I did not realize i could turn them off. I will give that a try. Its not so much that they are long, but that its the entire game when i play, I dont get a chance to even fight the other armies. haha

Maybe i have a setting wrong...
The neutral (Grey) enemies and the events (invasions by drones or space marines etc) are endless and relentless. I have tried 3 games and decreased the difficulty each time to the lowest setting.
The entire game is just me struggling to survive against the non-stop ...