What, another early access release? Didn't we just have one? :o
Yeah, it's only been a week, but I thought now would be a good time for a couple reasons. First is that I've finished scripting out an ending for the Redemption Spiral story path that I've been working on these past couple months! Second is that I'm trying to nudge myself back towards my original release schedule, where early access builds came out on the first and third weekends of the month. Anyway, the new script is mayb...
2022-02-05 19:45:06 +0000 UTC
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SPOILER WARNING: This art preview article contains spoilers for the Redemption storyline, on the new Spiral path. Click the links in the article below if you want to see the full image previews.
Hi, cakes!
We begin this month with some more upcoming art for the newest bit of writing in Penlight. The Spiral story path is built upon the fact that Kyou made some further bad decisions while trying to be better person than his earlier villainous actions suggested, and ...
2022-02-01 10:41:43 +0000 UTC
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Hiya, cakes!
Just like that another month has passed. So it's well past time that I deliver the next release of Penlight!
I fell just short of my main goal this month, which was to complete the new Redemption storyline path "Spiral". I've written a complete script right up to the penultimate scene, it gets a little crazy towards the end and I think it's a pretty tough read overall, in keeping with the theme of the route, so I'm anxious to hear what people make of it.
Nozomi'...
2022-01-29 18:09:45 +0000 UTC
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Hello again, angels!
Since last weekend I've been working to convert more of the outline I wrote for the new Redemption Spiral path into proper script. The newly-written scene was hard to write, and might be tough to read, but I got it done! It's still my hope to have the whole story path written by the end of this month in time for an early access release.
And of course, the latest CG has been added~ Play Nozomi's Trance storyline again to the scene mentioned in the art preview a...
2022-01-22 22:57:19 +0000 UTC
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SPOILER WARNING: This art preview article contains spoilers for Nozomi's storyline, on the Trance path. Click the link in the article below if you want to see the full image preview.
Hey, cakes!
Our next CG is long overdue, being from a memorable scene in Nozomi's storyline that has existed almost since the beginning! It's the one where Nozomi, having egged Kyou on to use what he's learned to indulge her kinky fantasies, finds herself completely in his thrall. And...
2022-01-20 10:32:42 +0000 UTC
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Hi again, angels!
Here's a whole bunch of bonus art from the just-released CG featuring Akiko in the new Redemption Spiral story path, previewed earlier this week and in the latest preview build. It's a BIG file, as there's a lot of clothing combinations to go with Akiko's poses and numerous facial expressions. Kyou's presence in the images has been omitted as he obscures Akiko somewhat, but his image files are in a separate folder with transparent backgrounds so you can add them into t...
2022-01-15 08:38:24 +0000 UTC
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'Sup, angels? Ready for more Penlight? :D
I've been pretty stoked by my progress recently. Things have been coming together a lot faster than they have been in recent months and to that end I've completed the outline for the new Redemption route story path "Spiral" (yeah, I've been convinced to identify it as that instead of calling it "Penlight"). It's all there for you to look at if you like~
The new CG is in this release as well, and it's a thing of beauty. Even if you're not o...
2022-01-14 20:27:38 +0000 UTC
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SPOILER WARNING: This art preview article contains spoilers for the Redemption storyline, on the new penlight/spiral path. Click the links in the article below if you want to see the full image previews.
Heyo, cake-os!
Our next upcoming CG is set to be yet another reader's fave. Which is just as well as it's gonna take up most of this month's art budget ^^; This one is for a scene that follows shortly after the previously-made CGs along this path where Kyou, havin...
2022-01-11 09:00:03 +0000 UTC
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¡Hola a todos! Espero que estemos teniendo un buen inicio de año.
En el lanzamiento público de este mes, quité el enfoque de la historia que me estaba dando problemas y encontré inspiración para escribir un sendero alternativo para la línea de la Redención, en la cual Kyou utiliza la linterna otra vez a pesar de saber lo que hace. ¿Aún podrá considerarse una buena persona? Empezaremos a averiguarlo en un par de escenas nuevas que hay ahora escritas…
Eso, así como má...
2022-01-08 18:23:36 +0000 UTC
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Hey, everyone! Hope we're all having a good start to the year~
In this month's public release, I shifted focus from the storyline I was struggling with and found some inspiration to write an alternate path for the Redemption storyline instead, where Kyou uses the penlight again despite knowing what it does. Can he still consider himself a good person? There's a few scenes written on this new path now as we start to find out...
