A quick mod that makes defeat and escape animations faster, if you have the combat animation skip setting on.
Compatibility should be really high. I haven't found issues with Aric/Ralph or 1.0d bugfix/Leo.
https://mega.nz/file/S4tCAZLQ#Hp6NQZUoxeAIh-wgj1WO07tH9mmzI6GCsaLAltk1Nqo