StarCraft improved on its predecessor Warcraft II, which showcased two pretty identical playable factions, by introducing asymmetry concerning the models and systems available to its three races (Protoss, Terran, and Zerg). This asymmetry was similar to that pioneered in the lesser-recognised 1996 SSI release War Wind. The device forms accessible to Every single race define its racial identity. The Protoss can field impressive and costly warriors and equipment, while the Zerg depend on sheer quantities and velocity to overwhelm their opponents.

The Tale concentrates on the actions of 3 species in the Component of the Milky Way known as the Koprulu Sector. Millennia prior to any on the gatherings of your game titles, a species referred to as the Xel'Naga genetically engineer the 무에타이 Protoss and later the Zerg in attempts to generate pure beings.[eleven][twelve] These experiments backfire plus the Xel'Naga are mainly ruined via the Zerg.[twelve] Centuries prior to the beginning of StarCraft in 2499, the hardline Worldwide authorities of Earth, the United Earth Directorate (UED), commissions a colonization system as Section of an answer to overpopulation.