How to create a map by more than one developer? Merge/import obj files

[boexler]

Me and my friend want to create a map. Now we don't know what is the best way to create a map by more than one developer? It is possible that person 1 creates room 1 and person 2 creates room 2 and we "merge" or "import" the obj files into one file?

Or is there something essential that I overlook?

[NukemD]

You really only have two good options. The best is to alternate working on the map, where one of you has the map for X amount of time and the other for Y amount of time. You can also make two maps and merge them later, but this can lead to all sorts of unworkable problems since the maps will evolve differently and stitching them back together can lead to frustration and potentially project abandonment.

Another option would be to compartmentalize preset fixed area dimensions of the map, and have two people working on different compartments, but this presents its own problems.