I played oolite some time ago, and have just downloded it, (seems to work perfect on Win8!
I remember there being a time function where I pressed a key or maybe a key combo and the entire game sped up, not the Witch or hyper drive, the entire game (so even the menu's sped up!)
I can't remember the key stroke, and have been fruitless in my Google
<wanders off to the Suggestions forum to make new post>
Most games have some sort of paddling-pool-and-water-wings beginning to ease you in: Oolite takes the rather more Darwinian approach of heaving you straight into the ocean, often with a brick or two in your pockets for luck. ~ Disembodied