diff --git a/include/MR/actor/ActorStateUtil.h b/include/MR/actor/ActorStateUtil.h
index 7efc49e2..a125c841 100644
--- a/include/MR/actor/ActorStateUtil.h
+++ b/include/MR/actor/ActorStateUtil.h
@@ -3,11 +3,16 @@
 
 #include <revolution.h>
 #include "Actor/Nerve/NerveExecutor.h"
+#include "Actor/State/ActorStateKeeper.h"
+
+class LiveActor;
 
 namespace MR
 {
     void initActorStateKeeper(NerveExecutor *, s32);
-
+    void initActorState(NerveExecutor *, ActorStateBaseInterface *, const Nerve *, const char *);
+    bool updateActorState(LiveActor *, ActorStateBaseInterface *);
+    bool updateActorStateAndNextNerve(LiveActor *, ActorStateBaseInterface *, const Nerve *);
     bool updateActorState(NerveExecutor *);
 };
 
diff --git a/include/MR/actor/LiveActorUtil.h b/include/MR/actor/LiveActorUtil.h
index 75cabea1..ff1f1334 100644
--- a/include/MR/actor/LiveActorUtil.h
+++ b/include/MR/actor/LiveActorUtil.h
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #define LIVEACTORUTIL_H
 
 #include <revolution.h>
+#include "JGeometry/TVec3.h"
 #include "JMap/JMapInfoIter.h"
 #include "System/Resource/ResourceHolder.h"
 
diff --git a/source/MR/Actor/ActorStateUtil.cpp b/source/MR/Actor/ActorStateUtil.cpp
index ef8be41d..aeb985a8 100644
--- a/source/MR/Actor/ActorStateUtil.cpp
+++ b/source/MR/Actor/ActorStateUtil.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include "MR/actor/ActorStateUtil.h"
-#include "Actor/State/ActorStateKeeper.h"
+#include "MR/actor/LiveActorUtil.h"
+#include "Actor/LiveActor/LiveActor.h"
 
 namespace MR
 {
@@ -8,6 +9,58 @@ namespace MR
         pExecutor->mSpine->initStateKeeper(stateCount);
     }
 
+    void initActorState(NerveExecutor *pExecutor, ActorStateBaseInterface *pStateBase, const Nerve *pNerve, const char *pStateName)
+    {
+        pStateBase->init();
+        pExecutor->mSpine->mStateKeeper->addState(pStateBase, pNerve, pStateName);
+    }
+
+    bool updateActorState(LiveActor *pActor, ActorStateBaseInterface *pStateBase)
+    {
+        bool ret;
+
+        if (MR::isFirstStep(pActor))
+        {
+            pStateBase->appear();
+        }
+
+        bool res = pStateBase->update();
+
+        if (res)
+        {
+            if (!pStateBase->mIsDead)
+            {
+                pStateBase->kill();
+            }
+
+            ret = true;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            ret = false;
+        }
+        
+        return ret;
+    }
+
+    bool updateActorStateAndNextNerve(LiveActor *pActor, ActorStateBaseInterface *pStateBase, const Nerve *pNerve)
+    {
+        bool ret;
+        bool needsNerveUpdate = updateActorState(pActor, pStateBase);
+
+        if (needsNerveUpdate)
+        {
+            pActor->setNerve(pNerve);
+            ret = true;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            ret = false;
+        }
+        
+        return ret;
+    }
+
     bool updateActorState(NerveExecutor *pExecutor)
     {
         return pExecutor->mSpine->mStateKeeper->updateCurrentState();