A huge package :) . Seriously though, it wasn't intended for that but now you mention a tail I might have a go at working one in and seeing what its like.
The skirt idea is pretty clever, if you can work some more of those kind of details into this it will be pretty ace(pun intended). Good luck on your project.
I'm not sure if it is just me, but when I click to minimize Kuadro (latest version) it only minimizes a single image from the group of images open. Is this intended?
Yeah pivot painter or some Signed Distance Field thing are going to be the way to go for performance reasons. Looks good! I'd say it delivers the intended effect.
Need more info. Post images of your lightened source model (intended result), of bake settings, of the resulting texture, and your model in-game (actual result)
Depreciation is a major issue with laptops, as with all tech, but mainly laptops. The lower you go the less it depreciates. Irrelevant if you never intend to sell but something to consider.
Do you intend on using the overshot morphs? If so then there is no easy fix. But if you are just looking for a way to cap the values of your curves that's easy with a limit controller.
Cute character, full of personality :) some slight shadowing could be used as said above but it all depends on how it looks in the intended game engine/format tbh.