diff --git a/KSPCommon.props b/KSPCommon.props
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..83038dc8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/KSPCommon.props
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<Project xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+  
+  <!--import solution-wide props if it exists -->
+  <Import Condition=" Exists('$(SolutionName).props') " Project="$(SolutionName).props"/>
+
+  <!-- The following properties can be customized per-mod in SolutionName.props-->
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <!-- The root directory of the mod repository -->
+    <RepoRootPath Condition = " '$(RepoRootPath)' == '' ">$(SolutionDir)</RepoRootPath>
+    <BinariesOutputRelativePath Condition = " '$(BinariesOutputRelativePath)' == '' ">GameData\$(SolutionName)</BinariesOutputRelativePath>
+
+    <KSPRoot Condition = " '$(KSPRoot)' == '' ">$(ReferencePath)</KSPRoot>
+    <!--If the reference path isn't set, use the default steam location, but this will be incorrect in lots of cases-->
+    <KSPRoot Condition = "'$(KSPRoot)' == '' ">C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Kerbal Space Program</KSPRoot>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
+  <!--Import a props.user file if it exists, so that KSPRoot can be set globally for the whole mod if desired-->
+  <Import Condition=" Exists('KSPCommon.props.user') " Project="KSPCommon.props.user"/>
+  
+  <!--Parse KSP platform-specific paths -->
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <KSPExecutable Condition = "$([MSBuild]::IsOsPlatform('Windows'))">KSP_x64.exe</KSPExecutable>
+    <KSPExecutable Condition = "$([MSBuild]::IsOsPlatform('OSX'))">KSP.app</KSPExecutable>
+    <KSPExecutable Condition = "$([MSBuild]::IsOsPlatform('Linux'))">KSP.x86_64</KSPExecutable>
+    <ManagedRelativePath Condition = "$([MSBuild]::IsOsPlatform('Windows'))">KSP_x64_Data\Managed</ManagedRelativePath>
+    <ManagedRelativePath Condition = "$([MSBuild]::IsOsPlatform('OSX'))">KSP.app\Contents\Resources\Data\Managed</ManagedRelativePath>
+    <ManagedRelativePath Condition = "$([MSBuild]::IsOsPlatform('Linux'))">KSP_Data\Managed</ManagedRelativePath>
+    <ManagedPath>$(KSPRoot)\$(ManagedRelativePath)</ManagedPath>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  
+  <!-- set the start action so that you can launch directly from VS -->
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <StartAction>Program</StartAction>
+    <StartProgram>$(KSPRoot)\$(KSPExecutable)</StartProgram>
+    <StartWorkingDirectory>$(KSPRoot)</StartWorkingDirectory>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
+  <!--Import references-->
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <Reference Include="$(ManagedPath)\System.dll">
+      <Name>System (KSP/Mono)</Name>
+      <Private>False</Private>
+    </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="$(ManagedPath)\mscorlib.dll">
+      <Name>System.Core (KSP/Mono)</Name>
+      <Private>False</Private>
+    </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="$(ManagedPath)\System.Xml.dll">
+      <Name>System.Xml (KSP/Mono)</Name>
+      <Private>False</Private>
+    </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="$(ManagedPath)\UnityEngine*.dll">
+      <Name>UnityEngine</Name>
+      <Private>False</Private>
+    </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="$(ManagedPath)\Assembly-CSharp.dll">
+      <Name>Assembly-CSharp</Name>
+      <Private>False</Private>
+    </Reference>
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+  <!--Common stuff that would normally go in a Targets file-->
+
+  <!--MSBuild targets-->
+  <!-- this might not be the best way to specify these since there can only be one BeforeBuild or AfterBuild target-->
+  <Target Name="BeforeBuildScript">
+  </Target>
+  <Target Name="PostBuildScript" AfterTargets="Build">
+    <CallTarget Targets="CopyBinariesToRepo" />
+  </Target>
+
+  <!--Custom Targets-->
+
+  <!-- this probably isn't the best way to do this, because it doesn't necessarily get run when switching build configs (debug/release)-->
+  <!-- make sure to always to a rebuild when switching configs and you should be fine -->
+  <Target Name="CopyBinariesToRepo">
+    <ItemGroup>
+      <BinariesToCopy Include="$(TargetDir)\*.*" />
+    </ItemGroup>
+    <Copy SourceFiles="@(BinariesToCopy)" DestinationFolder="$(RepoRootPath)\$(BinariesOutputRelativePath)" />
+  </Target>
+</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/RasterPropMonitor/RasterPropMonitor.csproj b/RasterPropMonitor/RasterPropMonitor.csproj
index f6983c7a..560fa471 100644
--- a/RasterPropMonitor/RasterPropMonitor.csproj
+++ b/RasterPropMonitor/RasterPropMonitor.csproj
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
     <DebugType>portable</DebugType>
     <Optimize>false</Optimize>
