In the end, ENTER, ESC, F1, T and M were the only ones that I used.

Edit: Thanks!

In the end, I didn't manage to optimize dosbox, but 38s still is good, right?

Hey, thanks for the quick reply, I am already at 44s, and think that 30s would be possible if I could get those issues sorted. I will try different game versions and dosbox configurations, then.

Hey, people! So, anyone can tell me how to quickly skip through opponent messages and colonies? I have been just spamming esc and clicking and still it still seems to take four times longer than the current record. Is it something to do with dosbox configuration? I set cycles to maximum but don't know what else could be done. Also, would the default 1.40x patch that comes with the GOG version be allowed?