}(Config, bool)"/></typeparam>
+    /// <seealso cref="GeneratedStore.Generated{T}(Config, bool)"/>
     public class CustomObjectConverter<T> : ValueConverter<T> where T : class
     {
         private interface IImpl
@@ -15,22 +15,22 @@ namespace IPA.Config.Stores.Converters
             T FromValue(Value value, object parent);
             Value ToValue(T obj, object parent);
         }
-        private class Impl<U> : IImpl where U : class, GeneratedStore.IGeneratedStore<T>, T
+        private class Impl<U> : IImpl where U : class, GeneratedStoreImpl.IGeneratedStore<T>, T
         {
-            private static readonly GeneratedStore.GeneratedStoreCreator creator = GeneratedStore.GetCreator(typeof(T));
-            private static U Create(GeneratedStore.IGeneratedStore parent)
+            private static readonly GeneratedStoreImpl.GeneratedStoreCreator creator = GeneratedStoreImpl.GetCreator(typeof(T));
+            private static U Create(GeneratedStoreImpl.IGeneratedStore parent)
                 => creator(parent) as U;
 
             public T FromValue(Value value, object parent)
             { // lots of casting here, but it works i promise (probably) (parent can be a non-IGeneratedStore, however it won't necessarily behave then)
-                var obj = Create(parent as GeneratedStore.IGeneratedStore);
+                var obj = Create(parent as GeneratedStoreImpl.IGeneratedStore);
                 obj.Deserialize(value);
                 return obj;
             }
 
             public Value ToValue(T obj, object parent)
             {
-                if (obj is GeneratedStore.IGeneratedStore store)
+                if (obj is GeneratedStoreImpl.IGeneratedStore store)
                     return store.Serialize();
                 else
                 {
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ namespace IPA.Config.Stores.Converters
         }
 
         private static readonly IImpl impl = (IImpl)Activator.CreateInstance(
-            typeof(Impl<>).MakeGenericType(GeneratedStore.GetGeneratedType(typeof(T))));
+            typeof(Impl<>).MakeGenericType(GeneratedStoreImpl.GetGeneratedType(typeof(T))));
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Deserializes <paramref name="value"/> into a <typeparamref name="T"/> with the given <paramref name="parent"/>.
diff --git a/IPA.Loader/Config/Stores/GeneratedStore.cs b/IPA.Loader/Config/Stores/GeneratedStoreImpl.cs
similarity index 98%
rename from IPA.Loader/Config/Stores/GeneratedStore.cs
rename to IPA.Loader/Config/Stores/GeneratedStoreImpl.cs
index 1b87df5e..c0bcbed6 100644
--- a/IPA.Loader/Config/Stores/GeneratedStore.cs
+++ b/IPA.Loader/Config/Stores/GeneratedStoreImpl.cs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ using Net3_Proxy;
 using Array = Net3_Proxy.Array;
 #endif
 
-[assembly: InternalsVisibleTo(IPA.Config.Stores.GeneratedExtension.AssemblyVisibilityTarget)]
+[assembly: InternalsVisibleTo(IPA.Config.Stores.GeneratedStore.AssemblyVisibilityTarget)]
 
 namespace IPA.Config.Stores
 {
@@ -29,12 +29,12 @@ namespace IPA.Config.Stores
     /// A class providing an extension for <see cref="Config"/> to make it easy to use generated
     /// config stores.
     /// </summary>
-    public static class GeneratedExtension
+    public static class GeneratedStore
     {
         /// <summary>
         /// The name of the assembly that internals must be visible to to allow internal protection.
         /// </summary>
-        public const string AssemblyVisibilityTarget = GeneratedStore.GeneratedAssemblyName;
+        public const string AssemblyVisibilityTarget = GeneratedStoreImpl.GeneratedAssemblyName;
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Creates a generated <see cref="IConfigStore"/> of type <typeparamref name="T"/>, registers it to
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ namespace IPA.Config.Stores
         /// It can also be internal, but in that case, then your assembly must have the following attribute
         /// to allow the generated code to reference it.
         /// <code>
-        /// [assembly: InternalsVisibleTo(IPA.Config.Stores.GeneratedExtension.AssemblyVisibilityTarget)]
+        /// [assembly: InternalsVisibleTo(IPA.Config.Stores.GeneratedStore.AssemblyVisibilityTarget)]
         /// </code>
         /// </para>
         /// <para>
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ namespace IPA.Config.Stores
         /// <returns>a generated instance of <typeparamref name="T"/> as a special <see cref="IConfigStore"/></returns>
         public static T Generated<T>(this Config cfg, bool loadSync = true) where T : class
         {
-            var ret = GeneratedStore.Create<T>();
+            var ret = GeneratedStoreImpl.Create<T>();
             cfg.SetStore(ret as IConfigStore);
             if (loadSync)
                 cfg.LoadSync();
@@ -106,9 +106,21 @@ namespace IPA.Config.Stores
 