-    <OutputPath>..\bin\Debug</OutputPath>
+    <OutputPath>bin\Debug</OutputPath>
     <DefineConstants>DEBUG;</DefineConstants>
     <ErrorReport>prompt</ErrorReport>
     <WarningLevel>4</WarningLevel>
@@ -28,17 +28,10 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|AnyCPU' ">
     <Optimize>true</Optimize>
-    <OutputPath>..\bin\Release</OutputPath>
+    <OutputPath>bin\Release</OutputPath>
     <ErrorReport>prompt</ErrorReport>
     <WarningLevel>4</WarningLevel>
     <ConsolePause>false</ConsolePause>
-    <CustomCommands>
-      <CustomCommands>
-        <Command type="BeforeBuild" command="..\bin\Release\BumpBuildNumber.exe" workingdir="${SolutionDir}" />
-      </CustomCommands>
-    </CustomCommands>
-    <DefineConstants>
-    </DefineConstants>
     <PlatformTarget>AnyCPU</PlatformTarget>
     <Prefer32Bit>false</Prefer32Bit>
     <DebugType>portable</DebugType>
@@ -49,7 +42,7 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Profile|AnyCPU'">
     <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
-    <OutputPath>..\bin\Profile\</OutputPath>
+    <OutputPath>bin\Profile\</OutputPath>
     <DefineConstants>ENABLE_PROFILER</DefineConstants>
     <Optimize>true</Optimize>
     <DebugType>portable</DebugType>
@@ -57,50 +50,11 @@
     <ErrorReport>prompt</ErrorReport>
     <CodeAnalysisRuleSet>MinimumRecommendedRules.ruleset</CodeAnalysisRuleSet>
   </PropertyGroup>
-  <ItemGroup>
-    <Reference Include="Assembly-CSharp">
-      <Private>False</Private>
-    </Reference>
-    <Reference Include="System" />
-    <Reference Include="UnityEngine.AnimationModule">
-      <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
-      <Private>False</Private>
-    </Reference>
-    <Reference Include="UnityEngine.AssetBundleModule">
-      <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
-      <Private>False</Private>
-    </Reference>
-    <Reference Include="UnityEngine.AudioModule">
-      <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
-      <Private>False</Private>
-    </Reference>
-    <Reference Include="UnityEngine.CoreModule">
-      <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
-      <Private>False</Private>
-    </Reference>
-    <Reference Include="UnityEngine.ImageConversionModule">
-      <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
-      <Private>False</Private>
-    </Reference>
-    <Reference Include="UnityEngine.PhysicsModule">
-      <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
-      <Private>False</Private>
-    </Reference>
-    <Reference Include="UnityEngine.TextRenderingModule">
-      <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
-      <Private>False</Private>
-    </Reference>
-    <Reference Include="UnityEngine.UI">
-      <Private>False</Private>
-    </Reference>
-    <Reference Include="UnityEngine.UIModule">
-      <Private>False</Private>
-    </Reference>
-    <Reference Include="UnityEngine.UnityWebRequestWWWModule">
-      <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
-      <Private>False</Private>
-    </Reference>
-  </ItemGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <BinariesOutputRelativePath>GameData\JSI\RasterPropMonitor\Plugins</BinariesOutputRelativePath>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <Import Project="$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\$(MSBuildToolsVersion)\Microsoft.Common.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(SolutionDir)KSPCommon.props" />
   <ItemGroup>
     <Compile Include="Auxiliary modules\JSICallbackAnimator.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Auxiliary modules\JSIFlashModule.cs" />
@@ -188,68 +142,6 @@
     <Compile Include="Auxiliary modules\JSISelectivelyVisibleProp.cs" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(MSBuildBinPath)\Microsoft.CSharp.targets" />
-  <ProjectExtensions>
-    <MonoDevelop>
-      <Properties>
-        <Policies>
-          <NameConventionPolicy>
-            <Rules>
-              <NamingRule Name="Namespaces" AffectedEntity="Namespace" VisibilityMask="VisibilityMask" NamingStyle="PascalCase" IncludeInstanceMembers="True" IncludeStaticEntities="True" />
-              <NamingRule Name="Types" AffectedEntity="Class, Struct, Enum, Delegate" VisibilityMask="VisibilityMask" NamingStyle="PascalCase" IncludeInstanceMembers="True" IncludeStaticEntities="True" />
-              <NamingRule Name="Interfaces" AffectedEntity="Interface" VisibilityMask="VisibilityMask" NamingStyle="PascalCase" IncludeInstanceMembers="True" IncludeStaticEntities="True">
-                <RequiredPrefixes>
-                  <String>I</String>
-                </RequiredPrefixes>
-              </NamingRule>
-              <NamingRule Name="Attributes" AffectedEntity="CustomAttributes" VisibilityMask="VisibilityMask" NamingStyle="PascalCase" IncludeInstanceMembers="True" IncludeStaticEntities="True">
