diff --git a/IPA.Injector/Backups/BackupUnit.cs b/IPA.Injector/Backups/BackupUnit.cs
index 4a0a78d8..d168ffe1 100644
--- a/IPA.Injector/Backups/BackupUnit.cs
+++ b/IPA.Injector/Backups/BackupUnit.cs
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ namespace IPA.Injector.Backups
         /// <param name="file"></param>
         public void Add(FileInfo file)
         {
-            var relativePath = Utilities.LoneFunctions.GetRelativePath(file.FullName, Environment.CurrentDirectory);
+            var relativePath = Utilities.Utils.GetRelativePath(file.FullName, Environment.CurrentDirectory);
             var backupPath = new FileInfo(Path.Combine(_backupPath.FullName, relativePath));
             
             // Copy over
diff --git a/IPA.Injector/Updates.cs b/IPA.Injector/Updates.cs
index 5c09f427..94522478 100644
--- a/IPA.Injector/Updates.cs
+++ b/IPA.Injector/Updates.cs
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ namespace IPA.Injector
                     {
                         try
                         {
-                            if (!LoneFunctions.GetRelativePath(file, path).Split(Path.PathSeparator).Contains("Pending"))
+                            if (!Utils.GetRelativePath(file, path).Split(Path.PathSeparator).Contains("Pending"))
                                 File.Delete(file);
                         }
                         catch (FileNotFoundException e)
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ namespace IPA.Injector
 
             try
             {
-                LoneFunctions.CopyAll(new DirectoryInfo(pendingDir), new DirectoryInfo(BeatSaber.InstallPath));
+                Utils.CopyAll(new DirectoryInfo(pendingDir), new DirectoryInfo(BeatSaber.InstallPath));
             }
             catch (Exception e)
             {
diff --git a/IPA.Loader/Loader/PluginManager.cs b/IPA.Loader/Loader/PluginManager.cs
index 0dce9e15..4d76a875 100644
--- a/IPA.Loader/Loader/PluginManager.cs
+++ b/IPA.Loader/Loader/PluginManager.cs
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ namespace IPA.Loader
             Logger.log.Info($"Running on Unity {Application.unityVersion}");
             Logger.log.Info($"Game version {BeatSaber.GameVersion}");
             Logger.log.Info("-----------------------------");
-            Logger.log.Info($"Loading plugins from {LoneFunctions.GetRelativePath(pluginDirectory, Environment.CurrentDirectory)} and found {_bsPlugins.Count + _ipaPlugins.Count}");
+            Logger.log.Info($"Loading plugins from {Utils.GetRelativePath(pluginDirectory, Environment.CurrentDirectory)} and found {_bsPlugins.Count + _ipaPlugins.Count}");
             Logger.log.Info("-----------------------------");
             foreach (var plugin in _bsPlugins)
             {
diff --git a/IPA.Loader/Updating/ModSaber/ApiEndpoint.cs b/IPA.Loader/Updating/ModSaber/ApiEndpoint.cs
index 2516da6a..72d51825 100644
--- a/IPA.Loader/Updating/ModSaber/ApiEndpoint.cs
+++ b/IPA.Loader/Updating/ModSaber/ApiEndpoint.cs
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ namespace IPA.Updating.ModSaber
                 {
                     try
                     {
-                        return LoneFunctions.StringToByteArray((string)reader.Value);
+                        return Utils.StringToByteArray((string)reader.Value);
                     }
                     catch (Exception ex)
                     {
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ namespace IPA.Updating.ModSaber
                     {
                         throw new JsonSerializationException("Expected byte[] object value");
                     }
-                    writer.WriteValue(LoneFunctions.ByteArrayToString((byte[]) value));
+                    writer.WriteValue(Utils.ByteArrayToString((byte[]) value));
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ namespace IPA.Updating.ModSaber
                 public string DownloadPath;
 
                 public override string ToString() =>
-                    $"{LoneFunctions.ByteArrayToString(Hash)}@{DownloadPath}({string.Join(",", FileHashes.Select(o => $"\"{o.Key}\":\"{LoneFunctions.ByteArrayToString(o.Value)}\""))})";
+                    $"{Utils.ByteArrayToString(Hash)}@{DownloadPath}({string.Join(",", FileHashes.Select(o => $"\"{o.Key}\":\"{Utils.ByteArrayToString(o.Value)}\""))})";
             }
 
             [Serializable]
diff --git a/IPA.Loader/Updating/ModSaber/Updater.cs b/IPA.Loader/Updating/ModSaber/Updater.cs
index 6a279ecf..6a026494 100644
--- a/IPA.Loader/Updating/ModSaber/Updater.cs
+++ b/IPA.Loader/Updating/ModSaber/Updater.cs
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ namespace IPA.Updating.ModSaber
             var data = stream.GetBuffer();
             SHA1 sha = new SHA1CryptoServiceProvider();
             var hash = sha.ComputeHash(data);
-            if (!LoneFunctions.UnsafeCompare(hash, fileInfo.Hash))
+            if (!Utils.UnsafeCompare(hash, fileInfo.Hash))
                 throw new Exception("The hash for the file doesn't match what is defined");
 
             var targetDir = Path.Combine(BeatSaber.InstallPath, "IPA", Path.GetRandomFileName() + "_Pending");
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ namespace IPA.Updating.ModSaber
 
