I am pleased to announce that Agent Stone in Sonic 3 A.I.R. will be making an appearance at Sonic Hacking Contest 2023! It won't be the full version as we may need more time to cook in regards to what we have planned. However, I can guarantee that it'll certainly hold everybody over until then, as this version will be jam-packed with several new bosses, features, palettes, music, and so on! Let's take a look at a few things, shall we?
Eh? That doesn't appear to be Stone, though it certainly has his color scheme....
Yikes! Whose idea was it to put legs on this Gapsule!?
Y'all may have seen this already, but what about when Knuckles makes his way here?
...hey, who broke the door off????
What a coward, hiding behind the lava! Come out and face me!
Hey wh-what the heck are you doing he-
Stone's sprites got a major revamp thanks to MiaCDi! In addition, several new palettes have been added, plus an option to randomize the palette used!
A brand new boss theme now plays whenever you fight Stone in any Act 2, composed by @CartoonsAnimate22!
Miscellaneous new additions and changes include both 3D Blast music options being merged into one option, some minor tweaks, fixes, and refinements, and Stone being added to the No Way screen.
I also have a backstory put into place that explains how he made his way to Angel Island, met and teamed up with Dr. Robotnik (& Knuckles, begrudgingly), and why he's out for revenge on Knuckles after the Death Egg's inevitable destruction. Consider it an alternate timeline of S3K's events, if you will.
That's all I'll share for now, there's a few more things I haven't shown yet, but I hope it'll be worth the wait! See ya soon!