             return ret;
         }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Creates a generated store outside of the context of the config system.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// See <see cref="Generated{T}(Config, bool)"/> for more information about how it behaves.
+        /// </remarks>
+        /// <typeparam name="T">the type to wrap</typeparam>
+        /// <returns>a generated instance of <typeparamref name="T"/> implementing functionality described by <see cref="Generated{T}(Config, bool)"/></returns>
+        /// <seealso cref="Generated{T}(Config, bool)"/>
+        public static T Create<T>() where T : class
+            => GeneratedStoreImpl.Create<T>();
     }
 
-    internal static class GeneratedStore
+    internal static class GeneratedStoreImpl
     {
         internal interface IGeneratedStore
         {
@@ -279,7 +291,7 @@ namespace IPA.Config.Stores
         public static IConfigStore Create(Type type) => Create(type, null);
 
         private static readonly MethodInfo CreateGParent = 
-            typeof(GeneratedStore).GetMethod(nameof(Create), BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.Static, null, 
+            typeof(GeneratedStoreImpl).GetMethod(nameof(Create), BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.Static, null, 
                                              CallingConventions.Any, new[] { typeof(IGeneratedStore) }, Array.Empty<ParameterModifier>());
         internal static T Create<T>(IGeneratedStore parent) where T : class => (T)Create(typeof(T), parent);
 
@@ -1228,17 +1240,17 @@ namespace IPA.Config.Stores
         }
 
         #region Logs
-        private static readonly MethodInfo LogErrorMethod = typeof(GeneratedStore).GetMethod(nameof(LogError), BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.Static);
+        private static readonly MethodInfo LogErrorMethod = typeof(GeneratedStoreImpl).GetMethod(nameof(LogError), BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.Static);
         internal static void LogError(Type expected, Type found, string message)
         {
             Logger.config.Notice($"{message}{(expected == null ? "" : $" (expected {expected}, found {found?.ToString() ?? "null"})")}");
         }
-        private static readonly MethodInfo LogWarningMethod = typeof(GeneratedStore).GetMethod(nameof(LogWarning), BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.Static);
+        private static readonly MethodInfo LogWarningMethod = typeof(GeneratedStoreImpl).GetMethod(nameof(LogWarning), BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.Static);
         internal static void LogWarning(string message)
         {
             Logger.config.Warn(message);
         }
-        private static readonly MethodInfo LogWarningExceptionMethod = typeof(GeneratedStore).GetMethod(nameof(LogWarningException), BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.Static);
+        private static readonly MethodInfo LogWarningExceptionMethod = typeof(GeneratedStoreImpl).GetMethod(nameof(LogWarningException), BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.Static);
         internal static void LogWarningException(Exception exception)
         {
             Logger.config.Warn(exception);
diff --git a/IPA.Loader/Config/Stores/ValueConverter.cs b/IPA.Loader/Config/Stores/ValueConverter.cs
index bd3dd555..8be1f300 100644
--- a/IPA.Loader/Config/Stores/ValueConverter.cs
+++ b/IPA.Loader/Config/Stores/ValueConverter.cs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ namespace IPA.Config.Stores
 {
     /// <summary>
     /// The base interface for a value converter for use by objects generated by
-    /// <see cref="GeneratedExtension.Generated{T}(Config, bool)"/>.
+    /// <see cref="GeneratedStore.Generated{T}(Config, bool)"/>.
     /// </summary>
     /// <remarks>
     /// <para>
diff --git a/IPA.Loader/IPA.Loader.csproj b/IPA.Loader/IPA.Loader.csproj
index 3f1dbfe8..eeae4da3 100644
--- a/IPA.Loader/IPA.Loader.csproj
+++ b/IPA.Loader/IPA.Loader.csproj
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Config\Stores\Converters.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Config\Stores\CustomObjectConverter.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Config\Stores\CollectionConverter.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="Config\Stores\GeneratedStore.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Config\Stores\GeneratedStoreImpl.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Config\Stores\GeneratedStoreCollections.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Config\Stores\ValueConverter.cs" />
     <Compile Include="JsonConverters\AlmostVersionConverter.cs" />