A simple mod that allows you to control the game speed, Includes .5x, 1x, 2x, 4x and 8x
Providing the player with new tools or adjusting the game interface, without fundamentally changing gameplay.
Maybe you can edit the Mod to the actual version in experimental mode? To 0.17? Would be really great. If I would know how to do that I would but I have no experience with that.