Creating a World - Accelerating Stratmap Animations via Script

[Gigantus]

I recently came across a situation in which I was forced to use the 'move' (slow animation) command instead of the 'reposition_character' (instant move). This can be a bit of a cold shower during (or at the start) of a game as the cursor becomes unavailable during the time of the animation. After some trial and error I came to the following solution:

Prerequisite
The mod's CFG file needs this entry:

[game]
campaign_map_speed_up = 1

Structure of the monitor

    monitor_event FactionTurnStart FactionIsLocal
        call_object_shortcut strat_ui speedup_ai            ; accelerate display
        move [character name or label], x, y
        call_object_shortcut strat_ui speedup_ai            ; slow down display
        
        terminate_monitor
    end_monitor

The animation mode returns to the default 'slow' setting once the monitor has executed.