diff --git a/Source/CC_RP0/Parameter/AvionicsCheckVesselParam.cs b/Source/CC_RP0/Parameter/AvionicsCheckVesselParam.cs
index 63b6bb46829..e5c6283d28e 100644
--- a/Source/CC_RP0/Parameter/AvionicsCheckVesselParam.cs
+++ b/Source/CC_RP0/Parameter/AvionicsCheckVesselParam.cs
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 using ContractConfigurator.Parameters;
-using Contracts;
 
 namespace ContractConfigurator.RP0
 {
     public class AvionicsCheckParameter : VesselParameter
     {
-        protected bool parameterIsSatisified = true;
-        protected bool controlHasLapsed = false;
-        protected bool continuousControlRequired = false;
+        protected bool parameterIsSatisified { get; set; } = true;
+        protected bool controlHasLapsed { get; set; }
+        protected bool continuousControlRequired { get; set; }
 
         public AvionicsCheckParameter() : base(null) { }
 
@@ -30,7 +29,7 @@ protected override void OnParameterLoad(ConfigNode node)
             base.OnParameterLoad(node);
 
             // Save parameter options on a per-vessel basis
-            node.TryGetValue("continuousControlRequired", ref continuousControlRequired);
+            continuousControlRequired = ConfigNodeUtil.ParseValue<bool>(node, "continuousControlRequired");
         }
         protected override void OnRegister()
         {
diff --git a/Source/CC_RP0/Parameter/DownrangeDistanceVesselParam.cs b/Source/CC_RP0/Parameter/DownrangeDistanceVesselParam.cs
index bf488ab572d..e5a98667426 100644
--- a/Source/CC_RP0/Parameter/DownrangeDistanceVesselParam.cs
+++ b/Source/CC_RP0/Parameter/DownrangeDistanceVesselParam.cs
@@ -10,10 +10,11 @@ public class DownrangeDistance : VesselParameter
     {
         protected static Dictionary<string, DownrangeDistance> CompletedParams;
 
-        protected bool triggered = false;
-        protected double distance = 0;
-        protected double curDist = 0;
-        protected double markLatitude, markLongitude;
+        protected bool triggered { get; set; }
+        protected double distance { get; set; }
+        protected double curDist { get; set; }
+        protected double markLatitude { get; set; }
+        protected double markLongitude { get; set; }
         protected float updateFrequency { get; set; }
 
         private float lastUpdate = 0.0f;
@@ -46,10 +47,10 @@ protected override void OnParameterLoad(ConfigNode node)
             base.OnParameterLoad(node);
 
             updateFrequency = ConfigNodeUtil.ParseValue<float>(node, "updateFrequency", DEFAULT_UPDATE_FREQUENCY);
-            node.TryGetValue("distance", ref distance);
-            node.TryGetValue("markLatitude", ref markLatitude);
-            node.TryGetValue("markLongitude", ref markLongitude);
-            node.TryGetValue("triggered", ref triggered);
+            distance = ConfigNodeUtil.ParseValue<double>(node, "distance");
+            markLatitude = ConfigNodeUtil.ParseValue<double>(node, "markLatitude");
+            markLongitude = ConfigNodeUtil.ParseValue<double>(node, "markLongitude");
+            triggered = ConfigNodeUtil.ParseValue<bool>(node, "triggered");
         }
 
         protected override string GetParameterTitle()
diff --git a/Source/CC_RP0/Parameter/HasCompleted.cs b/Source/CC_RP0/Parameter/HasCompleted.cs
index a380edd42d5..f043b7236f9 100644
--- a/Source/CC_RP0/Parameter/HasCompleted.cs
+++ b/Source/CC_RP0/Parameter/HasCompleted.cs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ namespace ContractConfigurator.RP0
     public class HasCompleted : VesselParameter
     {
         protected List<string> ContractTags { get; set; }
-        protected bool InvertParameter = false;
+        protected bool InvertParameter { get; set; }
 