That, along with another load of fun CGs, is that...
2022-01-08 11:03:45 +0000 UTC
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Hiya, cakes!
Our first release of the new year continues development of the new path for the Redemption storyline. We have a whole new scene scripted out, the latest CG, plus some more outline for the rest of the story as I bring it towards a (fun?) conclusion!
My focus for the rest of the month will stay on this latest path, and I'm quietly optimistic I'll be able to get it done in time for the next early access in a couple week's time. So please enjoy the latest release and I'll...
2022-01-05 19:42:47 +0000 UTC
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SPOILER WARNING: This art preview article contains spoilers for the Redemption storyline, on the new "penlight" path. Click the links in the article below if you want to see the full image previews.
Hi, cakes! Welcome to 2022! We're kicking off the new year with more art for the new Redemption storyline path, where Kyou attempts to make things easier for himself by making further use of the penlight that landed him in so much trouble already.
After the drama of th...
2022-01-02 09:55:13 +0000 UTC
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So that's a wrap for yet another year! Wishing a Merry Christmas to all my readers and supporters, some of whom have stuck with me and Penlight for coming up to three years now. Hard to believe it's been that long :O
I think it's fair to say that 2021 kinda sucked overall, so I sincerely hope this coming year is going to be a lot kinder to all of us. I think we deserve it!
See you in 2022!
P.S. The artwork above was made by an artist named IchigoFuri on DeviantArt. It was co...
2021-12-25 09:00:05 +0000 UTC
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Hello, cakes! Hope we're all having (or had) a nice Christmas Eve!
Before giving myself a well-deserved break for the holidays I've spent my time continuing my work on the new story path for the Redemption storyline, with some additional script and outline added since the previous early access release as well as the new CG to go along with it! I consider the script in there a bit rough, but I'm interested to see what people make of this alternate story so far~
The latest CG for th...
2021-12-24 23:03:28 +0000 UTC
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SPOILER WARNING: This art preview article contains spoilers for the Redemption storyline, on the new "penlight" path. Click the links in the article below if you want to see the full image previews.
Hiya, cakes!
We've got time for one last CG addition before Christmas, and I bet it'll be another popular scene. Even if like the last CG it requires a less ethical approach to get to in the game itself.
You see, this one appears during the Redemption storyline, ...
2021-12-20 11:55:07 +0000 UTC
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And hello again, angels!
Here's a whole bunch of bonus art from the just-released CG of Hiroko in the new Gullible story path, previewed earlier this week. Included are the original images as they appear in the game, plus a bunch of variants of Hiroko doing her thing in various clothing and perspiration combinations :D
Enjoy!
2021-12-18 21:57:08 +0000 UTC
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Hey, angels! Here's an update for the weekend~
For this release I've continued trying to work out the new story path on the Redemption storyline, with some additional script and outline added since the previous early access release. The latest CG for the Gullible storyline is in this release as well, after I managed to figure out how best to present it in both the game and the CG gallery (it's a very unique size as you'll see).
Anyway, enjoy! I'm aiming for one more release ...
2021-12-18 21:52:26 +0000 UTC
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SPOILER WARNING: This art preview article contains spoilers for Hiroko's Gullbile story path. Click the links in the article below if you want to see the full image previews.
Hello again, cakefolk!
Our next CG continues the scene for Hiroko's hallucinatory karaoke performance covered in the previous artwork. This one takes us to the middle of the scene where Hiroko, now fully convinced she's in a karaoke bar with her friends, has jumped onto the bed and is startin...
2021-12-14 08:41:52 +0000 UTC
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¡Hola a todos!
Para el último lanzamiento público del año tenemos una encantadora secuencia nueva de CG protagonizada por Hiroko que hice como parte del desarrollo de una de las ramas de su historia. La ruta “Crédula” en la que Kyou engaña a su némesis tenista para que acepte algunas sugestiones incómodas, haciéndole creer que la influencia que él posee sobre su mente es más poderosa de lo que realmente es. El nuevo arte muestra a detalle una de esas sugestiones en acció...
2021-12-11 18:56:02 +0000 UTC
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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...
