Who we are

The ShieldBattery team is a group of volunteers working to build tools and services to support the StarCraft: Brood War community. Our main project is ShieldBattery itself, a platform for playing/watching the game, chatting, and organizing competitive play. Alongside that, we've developed a number of libraries and tools to make it easier to consume and use files for the game: maps, replays, and the like.

Our team has been working for years to bring a modern experience to a very old game, and ensure that it can be played for years to come. Adding to that, we want to make StarCraft attractive to newcomers. We have big plans on how to make the experience even better, but we need your help to get there!

How funds are used

• Hosting!

  • Funds will be used first and foremost to support our hosting costs. Our service runs on a number of servers that cost us money each month. For the last few years these have been paid out of pocket by our team, but with more funding we could invest in more global coverage and beefier servers, meaning less lag, faster queues, and an overall better experience for everyone!

• Developers!

  • At this point we have one developer working full time on the project, and some of the funds contributed will also go towards their expenses so that they can keep investing that amount of time into things.

• Content!

  • Providing our users with the best experience often requires content creation (sounds, images, video, etc.). Funding will allow us to reach out to the many talented artists out there to get top-notch content.

• Events!

  • As we expand the platform, running competitive events on it is inevitable. Any leftover funds will be contributed to events and prize pools so we can give back to the community.