Feel a little ashamed now that I kept ignoring this VN. Spent all day marathoning through the whole thing, and I adore it.

Any chance that we could see some hypno-chickens in a later update? It could go nicely with Sayori's doll/tickling route. A sillier hypno act that she eventually consents to trying out after coming to love the catalepsy stuff.

Hi, folks!

This month, I turned my writing focus towards Nozomi's story paths. Her long-neglected second storyline, beginning when Kyou suggests Nozomi act like a zombie, has had some significant work done to it after having been essentially broken for so many months. There's a lot more that needs doing, but we're off to a decent start, I reckon.

A couple of alternate endings have also been written for Nozomi's original path, Trance, which result from a choice made towards the end of the storyline. If you go looking for them, [spoiler=the latest flowchart guide from the latest Patreon post]www.patreon.com/posts/56015691[/spoiler] will help you out if you're having trouble~

There's also another ton of new art in here, with most main storylines getting some form of additional illustration including something to close out the current Trickster story writing from last time.

As always, you can find this month's release in PC, Linux, Mac and Android versions, on my Patreon or itch.io pages:
www.patreon.com/angelademille
angela-demille.itch.io/penlight

And that's all for now! Please enjoy the new updates and I'll see you again in June :)

What's New
* A reconstruction of Nozomi's Zombie storyline, written up to partway through day 6
* Written two previously outlined decision paths on Nozomi's Trance storyline, each leading to a new ending
* New CGs for the following storylines: Hiroko (original and "Trickster"), Sayori (Doll and Alter) and Villainous Sleeper Agent
* New CG for some of the classroom scenes, seen across multiple storylines
* Minor script changes on most storylines, mostly to address discrepencies caused by the new classroom CG
* Fixed a bug in one of Hiroko's CGs on her original route that didn't display her shadow correctly
* Spanish localisation: Various edits and corrections to the existing script
* Minor typo corrections
* Word count is now around 276,000

Known Issues
* Changing the language on a line where an animation occurs (like screen shake) will throw up an error.

Hey, gang!

In this month's update, Nozomi's Zombie route rewrite is well underway. It's changed quite a bit from the original version and is a lot more ambitious as I try some new things with it to set it apart from Nozomi's Trance route.

Elsewhere we have another load of new art added to the game, with the added CGs on the Trance and Sleeper Agent routes particularly memorable. There are now 90 unlockable CGs in this game, which for a visual novel that can still be had for free is rather incredible~

All that plus a couple fixes to longstanding issues, is your lot for this month's release, which you can find in PC, Linux, Mac and Android versions on my Patreon or itch.io pages:
www.patreon.com/angelademille
angela-demille.itch.io/penlight

I've also linked the most recent flowchart guide on the latest public news post on Patreon: www.patreon.com/posts/52388072

In July I'm intending to continue with the Zombie route rewrite while the new artwork continues to come in. Until then, enjoy the update and I'll be back next month as always ^^

What's New
* WRITING: Second rewrite of several scenes for Nozomi Zombie script. Rough dialogue has been laid out through to day 6
* CG: New CG assets for the following storylines: Villainous Sleeper Agent, Hiroko Ticklish Hands (x2), Nozomi Zombie, Nozomi Trance (x2) and Sayori Doll
* CG: A few more assets added to the classroom CG. The character's facial expressions in some of the classroom scenes should match up better with what's happening now
* CG: A couple more assets added to Sayori's first Doll CG in her room. The assets are used in a scene towards the end of the storyline
* FIX: Changing languages on a line of dialogue that includes a screen animation (i.e. shaking effects) should no longer produce an error
* FIX: For Redemption storyline, fixed a display bug which prevented a background from being displayed during an early scene
* FIX: For Doll storyline, fixed a display bug that occurred during the doll pose scene
* Spanish localisation: Various edits and corrections to the existing script
* Word count is now around 279,000
* Minor typo corrections

Hello again!

In this month's update, I add another load of CGs, tweak some older content and continue making progress on writing Nozomi's second storyline. There's a lot I'm happy about with this one ^^

One of the highlights in this release is the new art for the villainous story paths. Each of the paths now has an illustration to introduce them and a rewritten opening scene to boot, so those are well worth checking out again!

As for Nozomi's second story, "Zombie" (which I should be clear isn't fully descriptive; it's not really about zombies ^^;), I made a lot of scrappy progress trying to get it done. It's certainly looking different enough to distinguish itself from the other stories in the game that's for sure~ Anyway, I'm trying to get it written to some sort of conclusion by the time the next public release rolls around so that should be something to look forward to.

As always, you can find this month's release in PC, Linux, Mac and Android versions, on my Patreon or itch.io pages:
www.patreon.com/angelademille
angela-demille.itch.io/penlight

Hope you enjoy the new release!

