diff --git a/buildcfg.txt b/buildcfg.txt
index bf4cecc1..788f764a 100644
--- a/buildcfg.txt
+++ b/buildcfg.txt
@@ -946,16 +946,20 @@ INTERPIC	0	0
 
 #ifdef FREEDM
 
-; In FreeDM, all monster sprites are replaced with empty graphics
+; In FreeDM, all monsters are replaced by a simple silhouette.  When
+; the monster is killed, it just disappears.  These are all single
+; frame graphics. It is assumed that most deathmatch levels are played
+; without monsters, but it's helpful to have these silhouettes
+; for people that forgot to set -nomonsters.
 
-BOS2A0     = blank
-BOS2B0     = blank
-BOS2C0     = blank
-BOS2D0     = blank
-BOS2E0     = blank
-BOS2F0     = blank
-BOS2G0     = blank
-BOS2H0     = blank
+BOS2A0     = nomonst
+BOS2B0     = nomonst
+BOS2C0     = nomonst
+BOS2D0     = nomonst
+BOS2E0     = nomonst
+BOS2F0     = nomonst
+BOS2G0     = nomonst
+BOS2H0     = nomonst
 BOS2I0     = blank
 BOS2J0     = blank
 BOS2K0     = blank
@@ -968,15 +972,15 @@ BOSFB0     = blank
 BOSFC0     = blank
 BOSFD0     = blank
 BRS1A0     = blank
-BSPIA0     = blank
-BSPIB0     = blank
-BSPIC0     = blank
-BSPID0     = blank
-BSPIE0     = blank
-BSPIF0     = blank
-BSPIG0     = blank
-BSPIH0     = blank
-BSPII0     = blank
+BSPIA0     = nomonst
+BSPIB0     = nomonst
+BSPIC0     = nomonst
+BSPID0     = nomonst
+BSPIE0     = nomonst
+BSPIF0     = nomonst
+BSPIG0     = nomonst
+BSPIH0     = nomonst
+BSPII0     = nomonst
 BSPIJ0     = blank
 BSPIK0     = blank
 BSPIL0     = blank
@@ -984,13 +988,13 @@ BSPIM0     = blank
 BSPIN0     = blank
 BSPIO0     = blank
 BSPIP0     = blank
-CPOSA0     = blank
-CPOSB0     = blank
-CPOSC0     = blank
-CPOSD0     = blank
-CPOSE0     = blank
-CPOSF0     = blank
-CPOSG0     = blank
+CPOSA0     = nomonst
+CPOSB0     = nomonst
+CPOSC0     = nomonst
+CPOSD0     = nomonst
+CPOSE0     = nomonst
+CPOSF0     = nomonst
+CPOSG0     = nomonst
 CPOSH0     = blank
 CPOSI0     = blank
 CPOSJ0     = blank
@@ -1006,16 +1010,16 @@ CPOSS0     = blank
 CPOST0     = blank
 FATBA0     = blank
 FATBB0     = blank
-FATTA0     = blank
-FATTB0     = blank
-FATTC0     = blank
-FATTD0     = blank
-FATTE0     = blank
-FATTF0     = blank
-FATTG0     = blank
-FATTH0     = blank
-FATTI0     = blank
-FATTJ0     = blank
+FATTA0     = nomonst
+FATTB0     = nomonst
+FATTC0     = nomonst
+FATTD0     = nomonst
+FATTE0     = nomonst
+FATTF0     = nomonst
+FATTG0     = nomonst
+FATTH0     = nomonst
+FATTI0     = nomonst
+FATTJ0     = nomonst
 FATTK0     = blank
 FATTL0     = blank
 FATTM0     = blank
@@ -1039,44 +1043,44 @@ FIREG0     = blank
 FIREH0     = blank
 MANFA0     = blank
 MANFB0     = blank
-PAINA0     = blank
-PAINB0     = blank
-PAINC0     = blank
-PAIND0     = blank
-PAINE0     = blank
-PAINF0     = blank
-PAING0     = blank
+PAINA0     = nomonst
+PAINB0     = nomonst
+PAINC0     = nomonst
+PAIND0     = nomonst
+PAINE0     = nomonst
+PAINF0     = nomonst
+PAING0     = nomonst
 PAINH0     = blank
 PAINI0     = blank
 PAINJ0     = blank
 PAINK0     = blank
 PAINL0     = blank
 PAINM0     = blank
-SKELA0     = blank
-SKELB0     = blank
-SKELC0     = blank
