Automate combat?

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I have used the search engine here to see if this has been answered, but I couldn't find anything that talked about my specific "issue".

I play SE4 a LOT (8 or more hours a day...), and the single biggest problem I have with it is that I have to push the "begin"/"begin"/"close" buttons for combat even though I have it set for strategic combat only (i.e. I can't take control of combat).

The turns that would take several minutes of play are instead taking 1/2 hour or an hour because it sits on those combat screens waiting for me to push them.

What I am looking for is the ability to hit the turn button, and when I come back to it in 10 minutes, it will be at my next turn with the combat's all done automatically (like they are supposed to be anyway).

Anybody have any ideas if this is possible? Hopefully I missed something simple...