What's New
* WRITING: Rough dialogue written for the Zombie storyline through to day 9, and some rough outlining for day 10
* ART: New CGs for the following storylines: Villainous Devotion, Redemption, Nozomi Trance, Sayori Alter (x2), Villainous Sleeper Agent, Villainous Robot and Nozomi Zombie
* ART: The icons representing Kyou's penlight and phone have been updated with new drawings
* ART: Several of Sayori's existing CG scenes have been lengthened and improved with additional art
* UI: Changed the CG Gallery screen to a scrolling display, allowing more images to be accommodated compared to the previous version
* LOCALIZATION: Various edits and corrections to the existing Spanish script
* Word count is now around 284,000
* Minor typo corrections

Penlight public release day is upon us yet again!

This past month saw a little further development of the Villainous Devotion path, with several scenes being rewritten (one of them majorly) to go along with some fun new CGs added to it. But most importantly I managed to fully outline a path through the new-look "Zombie" storyline from beginning to end~ As ever, I'm interested to see what people make of it all.

Another fun thing to note: As of this release, the number of unlockable CGs in the game has surpassed 100! Where will it end?!

As usual, you can find this month's release in PC, Linux, Mac and Android versions, on my Patreon or itch.io pages:
www.patreon.com/angelademille
angela-demille.itch.io/penlight

Anyway, I hope everyone enjoys the update! And there'll be more to come at the usual time~

What's New
* WRITING: Zombie storyline outlined through to a conclusion along one path, and scripted through to about a third of day 11
* WRITING: A scene on the Villainous Devotion storyline, using the new CG assets, has been majorly rewritten
* ART: New CGs for the Villainous Devotion (x3), Sayori Alter and Zombie (x2) storylines
* ART: Number of CGs is now over 100!
* ART: A small image depicting the "mind trick" now appears when it's used
* MUSIC: Added one new music piece to the soundtrack, which plays during the Zombie storyline
* LOCALIZATION: Various edits and corrections to the existing Spanish script
* Word count is now around 293,000
* Minor typo corrections

So, like, where do I find your Discord server that you talk about a bunch? Your Patreon implies it's a free server, but I can't find any links around.

It's on my Patreon frontpage. You just have to click through to find it because Patreon doesn't consider it important for me to talk about what I'm doing and would rather throw pledge tiers in people's faces :p

Anyway I added the link to my OP on here, and also here: discord.gg/qHSRKCs

Hey, everyone!

It's a bit of a muted release this time I'm afraid. Both me and my artist were pretty badly affected by illness and it seriously disrupted my plans for the month. There's a few more scenes scripted for Nozomi's Zombie storyline, although I was really wanting to finish it by now >.<

There's a couple of new CGs for the story as well, although I had to make do with preliminary sketches to present one of them, which is meant to be the first part of a very ambitious CG scene. Also, our main girls all have had a new pose and expressions added to their sprites. Penlight's characters are already pretty expressive given the visual novel format, and I've always thought it important while constructing the game that their sprites do have a big range to choose from while they're talking and reacting to things. Makes them seem more alive on-screen. So out of all the setbacks I had this past month I was happy to at least get that done for them.

As usual, you can find this month's release in PC, Linux, Mac and Android versions, on my Patreon or itch.io pages:
www.patreon.com/angelademille
angela-demille.itch.io/penlight

Anyway, that's all for now. At this time of writing both me and my artist are doing a lot better so next month I should finally get the Zombie story path done while adding a lot more of the illustrations I wanted for it. I hope you'll all look forward to it~

What's New
* WRITING: Zombie storyline scripted through to the end of day 11
* ART: Added the partial Zombie route Rehearsal scene CG, albeit in sketch form
* ART: Added new poses and expressions for Nozomi, Hiroko and Sayori's sprites. They can be seen in the opening scenes of the game, Sayori's and Hiroko's original storylines and the Zombie storyline
* ART: New CGs for Zombie storyline: One all-new and one from mostly reused art assets
* ART: Made Hiroko's sprite 5 pixels shorter
* GUI: Enlarged the width of the scrollbar in the CG gallery by 20%
* LOCALIZATION: Various edits and corrections to the existing Spanish script
* Word count is now around 297,500
* Minor typo corrections

Game ruined, I demand a refund

No more tall hiroko ;-;
Now i wonder, why was the change necessary in the first place lmao

Hey, everyone!

With this update I have at last completed the "Zombie" storyline along one story path. And on the month of Halloween, no less! Shame that the name has had less and less relevance the longer this story has gone on then, haha ^^;

Anyway, there may still be a couple kinks to work out in the script, but all in all I reckon it's become a fun and unique experience. Not to mention a massive improvement over the broken original storyline that it replaced. And that's without talking about it having the most ambitious CG sequence in the entire game, most of which has now been completed with only a few finishing touches left to put on it. Do check it out!

