The short version of this post is that it's poorly implimented and I don't recommend it.



Timed turns feels okay. But timed battle pop ups don't always come first. I recently had a turn with a large amount of diplomatic shenanigans to try and save a system and a fleet from being destroyed. My turn timer runs down and I hit end-turn. After which the battle pop ups from before the diplomatic shenanigans I went through pop back up and I lose the fleet and almost lose my planet from the conflict.

Made my head spin. That said it's not like messages and battle reports always arrive on time in real life. But it was frustrating.