DB1 said:

How does a new league get into gaining area, on the map, it looks like most of the area is taken by the larger leagues.  Where would a new league start?

Hello!

Thanks for sharing your doubts with us. I know that Beacons may be challenging. but there is nothing impossible.

Also, this article on Beacons may be useful to you: https://plariumsupport.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/115002052151-Beacons

Good luck! 

Hello DB , in my opinion for hold on a beacon you need a good league , with very active members, which send all their defense in the beacon for stuck it, and you need also to be in a strong alliance for have help in wars ! 

Is not easy of course , but a beacon gives you very many bonuses and benefits , like you can read in the article posted by Alina , so  it's worth keeping it a beacon !

DB1 said:

Thank you both for responding, we are a new merge of some leagues, so trying to see how this all works.  All members are active, no real alliances as yet.

you may find that upgrades to the beacons may be required before they start linking the territory together.

DB1 said:

Thank you both for responding, we are a new merge of some leagues, so trying to see how this all works.  All members are active, no real alliances as yet.

you may find that upgrades to the beacons may be required before they start linking the territory together.

Because each level upgrade expands the territory a beacon holds.

you can link several level 1s together if your influence is high enough.   League achievements and Fortress level count toward influence.  Increasing your fortress knowledge level gives a bonus to influence as well, but only when your league already controls at least 1 beacon.

Influence points are calculated as a base average of area, and that gets displayed on the map as beacon range. Territory doesn't get reflected on the map, but only on league ranking. Its weird, but that is how things are. In a sense it was made such that league with the highest achievement possible don't rank much if they don't have much territory.  contrast that with KT with BR on S2, and KT with KoK on S1

Beacon Range

The extent of influence a Beacon has on surrounding territory is determined by the Beacon's Range. This is calculated according to its upgrade level and proximity to adjoining Beacons controlled by the same League. This means that two Beacons of identical upgrade levels can have different Ranges. If a Beacon is positioned adjacent to one or more Beacons owned by the same League, it will have a higher range - so try and capture as many adjoining Beacons as possible. The total controlled territory of all the Beacons controlled by your League will be the sole factor determining your League's position in the League Rankings and influence on the Imperial Map.