i started a new game playing as horatio and it wasnt until turn 161 that i made first contact with the opponent. this is because i explored every planet system in my half of the galaxy but i never found any wormholes or anything leading elsewhere. and i have no idea how to move ships around without them having to follow a planet connection line. i can see the enemy flying through my area but they arnt following any lines just flying where ever and i cant seem to follow them. no matter what i click on the ship will only follow the connection lines so im stuck having to train to the final tech that wins you the game once completed. am i missing something???? and yes i checked my research and got all the wormhole travel ones and stuff like that.

The research you are looking for is called the Warp Drive, bottom tech tree. It allows you to travel to any star system you can see, though you will still use the jump lanes if they are faster (the pathfinding works this out). You could try upgrading your sensors and then look at the edges of space where you suspect your enemies to be, when you finally see another star you will be able to use the Warp Drive to jump there.

Please see Raptor's Endless Space FAQ. (Putting this link into already answered questions may draw more users to the FAQ and reduce repeats.)

Answered and yes please see the FAQ when you have a question and if you can't find it there and the search doesn't return anything useful then start a thread. Closed/