Which Empire at War expansion added the Zann Consortium as a third faction?

Which Empire at War expansion added the Zann Consortium as a third faction? The answer is Forces of Corruption.

Released in October 2006, Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption expanded Petroglyph’s real-time strategy game beyond its original Galactic Empire-versus-Rebel Alliance structure. Its major addition was the Zann Consortium, an organized-crime faction led by Tyber Zann.

The Consortium plays differently from the two established factions. Instead of relying only on conventional conquest, it can corrupt planets through bribery, sabotage, piracy, and other missions, gaining strategic benefits without immediately capturing a world. Its forces also mix pirates, mercenaries, exotic vehicles, surviving Droidekas, and Rancor riders.

A common mix-up is treating the game’s pre-existing pirates as the third faction. Pirates appeared in the original game as minor obstacles, but Forces of Corruption gave the Zann Consortium a complete campaign, technology tree, units, and playable faction status. The story takes place around the events of the original Star Wars trilogy and follows Tyber Zann’s criminal rise.