I had to restart alot but in the end I managed to get lots of food and then the game ran good. If you just want to get through it fast then keep changing your pc clock ahead alittle bit. At first only change it by 1 or 2 hrs then later on changing it 1 day will make the game go faster. If a villager is working on something and you change the time ahead when you come back it will be done.I got through the entire game in 8 hrs with the game running on 2x