Is there a way to prevent GalCiv2 AI from pausing when you minimize or switch focus to another window?

I like playing turn based 4x games on enormous maps, but I also like to be able to do/watch other stuff while the AI is figuring things out between turns, and having the game stop every time I tab out is maddening.

Done a number of searches looking for a solution, only found 1 other mention of this, and it was #12 in a 15 point list of issues a guy made about the game and no one addressed it.  Thanks in advance