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Don't use the TSLPatcher.exe from there or that will break some modules due to the filename bug (same bug ERFEdit had at one point). Use the exe included with K1CP instead. Although at a quick glance there shouldn't be any problem with 702KOR specifically. Also note that if you want to compatibility for M4-78, they replace the Academy with a whole other module (703KOR I believe?), so that will require a separate patch.

Well....err...I'm going to wait for a bit because I still need to finish redoing all my icons. That should take about a week(?)

Sounds like you injected the appropriate file types into the RIM and DLG.ERF. Which version of TSLPatcher are you using? In the earliest versions of my Darth Sion and Male Exile Mod, I had issues with injecting the relevant DLG file in 702KOR's DLG.ERF when I used the old 2007 version of TSLPatcher, but using Fair Strides' updated version solved it and I can directly inject or patch into 702KOR's RIM and DLG.ERF.

You could leave it on the human rig and just do a local talk override animation to get a suitable amount of snout movement. How much does the vanilla one move anyway?

Late answer, but it is recommended to install TSLRCM first.

This update is long-overdue, but here goes. I'm aware there are some issues and areas of improvement for Vandar which I intend to address soon. Meanwhile, I have been busy with the next entry in this mod series. Here's a preview for the Rodian: Finding quality references for this one was difficult, so I mainly based the design on the Battlefront 2 Greedo model by Dice. This is still WIP of course, though fairly advanced. Pants will be tweaked before moving onto skinning. Feedback is, as always, very much welcome.

If you're talking about models exported from KoTOR, you can't. To turn low-poly models to high-poly, you generally use subdivision levels. In Blender, it's a modifier called 'Subdivision surface', in Max they call it 'Turbosmooth'. Anyway, this simply splits each quad (i.e., a face with 4 vertices) in smaller bits. An algorithm calculates the average distances between existing vertices when placing the new ones, making the model look smoother. You can easily divide a quad because each side will be split in 2, so from one quad you end with 4 quads. And so on. However, triangles can't be split evenly so subdividing those can generate inadequate results. See below: The cube on the left consists of only quads, while the one on the right is made of triangles. The cubes below are the result obtained from subdividing the cubes above. Now, I'm going over this stuff because models in KoTOR are made up of triangles. Partly because the 3d assets are really old, but also because video game engines prefer triangles in general. Here's what the Rodian model looks like when freshly imported in Blender. Triangles galore! I've added a subdivided version of the same model on his right. Now, depending on what you want to achieve this might be perfectly fine for you. However if you want to rework the models or use them as a base for sculpting, you won't get far with this. Instead, you want to turn those triangles into quads. For a good chunk of them, you can do so with a neat shortcut in Blender: Go into 'Edit mode', press A to select all, then hit Alt+J. Now that's much better already. Some stuff is falling apart because I didn't merge the model's vertices as several of them are split. You'll notice that a lot of triangles remain on the hand and the head. For these, your options are limited to manually fix them into quads. If you're new to 3d, this is going to be challenging, because you need to understand how topology works to get a good result in the end. Again, it depends on what you want to achieve. If you're looking to get a base to do some sculpting on, I would simply create primitive objects (cubes, spheres, cylinders, etc.), resize and place them to match the model. Here's what it would look like: Then apply the subdivision, import in your preferred sculpting software, remesh/dynamesh and get going. As for tools, there's a wide variety you can choose from. Blender has the advantage of being free and having a lot of online resources, especially on Youtube, available. However it lacks some useful features that you might one day care about and many find its UI very confusing. Most other software suites, if not all, are destined to a professional audience and are therefore quite intimidating to beginners. Generally, there is no one single program that can do everything perfectly. They're just tools and they more or less excel at the given tasks they were designed for. If you're only getting started in 3D, I'd recommend using Blender until you understand all the basics of 3d, then get the trial versions of similar general 3D software (Maya, Modo, 3DSMax, etc.) and see what you prefer.

Though I can't say for sure, I had a quick flick through this video and it looks pretty decent. : Hopefully that helps.