Walkthroughs for custom maps.

Are there any ways to speed up the animation without the HD mod and SoD SP?

Lol, of course, there are. Apparently, people have forgotten how they played before HD came out. Although in this thread, there are players who enjoy playing with the standard animation. There are two ways:
1. Cranim.txt
2. TurboSoD
Point 2 makes the animation much faster than point 1. For my purposes and tasks, it is more than enough. Even a battle lasting several thousand rounds passes quite quickly. Plus, it is compatible with HD. It's a must-have for online play in SoD. But whether it is faster or slower than SOD_SP, I cannot say, as I have played very little with SOD_SP.