You can largely ignore all the intricacies of the combat system.
Or set the game to easy and just make enemies easier to kill Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic/Combat This would make combat faster in that both you and the enemies would die faster. You could set the game to Hard and then buff your character so that he does more damage. Hopefully you guys can hear this one :)I've started a Discord server, feel free to join :) Unfortunately there is no mod to change the combat, as that is hard-coded into the game. A remastered version of my combat mechanics guide. Tips on how combat in KOTOR works and the penalties/benefits of using the different attack types.This video was a suggestion by Reece.
When any character kills with a ranged or melee attack (or a droid special weapon), then that character can perform an extra action in that combat round: if the action queue is empty or cleared then this is an automatic Attack if a target is in range (which may include taking a step or two in melee range), otherwise it's the next action queued against another target in range, whether that's a combat feat, Force power (including buffs targeting you or your party), grenade or item use.