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Researching is a massive pain to do, I don't mind the science packs so much. But the time it takes is horrendous. Could there be some option before starting a new game to change the way it works/speed it up? What do you guys think?

Research the "lab efficency"-researches. in mid-game I have about 20 labs, and to be honest the research happens faster than I can build a lot of the newly invented structures and the time I need for killing biter bases. If you really want to speed it up, a special mod that changes reseach times should make it possible (some has to write it )

or you can cheat like posted here:
https://forums.factorio.com/forum/vie ... =18&t=2568

Build lots of labs. I had 20 in the last full game I played. To speed it up even more you could have 30 or 40 or 50, if you can keep up with the science pack demand.