         public HasCompleted()
             : base(null)
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ protected override void OnParameterLoad(ConfigNode node)
         {
             base.OnParameterLoad(node);
             ContractTags = ConfigNodeUtil.ParseValue<List<string>>(node, "contractTag", new List<string>());
-            InvertParameter = Convert.ToBoolean(node.GetValue("invertParameter"));
+            InvertParameter = ConfigNodeUtil.ParseValue<bool>(node, "invertParameter");
         }
 
         protected override void OnRegister()
diff --git a/Source/CC_RP0/Parameter/HorizontalLandingVesselParam.cs b/Source/CC_RP0/Parameter/HorizontalLandingVesselParam.cs
index 47b2276edc4..a6d3284546d 100644
--- a/Source/CC_RP0/Parameter/HorizontalLandingVesselParam.cs
+++ b/Source/CC_RP0/Parameter/HorizontalLandingVesselParam.cs
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ namespace ContractConfigurator.RP0
 {
     public class HorizontalLanding : VesselParameter
     {
-        protected double glideRatio;
-        protected bool wasPreviouslyMet = false;
+        protected double glideRatio { get; set; }
+        protected bool wasPreviouslyMet { get; set; }
         protected float updateFrequency { get; set; }
 
         private float lastUpdate = 0.0f;
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ protected override void OnParameterLoad(ConfigNode node)
             base.OnParameterLoad(node);
 
             updateFrequency = ConfigNodeUtil.ParseValue<float>(node, "updateFrequency", DEFAULT_UPDATE_FREQUENCY);
-            node.TryGetValue("glideRatio", ref glideRatio);
-            node.TryGetValue("wasPreviouslyMet", ref wasPreviouslyMet);
+            glideRatio = ConfigNodeUtil.ParseValue<double>(node, "glideRatio");
+            wasPreviouslyMet = ConfigNodeUtil.ParseValue<bool>(node, "wasPreviouslyMet");
         }
 
         protected override bool VesselMeetsCondition(Vessel vessel)
diff --git a/Source/CC_RP0/Parameter/ImpactCBParam.cs b/Source/CC_RP0/Parameter/ImpactCBParam.cs
index c4f73de497f..892f63ded3a 100644
--- a/Source/CC_RP0/Parameter/ImpactCBParam.cs
+++ b/Source/CC_RP0/Parameter/ImpactCBParam.cs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ public class ImpactCB : VesselParameter
     {
         private const int VelQueueSize = 50;
 
-        protected double minSrfVel = 0;
+        protected double minSrfVel { get; set; }
 
         private Queue<double> srfVelQueue = new Queue<double>(VelQueueSize);
         private Dictionary<Vessel, bool> destroyedVessels = new Dictionary<Vessel, bool>();
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ protected override void OnParameterLoad(ConfigNode node)
         {
             base.OnParameterLoad(node);
 
-            node.TryGetValue("minSrfVel", ref minSrfVel);
+            minSrfVel = ConfigNodeUtil.ParseNode<double>(node, "minSrfVel");
             targetBody = ConfigNodeUtil.ParseValue<CelestialBody>(node, "targetBody", null);
         }
 
diff --git a/Source/CC_RP0/Parameter/RP1NoDocking.cs b/Source/CC_RP0/Parameter/RP1NoDocking.cs
index f465514e3a2..31639b3853a 100644
--- a/Source/CC_RP0/Parameter/RP1NoDocking.cs
+++ b/Source/CC_RP0/Parameter/RP1NoDocking.cs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ namespace ContractConfigurator.RP0
     /// </summary>
     public class RP1NoDocking : VesselParameter
     {
-        protected HashSet<string> dockedVesselIDs = new HashSet<string>();
+        protected HashSet<string> dockedVesselIDs { get; set; } = new HashSet<string>();
         protected List<string> vessels { get; set; }
 
