MAPINFO question

[Okgo5555]

Is there a way to just change the default actors properties so that when a level's given monsters are all dead the level ends? I'm willing to do this via ACS as well, but specifically, for my purpose, I'm trying to set up scenarios where the level ends once the player has killed everything.

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SpecialAction = "<monstertype>", "<action special>", [arg1], [arg2], [arg3], [arg4], [arg5]

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SpecialAction = "zombiemanboss", "Exit_Normal"

Whenever I use this, I get an "Unknown top level keyword" error and, besides this, the special action would be limited to a given class (i was hoping 'monster') anyway.

[Graf Zahl]

This sounds like you placed this in the wrong place. SpecialAction is a map property so it needs to be within a "map" or "defaultmap" block.

[Okgo5555]

Ya. I have it at the end of the e1m1 mapblock. In just trying to suss this out and try out the concept.

As far as I understand, this type of information goes underneath the part in the lump that defines the individual level's music?

[Graf Zahl]

Post your entire MAPINFO. Without it all we can do is guess.

[Okgo5555]

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map E1M1 "Hangar Extermination"
levelnum 1
next E1M2
secretnext E1M9
sky1 SKY1 0
cluster 1
par 30
music D_E1M1
SpecialAction = "ZombiemanBoss", "Exit_Normal"

And then the idea is to replace the monsters as Bosses so that the level just ends once everything is dead.

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ACTOR ZombieManBoss : Zombieman replaces Zombieman
{
+BOSSDEATH
  States
  {
  Death:
    POSS H 5 A_BossDeath
    POSS I 5 A_Scream
    POSS J 5 A_NoBlocking
    POSS K 5
    POSS L -1
    Stop
  XDeath:
    POSS M 5 A_BossDeath
    POSS N 5 A_XScream
    POSS O 5 A_NoBlocking
    POSS PQRST 5
    POSS U -1
    Stop
  }
}

[Void Weaver]

You have wrong syntaxis.
This variant work as intended:

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map E1M1 "Hangar Extermination"
{ //Forgot bracket character
levelnum = 1 //Forgot equal sign
next = E1M2
secretnext = E1M9
sky1 = SKY1, 0
cluster = 1
par = 30
music = D_E1M1
SpecialAction = "ZombiemanBoss", "Exit_Normal"
}