you probably right..honestly i made this one before i though to do it ,maybe i shouldn't have i don't know but it's there now .
battle speed i don' t think i can do anything about it.
i also tested the movement of npc's as you told me before but it does not work too well, they move too much and it would be a hassle if you want to talk to them ...which is more annoying than spending a few turns on battles. it's like many old rpg's with npc's in your way it's really annoying ..i tried to avoid that in my game , except the art gallery where they are kind of in the way..i plan to change the place later on so you can move more freely around.
i Hope all is better now until the next update on the story..not sure yet when ,probably a month or two at least