Welcome one and all to the first ever Emerald Federation medal extravaganza! The medals awarded here cover the following battles:

• First battle of Snooland
• First Battle of Midnight Marsh
• Second Battle of Midnight Marsh
• First Battle of Nordwälder
• First Battle of the Island of Warriors
• First Battle of Bezold
• First Battle of Chromehenge

Note: if you've been awarded any of these medals but it doesn't show up next to your username or you have the wrong one, message us and we'll get it fixed. Probably.

####Participation Medals

The following laddies are hereby awarded with the Quarter Shield, for participating in at least one battle:

• /u/a_flock_of_goats
• /u/awesome99999
• /u/cdos93
• /u/DBCrumpets
• /u/Eliminioa
• /u/ProphetOfPain
• /u/Smooth_trumpeteer
• /u/toworn
• /u/fluzz142857

The following laddies are hereby awarded with the Half Shield, for participation in at least five battles:

• /u/adombomb
• /u/Arrem_
• /u/Lolzrfunni
• /u/RansomWolf
• /u/the_masked_redditor

####Special Medals

These medals are awarded for players who have made distinguished efforts in a particular field over at least two battles.

The following laddies have been awarded the Medal of Skirmishing, for doing a good job of bashing the nasty Crimsons right up:

• /u/a_flock_of_goats
• /u/cdos93
• /u/awesome99999

The following laddies have been awarded the Medal of Vigilance, for tracking the nasty Crimsons' every move in battle:

• /u/adombomb
• /u/RansomWolf

The following laddies have been awarded the Mischevious Snipesman Medal, for distinguished sniping in battle:

• /u/Eliminioa
• /u/the_masked_redditor

The following laddies have been awarded the Bombardier's Medal for pinpoint top-level supports

• /u/Lolzrfunni
• /u/toworn

The following lad has been awarded the Engineering Medal for excellent coding:

• /u/Arrem_

The following lad has been awarded the Decoy Medal for taking the nasty Crimsons on an elaborate ruse cruise:

• /u/ProphetOfPain

The following lad has been awarded the Medal of the Order of Bazza to recognise his great contribution to the Bazzaist cause:

• /u/DBCrumpets

So, how is everyone doing? This is just a general discussion thread, feel free to post whatever. Also, don't be afraid to introduce yourself here if you're new. Just don't be a dick.

Yup, I'm doing this here, too, now.

#Map of Actions during the Battle

##Emerald First Wave:

• #1 Main force landed in north of the territory, consisting of a Bundeswehr landing force supported by Luftwaffe air power. Due to frozen sea ice the Bundeswehr were able to cross from Tentorahogo without the assistance of ships. Relatively conventional combined arms assault was successful in landing and establishing line of control. Emerald win for 411 VP, with margin of 375

• #2: Secondary assault on port facilities in south of territory. Despite shaky start and stiff resistance, Emerald forces quickly seize ports, allowing support assets to focus on the north. Emerald win for 107 VP, with margin of 22.

##Crimson counterattack:

• #264 Using unconventional tactics, Crimson forces are able to deny Emerald aircraft ability to launch close air support by closing on Emerald defensive positions and break through Emerald lines. Crimson win for 293 VP, with margin of 37.

• #454 Crimson forces attempt to exploit breakthrough but, as Emerald Luftwaffe's ability to launch interdiction strikes at Crimson rear is unaffected, a lack of supplies and severely delayed reinforcements cause attack to lose momentum. Attrition takes its toll and Emerald reserve units are able to repel attack, with the help of even more unconventional tactics. Emerald win for 62 VP, with margin of 84.

As a result, despite a major Crimson breakthrough, the Emerald defence lines retained enough integrity to prevent collapse, forcing a Crimson withdrawal.

##Well, Well, Well, What's all this, then?

This is the fourth (Cripes!) 'Season' of Chroma, a reddit RPG based on the 2013 April Fool's prank which saw Orangered and Periwinkle battle it out over the website. Each Season is a series of battles and the season winner is the team which manages to occupy all enemy territory and capture their capital.

Although Orangered won the 2013 Battle of Fool's, each successive season has ended in Periwinkle victory and Season Three the Orangered nation was finally vanquished in April 2016 - 45 years After Fool's using the Chroma date system. Season Four is set in the year 75 AF within the Periwinkle Empire, where three decades of peace are about to come to an end.

The Emerald faction's cheeky revolutionary leaders are launching a rebellion against the Periwinkle Government, which is currently ruled by the Crimsons, and the result of this battle will affect the very future of Empress Sahdee's reign. At the season-opening Battle of Snooland team Crimson faced down the threat of a coup d'etat but are now on the defensive, as Emerald Rebels have seized control of many territories in the east and have declared independence as the Emerald Federation.

##What's a Chroma? And can I eat it?

Chroma is a fictional continent. And no.

This is the current state of the continent - Emerald holds the nice green bits, Crimson holds the horrid red bits, and neutral territories are in grey.

#How can I get involved?

Sign up in the newest recruitment thread at r/Chromanauts! You will be assigned a team. Your next best step is to join the combined discord Discord chat where our experienced team leaders will be able to direct you to our supersecret hidden Emerald server and help you battle, as well as providing you with our super secret Emerald Battle Guide to teach you the basics. It's also a nice place to chat and get to know your teammates in peacetime.

Each team will have a few generals who are capable of invading territory. Once the command has been sent a battle thread will be launched, and the battle will take place 24 hours after a command has been sent. To get to the battlefield you will need to move your troops by either sending the following command to /u/chromabot or post it directly in the battle thread:

>lead all to [Territory]

#How do I battle?

Full instructions can be found at the here, but here's the short version:

There are three troop types, Cavalry, Infantry and Ranged, which act like Rock, Paper and Scissors. Cavalry defeats infantry, infantry defeats ranged, and ranged defeats cavalry. (C>I>R>C)

Attacking

In order to get the game rolling you'll need to attack in one of 7 sectors at the battlefield. To do this you'll need to post the following command in the battle thread:

>attack with [troop number] [troop type]

this will create a skirmish in the sector you are currently in. If you want to switch sectors you can use the >lead command to do this:

>lead all to #[sector number]

There are 7 sectors. The winner of a battle will be the team that controls the most sectors after 6 hours. Remember, you don't have to stay in battle for all 6 hours - you can drop in any time you want.

Skirmishes

Now you'll need to protect your skirmish from the enemy, and stop the enemy from winning their skirmishes. To do this you'll need to use the >oppose command, like so:

oppose [attack number] with [troop number] [troop type]

to find the attack number, you'll need to look at /u/Chromabot's comment on your attack. When opposing, Cav destroys => Inf => Ran => Cav

you can also support the attacks of your teammates by using the command

support [attack number] with [troop number] [troop type]

When supporting, Cav supports => Ran => Inf => Cav

Battling and skirmishes can seem confusing but don't worry - there will be plenty of experienced teammates to help you battle and learn the ropes. Good luck!