All online components of the Starshield project were initially handled by InfoMagic, though even before InfoMagic's departure from the project in 1998, most of the online content for Starshield was managed by unpaid participant volunteers.
Initially, all online parts of the Starshield project were overseen by InfoMagic; however, prior to InfoMagic's departure from the project in 1998, a significant portion of the online content for Starshield was managed by volunteer participants without compensation.