Hi Awesome ,
Thanks for your fun and awesome post. I really like your game idea and you have a great positive attitude - which is really nice!
About 10 years ago I was the same age as you 23/24 when I first decided that I wanted to be a professional computer game developer. And like you I was really passionate and had tons of awesome ideas! (They are still awesome ideas, I think! haha! ) But, back then, I really didnt know how to break into the game development industry - except from - like you - pitching my ideas to other developers.
Unfortunatly for me - no one seemed to want to help me make my ideas a reality. And there was one very important reason for that. At that time I did not have any practical game development skills apart from my ideas and my experience as a gamer.
Now - I am not in any way be-littleing your ideas or your experience - I think they are fantastic - I really do!
But “ideas” do not make video games. The thing that makes video games is Practical Skills. What I mean by that is: 3D artists, Programmers, 2D artists, Musicians, Level Designers, etc. Which are the very things you are asking for to assist you in the development of your game idea.
But I guess what I learned, after years of hard effort, working towards making my dream game was this: If you really want to make your dream game - you have to DO IT YOURSELF. No-one will do it for you (Unless you happen to be a millionaire with money to pay lots of people - but even that wont neccesarily work - cos money doesnt make a great game developer ). The best way to make great games is for you, yourself to become a game developer.
So my advice to you Awesome is this: If you really really want to make your dream game - then you yourself must learn one of the skills that go into making that game. You must become a game developer - a Programmer, 3D artist, concept artist, Special Effects artist, musician etc - whichever one you like the most, are best at. And please dont be daunted by that task - everyone has to start some where. Every journey of a 1000 miles starts with a single step, and if you don’t start now, than how will you ever get there? And remember, you are really young - you have tons of time! It only took me 2-3 years to become nearly a professional 3D artist - you can become whatever kind of game developer you want to be.
There has never been a better time to become a game developer - there is tons of learning material out there for UE4 and 3D modelling software such as Blender and 3DSMax etc. And best of all its all available for Free!
So hey - hold on to your dreams and keep believing in your ideas - they are amazing game ideas! But don’t think that anyone else is gonna make them a reality apart from you. You have to do that.
That being said, as I am sure you are aware, game development needs a team. So keep working towards building a team and work with other people to gain experience. Hey if you are interested, I could even offer you an internship on my game development team on War For Orion - www.warfororion.net - email me if you are interested: warfororion@gmail.com
So summarise, I advise you to acquire practical game development skills for yourself to aid you in the development of your dream game. I wish you all the very best!
Peace.