Thank you for your reply, I looked at your example, and it doesn't really seem like there is anything in it that correlates to my issue. I am trying to check for the axis sign (positive or negative) so that when i am in my right state, if the y axis is positive, it will go to my up/right state. I can achieve this with just using the axis events, (like if up is pressed while in right state = up/right) however, it isnt smooth at all, i want to be able to press up/right on the D-pad from Idle, and transition to up/right without needing to first hold right, then shift my thumb up.