We have updated our Community Code of Conduct. Please read through the new rules for the forum that are an integral part of Paradox Interactive’s User Agreement.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly. You should upgrade or use an alternative browser.
However it is worth noting that depending on your PC, the speed may vary from person to person. Example is that my speed 5 is probably your speed 3 or 4 or vice versa.
So perhaps the OP's PC is a type of super computer who runs the speed 1 at our speed 5 levels.
No. Speeds below 5 are capped. Speed 5 goes as fast as your computer can go, but the other speeds will be identical between machines unless the machine isn't good enough to run at a given speed.
I generally play at speed 3 unless there's really absolutely nothing to do, but pausing often is essential, especially for getting the timings right for battles. I have the mouse wheel button mapped to pause/unpause