Timeline

The current Legacy-era of Galaxy Force Online is set 45 years after Return of the Jedi. All the events within the current Star Wars Legends expanded universe have occurred. Everything has transpired as we all already know. All the movies, books, games, and comics up until the New Jedi Order series have taken place.

The major incident that was the "birth" of the club occurred 27 years after ''Return of the Jedi. ''During the celebration of the standard new year, Coruscant came under assault by a massive, and previously unknown, Imperial Armada. The New Republic defenses fought valiantly, but in the end, it only bought time for a full-scale planetary evacuation.

During the battle, Chief of State Leia Organa Solo and Jedi Knight Jaina Solo were killed. General Han Solo was offworld at the time, searching for Jedi Grand Master Luke Skywalker and his wife Mara Jade. Their task force had pursued the Yuuzhan Vong back into the Unknown Regions and had lost contact with Coruscant. None have been heard from since and all are presumed dead.

25,000-100 years before the Battle of Yavin
This large spanning era includes the Golden Age of the Sith, the Fall of the Sith Empire, Tales of the Jedi, the Freedon Nadd Uprising, and the Sith Wars. Both Knights of the Old Republic video games were also set in this time-period. This era also contains the multiplayer online game, The Old Republic.

100-18 years before the Battle of Yavin
This era includes the entire prequel trilogy as well as the animated Clone Wars series.

18 years before the Battle of Yavin until the Battle at Endor
This time-period includes the entire original trilogy and all the classic comics and books written about the struggle against the sinister Darth Vader and the sinister Galactic Empire.

Immediately following the Battle at Endor until 25 years after
This era is the Expanded Universe Legends of the Star Wars saga. The modern comics and novels fall within this time period.

26-45 years after the Battle at Endor (present day)
Coruscant is once more in the hands of the resurrected Empire. The New Republic has collapsed, forced to flee into hiding. It has since been reformed as the Galactic Alliance.