Just to chime in on the other side of things... I like the smaller range. The auto-targetting station is pretty cheap. You can always build more if you want to cover a larger area. This way you get to control the shape of that area more deliberately.

Perhaps you should invest in an item-picker-upper mod I actually have two. I use Natural Evolution which has a simple 50x50 AEO item-picker-upper. I also have a mod to mark items for deconstruction. Neither really works with auto-target since the area is so big. Also, if I build something to collec...

The auto-target capability is a great addition. It's a perfect fit for the mod and for Factorio in general. More automation is always good. It makes the Ion Cannon less of a toy. Now it's a legitimate base defense strategy. Especially for temporary mining outposts. Also, it gives you an incentive to...

Throwing out the custom key handler is a bit of a problem. I'm looking for a way to detect the road-tile dynamically. It'd be nice if you didn't have to hand code it for different mods. I think you can call get_tile and pass in the players position. Without using Shift-W as a trigger you could just ...

This mod is awesome. They should just add it to vanilla. I have some requests: I'd like to enter "autonomous driving mode" with a separate key. Like shift-W. Then I'd like it to exit back to normal mode any time I hit another movement key (W A S D). Perhaps shift-A and shift-D could be use...

I'm still getting the same error.

I keep getting an error:

I just registered (cuz this sounds awesome) and it says I need to participate more before I can PM people.

Can you PM me the address plz?