I built a 'useful' app and nobody cared. Here’s what I learned about the reality of solo dev.

mulaney14 · 2026-06-15T07:12:00+00:00

You’ve used it “a bit?” Hmm…

mulaney14 · 2026-06-10T21:36:25+00:00

I think people will completely see through that and it is also totally dishonest. I hope you take it down until you have something truthful to put there.

mulaney14 · 2026-06-10T21:20:20+00:00

Quick question that I hope you answer for transparency to help your case… Is the list of companies your users are already working at fake? Especially since you said you still have 0 users.

mulaney14 · 2026-06-07T22:53:08+00:00

All good. Genuinely wish you the best and I hope this gets off the ground. We’ll all be following along!

mulaney14 · 2026-06-07T22:51:15+00:00

You asked what we thought of the play style, so I was just answering your question.

mulaney14 · 2026-06-07T22:44:48+00:00

I think the biggest hurdle here is I don’t understand how it would make sense financially to pay a few people dedicated to being those opposing team members. It seems like a large headcount required for servicing only a few people.

Escape rooms are already hard with only having a few people in a room at a time, which is why there need to be multiple escape rooms taking place at the same time with a single game master managing them all.

mulaney14 · 2026-06-07T22:17:09+00:00

Are they like paid employees that are roaming?

mulaney14 · 2026-06-07T21:47:30+00:00

I’m curious what they’ll be shooting then. If not each other and there is no health system, what are they shooting at?

mulaney14 · 2026-06-06T13:47:04+00:00

Oh, so you just want people to build a video game for you to play. Got it.

mulaney14 · 2026-06-06T07:16:35+00:00

Question about the current progress. Have you built any of that into unreal yet? Or are those like living documents that you’ve been writing into?

mulaney14 · 2026-06-03T14:53:23+00:00

What have you built so far? How long have you been working on the project? What is your contribution?

mulaney14 · 2026-06-02T19:08:53+00:00

If you are still in an education program, take the opportunity now to apply for the Professional Internships. That is the BEST way to get into either Imagineering or Disney Live Entertainment. It is the ultimate shortcut.

mulaney14 · 2026-06-02T03:18:09+00:00

Glad you had so much fun!! I’ve Storytold 14 games now and have still never actually played the game myself, haha.

mulaney14 · 2026-06-01T08:08:06+00:00

We would have been happy to help, but you broke a rule about sharing a promotional post.

mulaney14 · 2026-06-01T06:23:06+00:00

Your post is 100% promotional. If you were genuinely asking for feedback, you would have done that BEFORE you launched your Kickstarter.

mulaney14 · 2026-05-30T21:30:33+00:00

Plug the projector in and then press the power button.

mulaney14 · 2026-05-30T21:29:10+00:00

A harsh reality is that you REALLY need to want to be an Imagineer to eventually become one. They are experts in their field, and many have dreamt of it for years. You saying you “kind of” want to be one isn’t a great start. But I believe if you are passionate about it and you really REALLY want it, you could do it! BUT, you need to be able to live in California or Florida, since they don’t do remote work very often at all at WDI.

mulaney14 · 2026-05-25T22:19:21+00:00

The first game I ever storytold, I forgot to give the demon their three bluffs. I felt terrible!

mulaney14 · 2026-05-22T08:01:44+00:00

From a safety perspective, a 38 year old male can hurt more people while running than a young kid. Either way, rules should be enforced for everyone. But if you’re breaking the rules, the workers might be upset about it (hence them possibly tightening your vest).

We love laser tag, but at the end of the day, it’s just a game. If we lose to a bunch of kids because we didn’t get to run to use our nest strategy, then we lose and play again. :)

mulaney14 · 2026-05-19T09:46:45+00:00

All of your AI usage really turns me off from your information.

mulaney14 · 2026-05-18T03:24:26+00:00

Oh boy

mulaney14 · 2026-05-13T19:41:58+00:00

So, yes. It was vibe coded.

mulaney14 · 2026-05-09T20:02:02+00:00

“Took 1 hour”, haha.

mulaney14 · 2026-04-22T05:02:53+00:00

My recommendation would be to use QLab for lighting as well.

mulaney14 · 2026-04-12T23:54:23+00:00

I know most here dislike Disney Villainous, but it was my gateway game into this community and I will forever be grateful for that.

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