Hello,

So my name is Eric, and I've been in the space of game dev for the past 10 years. and I'm finally officially in the industry. You can learn more about me and my background at my company website.

But in short, I have a psychology background.

As a free service, I will come into your project, conduct interviews with all members of the company to find out what if any improvements are needed.

I will write a report for leadership after my findings.

The only thing I ask in return is you remain connected via LinkedIn or email . And you share your knowledge and resources.

I DO NOT WORK WITH LONE WOLF DEVELOPERS. if you are one of these people, I'm sorry, but unless you want advise on how to not be a lone wolf anymore, we have nothing to talk about.

As an added bonus for anyone who accepts, I will freely share my company's "management resources"

This offer is especially for hobbyists, Rev share moders etc. anyone who has big dreams, but could use support to get there.

Only contact me if you want an unbiased psychological lens on you, your leadership/ management team, and by extension your entire company/ organization

I will NOT ENDORSE, BUY or any way support financially, your product, if that is your hope, be up front with me, and I'll judge weather your product should be shared with my connections.

I need:

1. org name
2. org size
3. project name
4. communication platform
5. Rev share or all volunteer
6. Real name.

Lets make this industry better, and figure out which projects should live and which should die consolidating talent to the projects and leaders that truly deserve it.

If you have money now or later, as a representation of your appreciation please go Donate on my website.

I have a mutual NDA we will need to sign.

Well,

There is nothing wrong with going your own path, and in most cases your paving the road. But the thing is, your doing it alone. And I've seen too many people and projects fail when ONE GUY IS GOD AND DOES IT ALL.

I don't mind talking to you, but if you or any other lone wolf dev wants my help, I'll need to take a book from Tom Sloper, and not give private game dev advise. I understand why he does this now, for a variety of reasons, prime among them, he understands by helping one you can help all. And you need to risk being faced with inconvenient harsh truth, like I did with Esenthal

From the info you posted, you need discipline. It's easy to have discipline when your alone. But when your with others, there're expectations. Like it or not, they will judge you. And you will need to learn from them.

Doing gamedev alone in my opinion defeats the entire purpose and potential of game dev.

If you, God of your game, sat alone, and made everything then you know everything, no surprises no social contact no team work, no training for a real company. Sure you have the control, sure you have the experience and knowledge but with no one to share it with that made it with you, with no one to talk to that understands your struggle in detail its rife for loneliness and mental health issues.

Together

Everyone

Achieves

More

If you want my help on your specific issues make a thread, and link it to me.

And if your concerned about paying people, there are people you can get for free, you just need to ask in the right place, in the right way.

A key lesson I've learned. if you can inspire another, you've not only done your job, but you've gone above and beyond.

I think it's educational so keep going.

Well, I know 1st hand how lone wolf works, my former boss and original creator of the project that launched my career was a lone wolf at heart. I'll spare you the tragic details. But what happened is he got diagnosed with Schizophrenia , tried to delete his own project we were all working on with him, needed control and power in his RL, so found it in the game dev, turns out me and him reconnected, and talked a few days ago, and the other dev who did it with us was indeed trying to steal his work and his project,, this guy had to be removed from my company after 10 years of pretending to be nice, he tried a hostile takeover of my company, and I'm preparing a law suit against him as he never turned over his files to the company.

Lone wolf just putts too much on the shoulders of one person, and one way or another, that person's life will break in some way, forcing them to take care of other aspects of life, without others in the trenches with you, it's too easy to see yourself as God, and to love your creation to your death. You all see what happened to Esenthal, I predict he will spiral, and even if he finishes the games and engine he has made himself, he will never make up for all it has cost him, and he will finish his games or it will kill him. I'm serious, that man is the picture of a lone wolf who doesn't know his priorities in life, who refuses to listen to others who are trying to help him. That is the attitude and personality lone wolf breeds. left unchecked, it will destroy a man and now, Esenthal is sacrificing the future of his wife and child. It won't be a while until he realizes just how Fucked up he is, and how he did this too himself.

I don't want anyone to lone wolf it because thinking your God in your own little creations is dangerously unhealthy. And if I had my way, in the future, I'd order someone to study this, so we have some hard data and hard science to point to to discourage people from this path.

It always leads to pain in my experience, maybe people could anecdotally look at single parents? IDK.

np,

It's all educational noise. So I'm happy.

Best of luck with your lone wolf crusade.

I'd recommend budgeting a portion of your life savings in hiring at least one person to take the load off of your back,, I'd even be willing to spend some time getting to know you and what you need and are looking for Pro bono to develop a JD for this other person, and once we are done I'll share it with my network to help you finish your project sooner . If you accept pm me with any details you think I need to know.

I need at minimum:

1. your country and time zone
2. how long your project has been in development
3. How much you've spent so far
4. Website?
5. Description in layman's terms

But I only do this under the commitment that you will actually consider hiring someone, if you are on the fence or need more time to think about it, np. I'm in no rush. I'm even willing to help you interview if you want, after I know who you are and what you do.

Don't worry about Diversity hires, all that liberal nonsense is so companies and people can appear more woke.

FYI, at heart I'm a producer, researcher and writer, so I've picked up some stuff along my journey, but I still have much to learn, which is one of the reasons I'm doing this.

I never turn away anyone who is genuinely asking for help because in asking for help, you admit to yourself there is a problem you can't solve on your own.

I have a mutual NDA if needed, or if you got an NDA of your own, I'd gladly review and sign.

As for Esenthals private fate, It is actually all public on here somewhere. You at least seem to be a “Responsible adult” he is choosing to hide his head in the sand of his creation and neglect his real world responsibilities. And I guarantee him and all of you that he will regret it for years to come. I'm not a betting man, And I'm not an immoral banker, so I'm not going to bet on him losing.

Read his fate at your own expense, maybe he will listen to you, another fellow lone wolf. But I find it incurably sad and frustrating. He was even offered to be a co-founder for another engine project,, from a guy who been an engine dev and knows 1st hand his struggles. instead of collaborating he did the lone wolf Hing , and in my mind, spit in the guys face.

God literally presented him a solution to all his problems and Esenthal didn't even pm the guy to thank him for his offer to even see how they could collaborate.

He is going to be a casualty off this game dev revolution and he has picked the wrong side. And years later, he will have no one to blame but himself.

listen, a good music store owner who I've known for 10 years likens it like this. So those guys were digging in Egypt, and found treasure and tombs, the way the typical guy thinks is if I had only dug in the right place I'd be the one famous rich, etc, etc, it would be me on the cover of Time, if only if only.

Well, we are now reaching that point in the games Industry.

And I may be one of the few people with the time, expertise and patience to try and save these people from themselves.

I've prepared a mutual NDA

you can do a sole proprietorship.

I sent you a pm.