2021-12-11 10:03:04 +0000 UTC
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Hiya, cakes!
Following the struggles I've had with the last couple of story paths I've since had a go at yet ANOTHER unexplored path. This time I've hit on a little inspiration for one of the less ethical choices available along the Redemption storyline, where Kyou uses the penlight despite knowing what it does. Can he still consider himself a good person? Well, there's now a couple scenes written following the choice "Use the penlight to help things along" so take a look if you're inte...
2021-12-10 21:36:02 +0000 UTC
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SPOILER WARNING: This art preview article contains spoilers for Hiroko's Gullbile story path. Click the links in the article below if you want to see the full image previews.
Hi, cakes!
The next early access will be upon us by the end of this week, but before that I've had time to commission one more piece of CG art for Hiroko's Gullible story path. This scene occurs during the more villainous branch of the story where Kyou has pushed Hiroko's perceived gullibilit...
2021-12-06 09:40:13 +0000 UTC
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Hiya, angels!
Following the struggles I've had with the last couple of story paths I've since had a go at yet ANOTHER unexplored path. This time I've hit on a little inspiration for one of the less ethical choices available along the Redemption storyline, where Kyou uses the penlight despite knowing what it does. Can he still consider himself a good person? Well, there's most of a scene fleshed out following the choice "Use the penlight to help things along" so take a look if you're int...
2021-12-05 22:42:38 +0000 UTC
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SPOILER WARNING: This art preview article contains a spoiler for Nozomi's Trance storyline. Click the links in the article below if you want to see the full image previews.
Hoi, cakes!
Coming up next on the CG pipeline will be this cute little sequence from Nozomi's main storyline. It's Saturday, and Nozomi has invited Kyou to her house for a little friendly get-together with no shenanigans involved whatsoever. Instead, after some friendly banter during an impromp...
2021-12-04 08:59:01 +0000 UTC
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Hi, cakes.
First, the good news! We now have a delightful second part of the CG for Hiroko in the Gullible story path, complimenting the first part introduced last time. You'll only see it if you're particularly mean to the poor girl, but regardless I think it'll be another reader's favourite. The new Robot storyline CG is in as well, accompanied by a slight script update to go along with it. I'm happy with how that one turned out too~
And now the bad news, at least as I see it. B...
2021-11-29 20:57:23 +0000 UTC
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SPOILER WARNING: This art preview article contains a spoiler for the Robot storyline. Click the link in the article below if you want to see the full image preview.
Hi, cakes!
Just checking in with one more CG before the month's out~ This time I'm getting a quick image done to punctuate the sequence during the Robot storyline where Kyou brings Nozomi back to his home for a little tune-up. Nozomi, having fallen victim to his penlight only the day before, is still a...
2021-11-24 11:11:28 +0000 UTC
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Hi, angels!
It's long past time you folks got a preview! Wish I had more to show you all, but I'm struggling to write something coherant for these branching story paths. As before, you can find the newest branch path by starting Hiroko's Ticklish storyline, choosing not to help her and then "find out how gullible she really is" before choosing to stop at the next choice. Anyway, I think I'm completely spent on that story branch for now, so I'll welcome your feedback on it but I'll ...
2021-11-21 19:39:17 +0000 UTC
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SPOILER WARNING: This art preview article contains a spoiler for Hiroko's Gullible story path. Click the links in the article below if you want to see the full image previews.
Hello again, cakes!
Following on from last time, I went straight ahead and had the second part of the latest CG done where Kyou induces Hiroko to yawn in class every time he texts her. Hiroko angrily warns him to stop during the lunch break, but Kyou can choose to go on tormenting her for th...
2021-11-16 10:56:40 +0000 UTC
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¡Hola, amigos!
El enfoque de este mes ha sido trabajar en algunas de las ramas sin escribir de historias existentes y terminar algunos finales alternativos. Terminé dos de ellos: Uno para la historia Villana Robot y uno para Sayori Alter. Ambos involucran decisiones que ocurren cerca del final. Sé que el de Alter ha sido ansiosamente esperado por algunos, así que espero que no decepcione.
También denle otro vistazo a la historia del Zombi de Nozomi. Se terminó de escribir el...
2021-11-13 16:18:13 +0000 UTC
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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 w...
2021-11-13 09:18:24 +0000 UTC
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