Even with all settings on fast, it really seems like the gameplay is a little sluggish, especially late into a game where you are building/researching high tech stuff.  Would there happen to be a mod out there that increases the build speed, research speed, and possibly the combat speed (i.e. ships move and fire faster).  I also would like to know if there was a mod to make building capital ships more feasible for gameplay, because as it stands it really seems like its just not worth it to spend the resources to both research additional crews and build a capital ship (and optionally purchase level-up's, which also are a little pricey).

The slow pacing of the game is the only complaint I hear about this game amoungst my friends, so if I could make it a more time-feasible activity for us, then maybe I can convince them to play it with me again hopefully.  Any help is appreciated, even if you can confirm for me that a mod like this simply does not exist.  If it doesn't, then I may take it upon myself to create such a mod.