Forum Overview :: Pinback's Web Central :: Well "practice planet" means "inactive AI" so it's only as fast as you play.

[quote name="Mischief Maker"]Once you've got the controls and how to claim territories under your belt you should go straight to skirmish and/or campaign. The enemy ain't coming for you. Practice mode is pretty much just a way to fiddle around with race and secret tech units to formulate strategies to use in a real game. (incidentally, do you know you can set scouts to autoexplore? They're very efficient at yoinking unguarded resources and initiating contact with the enemy.)[/quote]