In spite of CBR's valid comment, I think a speedslider for 25-200% of gamespeed would be our best un-modded bet (short of CA doing a run-speed reduction for the vanilla version, of course). Those who appreciate a well controlled battle may not mind the long marching so much (time to talk taktics) and those who want a fast battle can have that, too.


As for "a mod should get regularly tweaked/updated", this can actually be another reason why mods are so difficult to distribute. I found myself often thinking: "shall I download this mod? Well, they are still working on it, lets wait for the next version". It may be only me, but I do think that for a mod to easily distribute, you have to be confident that "this is what everyone is gonna use".