Conquest Beacons are a unique block available to build and use on planets. Players can build a Conquest Beacon on a static grid within planetary gravity to lay claim to a 100km area (and broadcast your location to 50km.)
A Conquest Beacon will generate a “value” based on the area it covers and what is within that territory out to 10km from the grid, and every sixty minutes rewards are placed into that grid's inventory based on the value of the Conquest Beacon.
When attempting to turn your Conquest Beacon on, it will check for any other existing Conquest Beacons within 100km. If any are present, it will not activate until they are removed. It will likewise deactivate if another Conquest Beacon is created within range.
Every sixty minutes, you will get loot from the list below deposited to your grid's inventory if there is space, starting with the highest-value rewards your Conquest Beacon affords and moving down the list in value.
You will also receive Space Credits at a ratio of 10/point of Value.
Non-Rare-Ore Planet
| Reward Value | Reward |
| 1 | Uranium Ingot |
| 2333 | Zone Chip |
Khar or Ammos
| Reward Value | Reward |
| 1 | Uranium Ingot |
| 5 | Khar: Tautanium Ingot Ammos: Epsilite Ingot |
| 2333 | Zone Chip |
Crait
| Reward Value | Reward |
| 1 | Uranium |
| 2333 | Elite Tech Capacitor |
The value of your claimed area will be primarily dependent on your fortress and fortifications. Every large grid block within 10km is worth 1 point of value, and every station block an additional 2, for 3 total per station block.
Maximum value from a single grid in range caps out at 16,000.
Your total Conquest Beacon value has no limit. Clustering and other rules still apply to Conquest gameplay.
| Item | Beacon Value |
| Large Grid Block | 1 |
| Station Block | 3 |
No matter the strength of your defenses, without active defenders and given enough time, your enemies will almost certainly devise a way to take you down.
Plan your strategy with this knowledge in mind, balancing how much you choose to commit to the field and how, and try to maximize your active times and retrieve your loot as often as possible in the understanding that any static defense is born with its days already numbered.
Note that an enemy may choose to place their own Conquest Beacon within range, shutting the both of you out of reward until one or the other is removed. It's important to maintain mobile readiness to truly stake and protect your claim!