diff --git a/IPA/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs b/IPA/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
index fb912cd2..4921ab5f 100644
--- a/IPA/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
+++ b/IPA/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
@@ -32,5 +32,5 @@ using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 // You can specify all the values or you can default the Build and Revision Numbers 
 // by using the '*' as shown below:
 // [assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.0.*")]
-[assembly: AssemblyVersion("3.8.6.*")]
-[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("3.8.6")]
+[assembly: AssemblyVersion("3.8.7.*")]
+[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("3.8.7")]
diff --git a/IllusionInjector/Updating/SelfPlugin.cs b/IllusionInjector/Updating/SelfPlugin.cs
index 5bc844cd..9006fccf 100644
--- a/IllusionInjector/Updating/SelfPlugin.cs
+++ b/IllusionInjector/Updating/SelfPlugin.cs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ namespace IllusionInjector.Updating
     internal class SelfPlugin : IBeatSaberPlugin
     {
         internal const string IPA_Name = "Beat Saber IPA";
-        internal const string IPA_Version = "3.8.6";
+        internal const string IPA_Version = "3.8.7";
 
         public string Name => IPA_Name;
 
diff --git a/IllusionPlugin/IllusionPlugin.csproj b/IllusionPlugin/IllusionPlugin.csproj
index 8375b907..d61d19fd 100644
--- a/IllusionPlugin/IllusionPlugin.csproj
+++ b/IllusionPlugin/IllusionPlugin.csproj
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Logging\Logger.cs" />
     <Compile Include="ModPrefs.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Properties\AssemblyInfo.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Utils\ReflectionUtil.cs" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(MSBuildToolsPath)\Microsoft.CSharp.targets" />
   <!-- To modify your build process, add your task inside one of the targets below and uncomment it. 
diff --git a/IllusionPlugin/Utils/ReflectionUtil.cs b/IllusionPlugin/Utils/ReflectionUtil.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c2f9cc94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/IllusionPlugin/Utils/ReflectionUtil.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+using System;
+using System.Reflection;
+using UnityEngine;
+
+namespace IllusionPlugin.Utils
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// A utility class providing reflection helper methods.
+    /// </summary>
+	public static class ReflectionUtil
+	{
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Sets a (potentially) private 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>
+		public static void SetPrivateField(this object obj, string fieldName, object value)
+		{
+			var prop = obj.GetType().GetField(fieldName, BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.Instance);
+			prop.SetValue(obj, value);
+		}
+		
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the value of a (potentially) private field.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <typeparam name="T">the type of te 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>
+		public static T GetPrivateField<T>(this object obj, string fieldName)
+		{
+			var prop = obj.GetType().GetField(fieldName, BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.Instance);
+			var value = prop.GetValue(obj);
+			return (T) value;
+		}
+		
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Sets a (potentially) private propert 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>
+		public static void SetPrivateProperty(this object obj, string propertyName, object value)
+		{
+			var prop = obj.GetType()
+				.GetProperty(propertyName, BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.Instance);
+			prop.SetValue(obj, value, null);
+		}
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Invokes a (potentially) private method.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="obj">the object to call from</param>
+        /// <param name="methodName">the method name</param>
+        /// <param name="methodParams">the method parameters</param>
+        /// <returns>the return value</returns>
+		public static object InvokePrivateMethod(this object obj, string methodName, params object[] methodParams)
+		{
+			MethodInfo dynMethod = obj.GetType().GetMethod(methodName, BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.Instance);
+			return dynMethod.Invoke(obj, methodParams);
+		}
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Invokes a (potentially) private method.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <typeparam name="T">the return type</typeparam>
+        /// <param name="obj">the object to call from</param>
+        /// <param name="methodName">the method name to call</param>
+        /// <param name="methodParams">the method's parameters</param>
+        /// <returns>the return value</returns>
+        public static T InvokePrivateMethod<T>(this object obj, string methodName, params object[] methodParams)
+        {
+            return (T)InvokePrivateMethod(obj, methodName, methodParams);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Copies a component of type originalType to a component of overridingType on the destination GameObject.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="original">the original component</param>
+        /// <param name="originalType">the original component's type</param>
+        /// <param name="overridingType">the new component's type</param>
+        /// <param name="destination">the destination GameObject</param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        public static Component CopyComponent(Component original, Type originalType, Type overridingType, GameObject destination)
+        {
+            var copy = destination.AddComponent(overridingType);
+
+            Type type = originalType;
+            while (type != typeof(MonoBehaviour))
+            {
+                CopyForType(type, original, copy);
+                type = type.BaseType;
+            }
+
+            return copy;
+        }
+
+        private static void CopyForType(Type type, Component source, Component destination)
+        {
+            FieldInfo[] myObjectFields = type.GetFields(BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.GetField);
+
+            foreach (FieldInfo fi in myObjectFields)
+            {
+                fi.SetValue(destination, fi.GetValue(source));
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}