-SKELD0     = blank
-SKELE0     = blank
-SKELF0     = blank
-SKELG0     = blank
-SKELH0     = blank
-SKELI0     = blank
-SKELJ0     = blank
-SKELK0     = blank
-SKELL0     = blank
+SKELA0     = nomonst
+SKELB0     = nomonst
+SKELC0     = nomonst
+SKELD0     = nomonst
+SKELE0     = nomonst
+SKELF0     = nomonst
+SKELG0     = nomonst
+SKELH0     = nomonst
+SKELI0     = nomonst
+SKELJ0     = nomonst
+SKELK0     = nomonst
+SKELL0     = nomonst
 SKELM0     = blank
 SKELN0     = blank
 SKELO0     = blank
 SKELP0     = blank
 SKELQ0     = blank
-SSWVA0     = blank
-SSWVB0     = blank
-SSWVC0     = blank
-SSWVD0     = blank
-SSWVE0     = blank
-SSWVF0     = blank
-SSWVG0     = blank
-SSWVH0     = blank
+SSWVA0     = nomonst
+SSWVB0     = nomonst
+SSWVC0     = nomonst
+SSWVD0     = nomonst
+SSWVE0     = nomonst
+SSWVF0     = nomonst
+SSWVG0     = nomonst
+SSWVH0     = nomonst
 SSWVI0     = blank
 SSWVJ0     = blank
 SSWVK0     = blank
@@ -1091,23 +1095,23 @@ SSWVS0     = blank
 SSWVT0     = blank
 SSWVU0     = blank
 SSWVV0     = blank
-VILEA0     = blank
-VILEB0     = blank
-VILEC0     = blank
-VILED0     = blank
-VILEE0     = blank
-VILEF0     = blank
-VILEG0     = blank
-VILEH0     = blank
-VILEI0     = blank
-VILEJ0     = blank
-VILEK0     = blank
-VILEL0     = blank
-VILEM0     = blank
-VILEN0     = blank
-VILEO0     = blank
-VILEP0     = blank
-VILEQ0     = blank
+VILEA0     = nomonst
+VILEB0     = nomonst
+VILEC0     = nomonst
+VILED0     = nomonst
+VILEE0     = nomonst
+VILEF0     = nomonst
+VILEG0     = nomonst
+VILEH0     = nomonst
+VILEI0     = nomonst
+VILEJ0     = nomonst
+VILEK0     = nomonst
+VILEL0     = nomonst
+VILEM0     = nomonst
+VILEN0     = nomonst
+VILEO0     = nomonst
+VILEP0     = nomonst
+VILEQ0     = nomonst
 VILER0     = blank
 VILES0     = blank
 VILET0     = blank
@@ -1117,17 +1121,17 @@ VILEW0     = blank
 VILEX0     = blank
 VILEY0     = blank
 VILEZ0     = blank
-VILE[0     = blank
-VILE\0     = blank
-VILE]0     = blank
-BOSSA0     = blank
-BOSSB0     = blank
-BOSSC0     = blank
-BOSSD0     = blank
-BOSSE0     = blank
-BOSSF0     = blank
-BOSSG0     = blank
-BOSSH0     = blank
+VILE[0     = nomonst
+VILE\0     = nomonst
+VILE]0     = nomonst
+BOSSA0     = nomonst
+BOSSB0     = nomonst
+BOSSC0     = nomonst
+BOSSD0     = nomonst
+BOSSE0     = nomonst
+BOSSF0     = nomonst
+BOSSG0     = nomonst
+BOSSH0     = nomonst
 BOSSI0     = blank
 BOSSJ0     = blank
 BOSSK0     = blank
@@ -1135,13 +1139,13 @@ BOSSL0     = blank
 BOSSM0     = blank
 BOSSN0     = blank
 BOSSO0     = blank
-POSSA0     = blank
-POSSB0     = blank
-POSSC0     = blank
-POSSD0     = blank
-POSSE0     = blank
-POSSF0     = blank
-POSSG0     = blank
+POSSA0     = nomonst
+POSSB0     = nomonst
+POSSC0     = nomonst
+POSSD0     = nomonst
+POSSE0     = nomonst
+POSSF0     = nomonst
+POSSG0     = nomonst
 POSSH0     = blank
 POSSI0     = blank
 POSSJ0     = blank
@@ -1156,13 +1160,13 @@ POSSR0     = blank
 POSSS0     = blank
 POSST0     = blank
 POSSU0     = blank
-SARGA0     = blank
-SARGB0     = blank
-SARGC0     = blank
-SARGD0     = blank
