diff --git a/de/headjump/superstate/Superstate.as b/de/headjump/superstate/Superstate.as
index 05c3bbe..08bdc79 100644
--- a/de/headjump/superstate/Superstate.as
+++ b/de/headjump/superstate/Superstate.as
@@ -1,38 +1,45 @@
 package de.headjump.superstate {
 
 public class Superstate {
-  private var _parent:Superstate;
   private var _states:Object;
   private var _hooks:Object;
   private var _machine:SuperstateMachine;
+  private var _name:String;
 
-  public function Superstate(hooks:Object = null, states:Object = null) {
-    _states = states;
+  /**
+   *
+   * @param hooks.enter
+   * @param hooks.leave
+   * @param hooks.can       can enter from path? -> function(path:Array):Boolean
+   * @param children
+   */
+  public function Superstate(hooks:Object = null, children:Object = null) {
+    _states = children;
     _hooks = hooks;
-    _parent = null;
     _machine = null;
+    _name = ""; // set by machine
   }
 
   protected function get hooks():Object { return _hooks; }
-  protected function get machine():SuperstateMachine { return _machine; }
+  public function get machine():SuperstateMachine { return _machine; }
+  public function set machine(val:SuperstateMachine):void { _machine = val; }
 
-  public function set parent(val:Superstate):void { _parent = val; }
+  public function set name(val:String):void { _name = val; }
+  public function get name():String { return _name; }
 
-  public function get path_to_root():Array {
-    var res:Array = [];
-    var par:Object = this;
-    while((par = par.parent) && (!par is SuperstateMachine)) {
-      res.push(par);
-    }
-    return res;
+  public function get states():Object { return _states; }
+
+  public function canEnter(path:Array):Boolean {
+    if(_hooks && _hooks.can) return _hooks.can(path);
+    return true;
   }
 
-  public function onEnter():void {
-    if(_hooks && _hooks.enter) _hooks.enter();
+  public function onEnter(path:Array, as_init_state:Boolean = false):void {
+    if(_hooks && _hooks.enter) _hooks.enter(path, as_init_state);
   }
 
-  public function onLeave():void {
-    if(_hooks && _hooks.leave) _hooks.enter();
+  public function onLeave(path:Array):void {
+    if(_hooks && _hooks.leave) _hooks.leave(path);
   }
 }
 }
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diff --git a/de/headjump/superstate/SuperstateMachine.as b/de/headjump/superstate/SuperstateMachine.as
index 608f3ad..bd5631a 100644
--- a/de/headjump/superstate/SuperstateMachine.as
+++ b/de/headjump/superstate/SuperstateMachine.as
@@ -1,9 +1,103 @@
 package de.headjump.superstate {
 
 public class SuperstateMachine extends Superstate {
+  private var _paths:Vector.<SuperstateMatchineStatePathInfo>;
+  private var _current_path:Array;
+  private var _current:Superstate;
+  private var _current_from:Superstate;
+  private var _current_to:Superstate;
 
   public function SuperstateMachine(states:Object = null) {
+    super(null, states);
 
+    _current_exit_path = null;
+    _current_enter_path = null;
+    _current_from = null;
+    _current_to = null;
+    _current = null;
+
+    populatePaths(this, []);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Fill paths info with states and all their parents
+   */
+  private function populatePaths(current:Superstate, path_to_root:Array):void {
+    var path_to_root_with_self:Array = path_to_root.concat([current]);
+    for(var k:String in current.states) {
+      if(states.hasOwnProperty(k)) {
+        var s:Superstate = states[k];
+        s.name = k;
+        s.machine = this;
+        _paths.push(new SuperstateMatchineStatePathInfo(s, path_to_root_with_self));
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Find first state matching name String (e.g "walking" or "shotgun.primary")
+   * @param name
+   * @return
+   */
+  public function stateByName(name:String):Superstate {
+    for each(var s:SuperstateMatchineStatePathInfo in _paths) {
+      if(s.matches(name)) return s.state;
+    }
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  public function get current_exit_path():Array { return _current_exit_path; }
+  public function get current_enter_path():Array { return _current_enter_path; }
+  public function get current():Superstate { return _current; }
+  public function get current_from():Superstate { return _current_from; }
+  public function get current_to():Superstate { return _current_to; }
+
+  public function to(state_name:String):SuperstateMachine {
+    var target:Superstate = stateByName(state_name);
+    if(!target || target === current) return this; // state not found || already there: do nothing
+
+    _current_from = current;
+    _current_to = target;
+    var paths:Array = pathFromTo(current, target);
+    _current_exit_path = paths[0];
+    _current_enter_path = paths[0];
+
+    // move along paths
+
+    // reset
+    _current_from = null;
+    _current_to = null;
+    _current_exit_path = null;
+    _current_enter_path = null;
+    _current = target;
+
+    return this;
   }
+
+  private function pathFromTo(from:Superstate, to:Superstate):Array {
+    return null;
+  }
+}
 }
+
+import de.headjump.superstate.Superstate;
+
+class SuperstateMatchineStatePathInfo {
+  private var _me:Superstate;
+  private var _parents:Array;
+  private var _string_path:String;
+
+  public function SuperstateMatchineStatePathInfo(self:Superstate, parents:Array) {
+    _me = self;
+    _parents = parents;
+    _string_path = "." + parents.map(function(el:Superstate, ...ignore):String { return el.name; })+ ".";
+  }
+
+  public function get state():Superstate { return _me; }
+
+  public function toString():String { return _string_path.substring(1, -1); }
+
+  public function matches(name:String):Boolean {
+    return _string_path.indexOf("." + name + ".") !== -1;
+  }
 }
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