Maybe someone might find this question funny, but...
is it possible to make simultaneous turns when playing online, because staring at an empty monitor for 15 minutes isn't very interesting)
If it's possible, please tell me how.

Why would this question be funny? I think it's a very relevant question.
I think this idea should be suggested to the developers of Equilibris. And even to strong programmers - fans of the fourth game - maybe someone can figure out how it works in Hammers of Fate (2.0) or Tribes of the East (3.0) and create a feature for Equilibris. By the way, does anyone know what language they are written in? If it's Java, I can try to take a look - although I'm not very good at it:(