SpawnShot DeathSound doesn't override original DeathSound

[Death Egg]

So I've got a special version of the SpawnShot for the project I'm working on. Right now the code looks like this:

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actor MySpawnShot : SpawnShot replaces SpawnShot
{
	SeeSound "new/sight"
	DeathSound "new/death"
	DropItem "SpecializedDropActor"
	States
	{
	Spawn:
		BOSF A 3
		BOSF BCD 3 A_SpawnFly
		Loop
	}
}

I wanted to replace both the sound when it's spawned and the sound when it hits the ground (DeathSound, I presume) However, while the sight sound gets replaced in-game, the death sound doesn't. SpawnShot seems already like a very specialized actor for what it does, so I don't know if there's a better way of handling this.

[Dan_The_Noob]

maybe check your SNDINFO is correct, because this code seems ok.

[Death Egg]

maybe check your SNDINFO is correct, because this code seems ok.

The SNDINFO is as follows: (roughly)

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new/death           dssound // assume it's a sound that definitely exists in the files

[Dan_The_Noob]

maybe jus create a dummy death state to see if that fixes it?

[Death Egg]

maybe jus create a dummy death state to see if that fixes it?

No dice. Still plays the teleportation sound effect. I've also tried before to add animations or things to the SpawnShot's death, and it ignores anything I put in it anyway.

[Dan_The_Noob]

maybe jus create a dummy death state to see if that fixes it?

No dice. Still plays the teleportation sound effect. I've also tried before to add animations or things to the SpawnShot's death, and it ignores anything I put in it anyway.

the teleport effect is likely from the A_SpawnFly thing in SpawnShot.

probably easier to make your own spawn function in the death state OR make a custom FogActor for it to use instead of the teleport one.

[Death Egg]

maybe jus create a dummy death state to see if that fixes it?

No dice. Still plays the teleportation sound effect. I've also tried before to add animations or things to the SpawnShot's death, and it ignores anything I put in it anyway.

the teleport effect is likely from the A_SpawnFly thing in SpawnShot.

probably easier to make your own spawn function in the death state OR make a custom FogActor for it to use instead of the teleport one.

This solved all but one issue: A_SpawnFly automatically could detect and destroy the SpawnShot when it reached the target object, but since I've rewritten it it'll overshoot and hit whatever is solid. This is fine sometimes, but when the thing it hits is a wall or a floor at the wrong angle, the monster won't spawn because it would spawn directly in level geometry. How would I detect when it's reached the target, or failing that, at least ensure the monster gets spawned correctly?

Also tangentially related, how can I can enemies spawned with A_SpawnItemEx to spawn in an active state and try to chase the player down?