12 years later and I'm trying to find some support for game speed. Sad to hear that speed 8 is considered by Westwood to be a standardized speed. It is definitely not the same speed that the animations are meant for. I get the whole competitive aspect but if anything the real time speed should have been what they landed on as a standard but I digress.
if there's anyone out there who still cares about this game add me on discord puffypuffpuff#7502.
PS: The little drama was hilarious, thanks for giving me entertainment.