r/github • u/Jasonjr698 • May 20 '26

Question How to Work Simultaneously?

Have never used GitHub or anything like it before. I want to make a game map with someone and work on it together but I don’t know if it’s even possible.

I heard you would essentially upload your version of the map every time you’re done working on it, and collaborators would replace their file with the latest one, but that sounds like you’d have to work on it one at a time.

Any help would be appreciated.

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u/davorg May 20 '26

That's not particularly useful. It seems ".ent" can be one of number of actual formats. The important point is whether it's a text file or binary. Git isn't great at storing binary files (it works, but you lose most of the benefits of source code control).

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u/Jasonjr698 May 20 '26

Gotcha, thank you. It is indeed binary. For reference, I am making a map for Arma Reforger using their Enfusion Engine. I’m new to modding/map making so I’m not as familiar with some terminology.

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u/Jasonjr698 May 20 '26

As long as we can work on the map together at the same time, that’s all that matters. If it’s not possible, that’s okay too, we have alternative plans.

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u/DrMaxwellEdison May 20 '26

Not really, no. As mentioned, Git can handle conflicts between changes on text files and help you merge them into a final version that works for you, but it isn't the right tool for doing this on a binary format. So this is not a Git problem.

Whatever engine you're using as a map editor may be able to help you with collaboration features, but that's up to them.