                                 try
                                 {
-                                    if (!LoneFunctions.UnsafeCompare(fileHash, fileInfo.FileHashes[entry.FileName]))
+                                    if (!Utils.UnsafeCompare(fileHash, fileInfo.FileHashes[entry.FileName]))
                                         throw new Exception("The hash for the file doesn't match what is defined");
                                 }
                                 catch (KeyNotFoundException)
@@ -511,7 +511,7 @@ namespace IPA.Updating.ModSaber
                                 FileInfo targetFile = new FileInfo(Path.Combine(targetDir, entry.FileName));
                                 Directory.CreateDirectory(targetFile.DirectoryName ?? throw new InvalidOperationException());
 
-                                if (LoneFunctions.GetRelativePath(targetFile.FullName, targetDir) == LoneFunctions.GetRelativePath(item.LocalPluginMeta?.Metadata.File.FullName, BeatSaber.InstallPath))
+                                if (Utils.GetRelativePath(targetFile.FullName, targetDir) == Utils.GetRelativePath(item.LocalPluginMeta?.Metadata.File.FullName, BeatSaber.InstallPath))
                                     shouldDeleteOldFile = false; // overwriting old file, no need to delete
 
                                 /*if (targetFile.Exists)
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ namespace IPA.Updating.ModSaber
                 }
                 
                 if (shouldDeleteOldFile && item.LocalPluginMeta != null)
-                    File.AppendAllLines(Path.Combine(targetDir, SpecialDeletionsFile), new[] { LoneFunctions.GetRelativePath(item.LocalPluginMeta?.Metadata.File.FullName, BeatSaber.InstallPath) });
+                    File.AppendAllLines(Path.Combine(targetDir, SpecialDeletionsFile), new[] { Utils.GetRelativePath(item.LocalPluginMeta?.Metadata.File.FullName, BeatSaber.InstallPath) });
             }
             catch (Exception)
             { // something failed; restore
@@ -545,7 +545,7 @@ namespace IPA.Updating.ModSaber
 
             if (item.LocalPluginMeta?.Plugin is SelfPlugin)
             { // currently updating self, so copy to working dir and update
-                LoneFunctions.CopyAll(new DirectoryInfo(targetDir), new DirectoryInfo(BeatSaber.InstallPath));
+                Utils.CopyAll(new DirectoryInfo(targetDir), new DirectoryInfo(BeatSaber.InstallPath));
                 if (File.Exists(Path.Combine(BeatSaber.InstallPath, SpecialDeletionsFile))) File.Delete(Path.Combine(BeatSaber.InstallPath, SpecialDeletionsFile));
                 Process.Start(new ProcessStartInfo
                 {
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ namespace IPA.Updating.ModSaber
                 });
             }
             else
-                LoneFunctions.CopyAll(new DirectoryInfo(targetDir), new DirectoryInfo(eventualOutput), SpecialDeletionsFile);
+                Utils.CopyAll(new DirectoryInfo(targetDir), new DirectoryInfo(eventualOutput), SpecialDeletionsFile);
             Directory.Delete(targetDir, true); // delete extraction site
 
             Logger.updater.Debug("Extractor exited");
diff --git a/IPA.Loader/Utilities/Ref.cs b/IPA.Loader/Utilities/Ref.cs
index 9f68a2a5..bcb1ff62 100644
--- a/IPA.Loader/Utilities/Ref.cs
+++ b/IPA.Loader/Utilities/Ref.cs
@@ -4,6 +4,23 @@ using System.Reflection;
 
 namespace IPA.Utilities
 {
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Utilities to create <see cref="Ref{T}"/> using type inference.
+    /// </summary>
+    public static class Ref
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Creates a <see cref="Ref{T}"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <typeparam name="T">the type to reference.</typeparam>
+        /// <param name="val">the default value.</param>
+        /// <returns>the new <see cref="Ref{T}"/>.</returns>
+        public static Ref<T> Create<T>(T val)
+        {
+            return new Ref<T>(val);
+        }
+    }
+
     /// <summary>
     /// A class to store a reference for passing to methods which cannot take ref parameters.
     /// </summary>
diff --git a/IPA.Loader/Utilities/LoneFunctions.cs b/IPA.Loader/Utilities/Utils.cs
similarity index 99%
rename from IPA.Loader/Utilities/LoneFunctions.cs
rename to IPA.Loader/Utilities/Utils.cs
index 10df9a53..a702f5b3 100644
--- a/IPA.Loader/Utilities/LoneFunctions.cs
+++ b/IPA.Loader/Utilities/Utils.cs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ namespace IPA.Utilities
     /// <summary>
     /// A class providing static utility functions that in any other language would just *exist*.
     /// </summary>
-    public static class LoneFunctions
+    public static class Utils
     {
         /// <summary>
         /// Converts a hex string to a byte array.