-SARGE0     = blank
-SARGF0     = blank
-SARGG0     = blank
+SARGA0     = nomonst
+SARGB0     = nomonst
+SARGC0     = nomonst
+SARGD0     = nomonst
+SARGE0     = nomonst
+SARGF0     = nomonst
+SARGG0     = nomonst
 SARGH0     = blank
 SARGI0     = blank
 SARGJ0     = blank
@@ -1170,13 +1174,13 @@ SARGK0     = blank
 SARGL0     = blank
 SARGM0     = blank
 SARGN0     = blank
-SPOSA0     = blank
-SPOSB0     = blank
-SPOSC0     = blank
-SPOSD0     = blank
-SPOSE0     = blank
-SPOSF0     = blank
-SPOSG0     = blank
+SPOSA0     = nomonst
+SPOSB0     = nomonst
+SPOSC0     = nomonst
+SPOSD0     = nomonst
+SPOSE0     = nomonst
+SPOSF0     = nomonst
+SPOSG0     = nomonst
 SPOSH0     = blank
 SPOSI0     = blank
 SPOSJ0     = blank
@@ -1191,14 +1195,14 @@ SPOSR0     = blank
 SPOSS0     = blank
 SPOST0     = blank
 SPOSU0     = blank
-TROOA0     = blank
-TROOB0     = blank
-TROOC0     = blank
-TROOD0     = blank
-TROOE0     = blank
-TROOF0     = blank
-TROOG0     = blank
-TROOH0     = blank
+TROOA0     = nomonst
+TROOB0     = nomonst
+TROOC0     = nomonst
+TROOD0     = nomonst
+TROOE0     = nomonst
+TROOF0     = nomonst
+TROOG0     = nomonst
+TROOH0     = nomonst
 TROOI0     = blank
 TROOJ0     = blank
 TROOK0     = blank
@@ -1212,13 +1216,13 @@ TROOR0     = blank
 TROOS0     = blank
 TROOT0     = blank
 TROOU0     = blank
-CYBRA0     = blank
-CYBRB0     = blank
-CYBRC0     = blank
-CYBRD0     = blank
-CYBRE0     = blank
-CYBRF0     = blank
-CYBRG0     = blank
+CYBRA0     = nomonst
+CYBRB0     = nomonst
+CYBRC0     = nomonst
+CYBRD0     = nomonst
+CYBRE0     = nomonst
+CYBRF0     = nomonst
+CYBRG0     = nomonst
 CYBRH0     = blank
 CYBRI0     = blank
 CYBRJ0     = blank
@@ -1228,38 +1232,38 @@ CYBRM0     = blank
 CYBRN0     = blank
 CYBRO0     = blank
 CYBRP0     = blank
-HEADA0     = blank
-HEADB0     = blank
-HEADC0     = blank
-HEADD0     = blank
-HEADE0     = blank
-HEADF0     = blank
+HEADA0     = nomonst
+HEADB0     = nomonst
+HEADC0     = nomonst
+HEADD0     = nomonst
+HEADE0     = nomonst
+HEADF0     = nomonst
 HEADG0     = blank
 HEADH0     = blank
 HEADI0     = blank
 HEADJ0     = blank
 HEADK0     = blank
 HEADL0     = blank
-SKULA0     = blank
-SKULB0     = blank
-SKULC0     = blank
-SKULD0     = blank
-SKULE0     = blank
+SKULA0     = nomonst
+SKULB0     = nomonst
+SKULC0     = nomonst
+SKULD0     = nomonst
+SKULE0     = nomonst
 SKULF0     = blank
 SKULG0     = blank
 SKULH0     = blank
 SKULI0     = blank
 SKULJ0     = blank
 SKULK0     = blank
-SPIDA0     = blank
-SPIDB0     = blank
-SPIDC0     = blank
-SPIDD0     = blank
-SPIDE0     = blank
-SPIDF0     = blank
-SPIDG0     = blank
-SPIDH0     = blank
-SPIDI0     = blank
+SPIDA0     = nomonst
+SPIDB0     = nomonst
+SPIDC0     = nomonst
+SPIDD0     = nomonst
+SPIDE0     = nomonst
+SPIDF0     = nomonst
+SPIDG0     = nomonst
+SPIDH0     = nomonst
+SPIDI0     = nomonst
 SPIDJ0     = blank
 SPIDK0     = blank
 SPIDL0     = blank
diff --git a/sprites/nomonst.gif b/sprites/nomonst.gif
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..38d9f718
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