Is it possible to have an accelerated start scenario for other races than terrans?

There are lot's of filler techs without any purpose which have to be researched before the first real weapon or shield tech is available.

This...

1.) is highly unrealistic considering the fact that everybody is already flying around with space ships. At least some primitive rockets and/or auto cannons should be available. At the moment even WW2 was more advanced than GC2 at the start if it comes to weaponry.

2.) slows the game a lot down at the start. It takes a long time until the real action gets running.

I wouldn't mind using a mod for that if one is available, but I don't understand how anyone could restrict an important game mode like accelerated start to a certain race. Is this a bug?

Speaking of bugs, if I have the ship / planet list open on the left side, I can't scroll in this direction anymore. It's not really a show stopper but I thought about keeping it open the whole time, but that's not possible if I can't scroll anymore to the left side.