         public RP1NoDocking()
diff --git a/Source/CC_RP0/Parameter/RP1ReturnHome.cs b/Source/CC_RP0/Parameter/RP1ReturnHome.cs
index d17031c499d..2e91f0b6dda 100644
--- a/Source/CC_RP0/Parameter/RP1ReturnHome.cs
+++ b/Source/CC_RP0/Parameter/RP1ReturnHome.cs
@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@ namespace ContractConfigurator.RP0
     public class RP1ReturnHome : VesselParameter
     {
         public const double DefaultMaxSpeed = 5;
+        internal const float DEFAULT_UPDATE_FREQUENCY = 0.5f;
 
-        protected string landAtFacility = string.Empty;
-        protected double maxSpeed = DefaultMaxSpeed;
+        protected string landAtFacility { get; set; }
+        protected double maxSpeed { get; set; }
         protected float updateFrequency { get; set; }
 
         private float lastUpdate = 0.0f;
-        internal const float DEFAULT_UPDATE_FREQUENCY = 0.5f;
 
         public RP1ReturnHome()
             : this(null, string.Empty, DefaultMaxSpeed, DEFAULT_UPDATE_FREQUENCY)
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ protected override void OnParameterLoad(ConfigNode node)
             base.OnParameterLoad(node);
 
             updateFrequency = ConfigNodeUtil.ParseValue<float>(node, "updateFrequency", DEFAULT_UPDATE_FREQUENCY);
-            node.TryGetValue("landAtFacility", ref landAtFacility);
-            node.TryGetValue("maxSpeed", ref maxSpeed);
+            landAtFacility = ConfigNodeUtil.ParseValue<string>(node, "landAtFacility", string.Empty);
+            maxSpeed = ConfigNodeUtil.ParseValue<double>(node, "maxSpeed", DefaultMaxSpeed);
         }
 
         protected override void OnUpdate()
diff --git a/Source/CC_RP0/Parameter/ReachMachVesselParam.cs b/Source/CC_RP0/Parameter/ReachMachVesselParam.cs
index 699cd165f2b..39afdbf58df 100644
--- a/Source/CC_RP0/Parameter/ReachMachVesselParam.cs
+++ b/Source/CC_RP0/Parameter/ReachMachVesselParam.cs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ namespace ContractConfigurator.RP0
 {
     public class ReachMach : VesselParameter
     {
-        protected double mach;
+        protected double mach { get; set; }
         protected float updateFrequency { get; set; }
 
         private float lastUpdate = 0.0f;
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ protected override void OnParameterSave(ConfigNode node)
         {
             base.OnParameterSave(node);
 
-            node.AddValue("updateFrequency", updateFrequency);
             node.AddValue("updateFrequency", updateFrequency);
             node.AddValue("mach", mach);
         }
@@ -35,7 +34,7 @@ protected override void OnParameterLoad(ConfigNode node)
             base.OnParameterLoad(node);
 
             updateFrequency = ConfigNodeUtil.ParseValue<float>(node, "updateFrequency", DEFAULT_UPDATE_FREQUENCY);
-            node.TryGetValue("mach", ref mach);
+            mach = ConfigNodeUtil.ParseValue<double>(node, "mach");
         }
 
         protected override string GetParameterTitle()
diff --git a/Source/CC_RP0/Parameter/VesselBuiltAt.cs b/Source/CC_RP0/Parameter/VesselBuiltAt.cs
index a01fc6ec30b..0868cba48c0 100644
--- a/Source/CC_RP0/Parameter/VesselBuiltAt.cs
+++ b/Source/CC_RP0/Parameter/VesselBuiltAt.cs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ namespace ContractConfigurator.RP0
 {
     public class VesselBuiltAtParameter : VesselParameter
     {
-        private EditorFacility builtAt;
+        private EditorFacility builtAt {  get; set; }
 
         public VesselBuiltAtParameter()
             : base(null)