diff --git a/npc/pirate/actions.py b/npc/pirate/actions.py
index 9b3493a..a4f4b04 100644
--- a/npc/pirate/actions.py
+++ b/npc/pirate/actions.py
@@ -23,13 +23,24 @@ def get_position(entity, memory):
 
 class LookAction(CalledOnceContext):
     def enter(self):
-        print "LOOKING"
         self.parent.environment.look(self.parent)
 
 
 class MoveAction(ActionContext):
+    def enter(self):
+        self.path = self.parent.environment.pathfind(self.startpoint,
+                    self.endpoint)
+
+        # remove the first node, which is the starting node
+        self.path.pop()
+
     def update(self, time):
-        print self, "moving?"
+        if self.path:
+            pos = self.path.pop()
+            self.parent.environment.set_position(self.parent,
+                    (self.parent.environment, pos))
+        else:
+            self.finish()
 
     def setStartpoint(self, pos):
         self.startpoint = pos
@@ -46,34 +57,27 @@ class PickupAction(CalledOnceContext):
 
 
 class DrinkRumAction(ActionContext):
-    def start(self):
-        self.caller.drunkness = 1
-        super(drink_rum, self).start()
+    def enter(self):
+        self.drunkness = 1
         
     def update(self, time):
-        if self.valid():
-            self.caller.drunkness += 1
-            if self.caller.drunkness == 5:
-                self.finish()
-        else:
-            self.fail()
-
-    def finish(self):
-        super(drink_rum, self).finish()
+        self.drunkness += 1
+        if self.drunkness == 5:
+            self.finish()
 
+exported_actions = []
 
 
-exported_actions = []
+###  ACTION BUILDERS
+###
 
 class move_to_entity(ActionBuilder):
     """
     return a list of action that this caller is able to move with
-
-    you MUST have a mechanism that depletes a counter when moving, otherwise
-    the planner will loop lessly moving the agent around to different places.
     """
 
     def get_actions(self, caller, memory):
+        here = get_position(caller, memory) 
         visited = []
 
         for pct in memory.of_class(PositionPrecept):
@@ -83,8 +87,10 @@ def get_actions(self, caller, memory):
             visited.append(pct.position)
 
             action = MoveAction(caller)
+            action.setStartpoint(here)
             action.setEndpoint(pct.position[1])
             action.effects.append(PositionGoal(caller, pct.position))
+            print ">>> MOVE >>>", action, action.startpoint, action.endpoint
             yield action
 
 exported_actions.append(move_to_entity)
@@ -110,7 +116,6 @@ class drink_rum(ActionBuilder):
     """
     drink rum that is in caller's inventory
     """
-
     def get_actions(self, caller, memory):
         for pct in memory.of_class(PositionPrecept):
             if pct.position[0] == 'self' and pct.entity.name == "rum":
@@ -123,7 +128,6 @@ def get_actions(self, caller, memory):
 exported_actions.append(drink_rum)
 
 
-
 class look(ActionBuilder):
     def get_actions(self, caller, memory):
         action = LookAction(caller)
diff --git a/pathfinding/astar.py b/pathfinding/astar.py
index 1ebe0e3..c371429 100644
--- a/pathfinding/astar.py
+++ b/pathfinding/astar.py
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ def search(start, finish, factory):
 
     finishNode = factory(finish)
     startNode = factory(start)
+    print finishNode, startNode
     startNode.h = calcH(startNode, finishNode)
 
     # used to locate nodes in the heap and modify their f scores
diff --git a/pygoap/environment2d.py b/pygoap/environment2d.py
index ed0c79e..d1bdf6a 100644
--- a/pygoap/environment2d.py
+++ b/pygoap/environment2d.py
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ def get_surrounding(self, position):
         """
         Return all positions around this one.
         """
-
         x, y = position
+
         return ((x-1, y-1), (x-1, y), (x-1, y+1), (x, y-1), (x, y+1),
                 (x+1, y-1), (x+1, y), (x+1, y+1))
                 
@@ -49,7 +49,18 @@ def calc_h(self, position1, position2):
         return distance(position1, position2)
 
     def factory(self, position):
-        return Node(position)
+        
+        # EPIC HACK
+        # fix this when position conventions are standardized
+        try:
+            if len(position[1]) == 2:
+                x, y = position[1]
+            else:
+                x, y = position
+        except TypeError:
+            x, y = position
+                
+        return Node((x, y))
 
 
 class XYEnvironment(Environment, Pathfinding2D):
diff --git a/pygoap/planning.py b/pygoap/planning.py
index b8dd3b6..e6bdc04 100644
--- a/pygoap/planning.py
+++ b/pygoap/planning.py
@@ -129,8 +129,8 @@ def plan(parent, builders, start_action, start_memory, goal):
     if success:
         path = [keyNode.action]
         while keyNode.parent is not None:
-            path.append(keyNode.action)
             keyNode = keyNode.parent
+            path.append(keyNode.action)
 
         return path
 
diff --git a/pygoap/tiledenvironment.py b/pygoap/tiledenvironment.py
index d88d885..59894f0 100644
--- a/pygoap/tiledenvironment.py
+++ b/pygoap/tiledenvironment.py
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ def render(self, surface):
 
         for t in self.entities:
             env, (x, y) = self.get_position(t)
+            print env, x, y
             x *= self.tiledmap.tilewidth
             y *= self.tiledmap.tileheight
 
diff --git a/test.py b/test.py
index 945472a..b83e97f 100644
--- a/test.py
+++ b/test.py
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ def run_once():
         elif time == 3:
             rum = ObjectBase("rum")
             formosa.add(rum)
-            formosa.set_position(rum, (formosa, (0,2)))
+            formosa.set_position(rum, (formosa, (2,5)))
 
         elif time == 6:
             wench = Human("Female", "wench")
diff --git a/tutorial.py b/tutorial.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9d1582d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tutorial.py
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+from pygoap.actions import *
+from pygoap.goals import *
+
+from pygoap.agent import GoapAgent
+from pygoap.environment import Environment
+
+
+class PrintActionContext(CalledOnceContext):
+    def enter(self):
+        print "hello world"
+
+class PrintAction(ActionBuilder):
+    def get_actions(self, caller, memory):
+        action = PrintActionContext(caller)
+        action.effects.append(SimpleGoal(introduced_self=True))
+        yield action
+
+
+
+agent = GoapAgent()
+agent.add_action(PrintAction())
+
+friendly_goal = SimpleGoal(introduced_self=True)
+agent.add_goal(friendly_goal)
+
+env = Environment()
+env.add(agent)
+
+env.update(1)
+
+