Sorry I just find it funny how you say you were "trying to enjoy the game more than take notes." Well that's quite a bit of notes for trying to enjoy the game lol..
I remember that mission being hard as f*** in the original. I could only ever pass it with a Centurion and guns blazin' like mad!
If you don't want to cheat too much instead of changing the speed of the demons maybe change the speed of the ship you're escorting to make it faster. That IS the...
I was doing a mission where I was supposed to destroy a pirate. Can't remember if I got him or not (or if PC merchie got it) but after it was destroyed my speed began to go crazy and i couldn't slow down the ship! Still using tarsus didn't have A/Bs installed but my speed kept climing until it...