Galactic Civil War rages across the galaxy. Darth Vader, seeking the throne, had trained a secret apprentice, Darth Acris to help him challenge the Emperor. After the Empire destroyed Alderaan, Vader struck down and destroyed the Emperor. Now Vader and Acris must consolidate their power and build the military while staving off the Rebels and other rising galactic powers. They must retain order and bring peace to the Empire. The Sith will rule the galaxy once more! Plenty of new units, heroes, planets, etc. in this new take on the Star Wars saga. This is Vader's New Order - Empire surrounded.
The Hutt heroes, with Jabba being the new "Archon" of the Cartel. You can also see a new background for the galaxy. I'm still not sure about keeping this or if I want to go back to the old black starry galaxy background. And don't worry I will be adding more starting planets.
Isn't Jabba the Hutt supposed to be dead at this point, I'm sure he was killed in Star Wars Episode VI RotJ
This story is before Return of the Jedi. The story really begins in 0 ABY when the Empire destroys Alderaan but the campaign will begin in 2.5 ABY (I'm going to come up with a new year system since there was no battle of Yavin) where the player takes control of the fractured Empire or someone else.