With this patch you can change how long you want to remain in an era
By default, the game takes 15 minutes to advance into the new era. With this patch you may change it to 5, 10, 20, 30 or even 60 minutes! Note though that this patch only changes the speed of the era change, the research speeds are unaffected!
With shorter than 15 minutes eras, you will be always late with the researches, and with longer ones, you may not have anything to research after you researched everything for that era.
Combine this patch with the instant action setup function of the game to find you sweet spot!