-                <RequiredSuffixes>
-                  <String>Attribute</String>
-                </RequiredSuffixes>
-              </NamingRule>
-              <NamingRule Name="Event Arguments" AffectedEntity="CustomEventArgs" VisibilityMask="VisibilityMask" NamingStyle="PascalCase" IncludeInstanceMembers="True" IncludeStaticEntities="True">
-                <RequiredSuffixes>
-                  <String>EventArgs</String>
-                </RequiredSuffixes>
-              </NamingRule>
-              <NamingRule Name="Exceptions" AffectedEntity="CustomExceptions" VisibilityMask="VisibilityMask" NamingStyle="PascalCase" IncludeInstanceMembers="True" IncludeStaticEntities="True">
-                <RequiredSuffixes>
-                  <String>Exception</String>
-                </RequiredSuffixes>
-              </NamingRule>
-              <NamingRule Name="Methods" AffectedEntity="Methods" VisibilityMask="VisibilityMask" NamingStyle="PascalCase" IncludeInstanceMembers="True" IncludeStaticEntities="True" />
-              <NamingRule Name="Static Readonly Fields" AffectedEntity="ReadonlyField" VisibilityMask="Internal, Protected, Public" NamingStyle="PascalCase" IncludeInstanceMembers="False" IncludeStaticEntities="True" />
-              <NamingRule Name="Fields (Non Private)" AffectedEntity="Field" VisibilityMask="Internal, Protected, Public" NamingStyle="CamelCase" IncludeInstanceMembers="True" IncludeStaticEntities="True" />
-              <NamingRule Name="ReadOnly Fields (Non Private)" AffectedEntity="ReadonlyField" VisibilityMask="Internal, Protected, Public" NamingStyle="CamelCase" IncludeInstanceMembers="True" IncludeStaticEntities="False" />
-              <NamingRule Name="Fields (Private)" AffectedEntity="Field, ReadonlyField" VisibilityMask="Private" NamingStyle="CamelCase" IncludeInstanceMembers="True" IncludeStaticEntities="False">
-                <AllowedPrefixes>
-                  <String>_</String>
-                  <String>m_</String>
-                </AllowedPrefixes>
-              </NamingRule>
-              <NamingRule Name="Static Fields (Private)" AffectedEntity="Field" VisibilityMask="Private" NamingStyle="CamelCase" IncludeInstanceMembers="False" IncludeStaticEntities="True" />
-              <NamingRule Name="ReadOnly Fields (Private)" AffectedEntity="ReadonlyField" VisibilityMask="Private" NamingStyle="CamelCase" IncludeInstanceMembers="True" IncludeStaticEntities="False">
-                <AllowedPrefixes>
-                  <String>_</String>
-                  <String>m_</String>
-                </AllowedPrefixes>
-              </NamingRule>
-              <NamingRule Name="Constant Fields" AffectedEntity="ConstantField" VisibilityMask="VisibilityMask" NamingStyle="CamelCase" IncludeInstanceMembers="True" IncludeStaticEntities="True" />
-              <NamingRule Name="Properties" AffectedEntity="Property" VisibilityMask="VisibilityMask" NamingStyle="PascalCase" IncludeInstanceMembers="True" IncludeStaticEntities="True" />
-              <NamingRule Name="Events" AffectedEntity="Event" VisibilityMask="VisibilityMask" NamingStyle="PascalCase" IncludeInstanceMembers="True" IncludeStaticEntities="True" />
-              <NamingRule Name="Enum Members" AffectedEntity="EnumMember" VisibilityMask="VisibilityMask" NamingStyle="PascalCase" IncludeInstanceMembers="True" IncludeStaticEntities="True" />
-              <NamingRule Name="Parameters" AffectedEntity="Parameter" VisibilityMask="VisibilityMask" NamingStyle="CamelCase" IncludeInstanceMembers="True" IncludeStaticEntities="True" />
-              <NamingRule Name="Type Parameters" AffectedEntity="TypeParameter" VisibilityMask="VisibilityMask" NamingStyle="PascalCase" IncludeInstanceMembers="True" IncludeStaticEntities="True">
-                <RequiredPrefixes>
-                  <String>T</String>
-                </RequiredPrefixes>
-              </NamingRule>
-            </Rules>
-          </NameConventionPolicy>
-        </Policies>
-      </Properties>
-    </MonoDevelop>
-  </ProjectExtensions>
-  <ItemGroup />
   <ItemGroup>
     <None Include=".editorconfig" />
     <None Include="packages.config" />
@@ -263,9 +155,6 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <Publicize Include="Assembly-CSharp" />
   </ItemGroup>
-  <PropertyGroup>
-    <PostBuildEvent>copy $(TargetDir)$(TargetName).* $(SolutionDir)GameData\JSI\RasterPropMonitor\Plugins\$(TargetName).*</PostBuildEvent>
-  </PropertyGroup>
   <Target Name="EnsureNuGetPackageBuildImports" BeforeTargets="PrepareForBuild">
     <PropertyGroup>
       <ErrorText>This project references NuGet package(s) that are missing on this computer. Use NuGet Package Restore to download them.  For more information, see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=322105. The missing file is {0}.</ErrorText>