As always, you can find this month's release in PC, Linux, Mac and Android versions, on my Patreon or itch.io pages:
www.patreon.com/angelademille
angela-demille.itch.io/penlight

Next month we'll be seeing some new endings given to existing storylines as I look to finish writing some of the alternate choices dotted around the game. Penlight's been a fun ride, and we're still a long way from completing the thing, but it's nice to finally start making moves in that direction.

In the meantime, please enjoy the new release and I'll see you again soon!

What's New
WRITING: Zombie storyline scripted to an ending along one story path
* WRITING: Edited Sayori's Alter storyline script to include the latest sprite art, edited some existing dialogue and added some new script
* ART: Added some new poses and expressions to the Zombie route rehearsal scene CG
* ART: Added a second CG to the Zombie route rehearsal scene
* ART: Added a new outfit to Kyou's, Nozomi's, Sayori's and Hiroko's sprites
* SFX: Added a new ambient sound for the Zombie route epilogue scene
* LOCALIZATION: Various edits and corrections to the existing Spanish script
* Word count is now over 300,000!
* Minor typo corrections

Known Issue
* The big CG sequence near the end of Nozomi's Zombie storyline has not yet been added to the CG gallery

Hi, folks!

The main writing focus this month has been to work on some of the unwritten branch paths of existing storylines and get some alternate endings done. I finished two of them: One for the Villainous Robot storyline and one for Sayori's Alter storyline, both involving choices that occur near the end. I know the one for Alter was rather eagerly awaited by some people so I hope it doesn't disappoint~

Also check out the ending for Nozomi's Zombie storyline again. The writing was finished last month, but now there's a couple of adorable new CGs for it ^^

As always, you can find this month's release in PC, Linux, Mac and Android versions, on my Patreon or itch.io pages:
www.patreon.com/angelademille
angela-demille.itch.io/penlight

For next month I'm hoping to get another ending written as Penlight continues its long journey towards completion. But for now, please enjoy this latest release!

What's New
* WRITING: Sayori's Alter storyline now has a new ending along the unethical path
* WRITING: Added a new scene to the existing Villainous Robot storyline, on day 6, plus some minor script adjustments to later scenes
* WRITING: Added a new ending for the Robot storyline
* ART: Added two new CGs for Nozomi's Zombie storyline ending
* ART: Added a new CG for Sayori's new Alter ending
* ART: Minor update to the Zombie storyline's rehearsal scene CG and Atsuko's sprite
* SFX: Added one new sound to use during the new Villainous Robot scene
* LOCALIZATION: Various edits and corrections to the existing Spanish script
* Word count is now over 304,500
* Minor typo corrections

Hi, everyone!

For the last public release of the year, we have a delightful new CG sequence featuring Hiroko that I had made as part of my development of one of her branching story paths. The "Gullible" story path has Kyou tricking his tennis-playing nemesis into going along with various uncomfortable suggestions, under the guise that his influence over her mind is more powerful than it really is. The new artwork depicts one of those suggestions playing out in fine detail, and should be set to become another favourite among Penlight fans~

Elsewhere we have a couple more CGs done for existing storylines, Robot and Doll, along with a bit of new writing for the Devotion storyline where I attempted to get a new ending scripted. I didn't succeed, but the foundations are there at least.

As ever, you can find this month's release in PC, Linux, Mac and Android versions, on my Patreon or itch.io pages:
www.patreon.com/angelademille
angela-demille.itch.io/penlight

And... that's your lot for 2021! Enjoy the holidays and join me in the new year where I hope to keep working on Penlight for as long as it takes to see it through!

What's New
* WRITING: Added some new dialogue for Hiroko's Gullible (formerly Trickster) story path, on the choice where Kyou thinks to stop what he's doing, plus some very rough outlining for an ending along this path
* WRITING: Some tweaks and additions to the existing Gullible (formerly Trickster) path script
* WRITING: Minor edits to the Robot storyline concerning the scene where the new CG appears
* WRITING: Begun writing an alternate ending for the Devotion storyline, triggered by the choice "I still want you for my girlfriend"
* ART: Added a new CG set for Hiroko's Gullible story path
* ART: Added a new CG to the Robot storyline, on the fifth day
* ART: Added a new CG for Sayori's Doll storyline
* LOCALIZATION: Various edits and corrections to the existing Spanish script
* Word count is now over 308,500
* Minor typo corrections

The day before yesterday I started the game and I am loving it.

Sayori is my waifu ^^

Finally, another sayori enjoyer! :handshake: