StarCraft II Tournaments

Login wall

Decides whether visitors are forced to sign in to use the site. A/B forces ~50% of visitors (cookie-bucketed) so you can compare behavior between gated and open audiences.

Leaderboard

Who can reach the Leaderboard (Pro Ladder) tab. "Everyone" is the default (public); restrict to "Admins + mods" or "Admins only" if you want to lock it down. The nav button and the server endpoints both follow this setting.

Messaging & Broadcasts

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New replay-viewer art

Replaces the legacy chroma-keyed icons with the new top-down Terran/Zerg sprite atlas in the replay viewer. Admins (you) always see the new art for testing. Flip global on once you're happy and want every visitor to see it.

Beta v1.0 launch splash

Fullscreen welcome modal that summarizes the v1.0 launch. Each user sees it exactly once per rollout (tracked in their browser's localStorage by id). Use Preview today to QA on your own admin/mod accounts. Flip Live on launch morning to push it to every logged-in user — the id rotates so admins who already dismissed Preview will see the live one too.

Replay-viewer audio

Web Audio engine that plays unit, ability, death, and music cues during replay playback. Admins and moderators always hear audio and can use the tuning panels. Flip global on once you're satisfied with mix levels and want every visitor to hear the replay's soundtrack.

Replay-viewer visual effects

The production animation suite for the replay viewer — chrono boost, spawn larva / queen cast, warp-in, blink, guardian shield, force fields, disruptor nova, psionic storm, fungal growth, corrosive bile, caustic spray, colossus thermal lance, cloak detection, SCV repair welds, transport passenger dots, building fire / death FX, and the production-bubble density ring. Admins and moderators always see these (and the Animations tuning panel). Flip global on once you're happy and want every visitor to see the new effects; flip it back off to instantly revert everyone to the pre-polish viewer.

🧪 Tournament Test Lab

Spin up an invite-only sandbox tournament filled with sim bots and test the full live flow end to end: match alerts, the lobby screen, map vetoes, server rules, ready-up, chat, caster nominations, the companion-bot protocol, and automatic results + bracket advancement. Hidden from the public — only you (and the bots) can see it. Bots act only while this app stays open (this panel drives them every 3 s); use Fast-forward to resolve bot-vs-bot play instantly. Your own games wait for you: play them from the real lobby UI, upload a real replay via the companion, or use the I win / Bot wins buttons.

🎙 Caster applications

Review verified-commentator applications. Approving grants the CASTER badge; the user can then sign up to commentate tournaments.

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