I thought the idea was to not add explicit range comments.

In rP19478#20669, @leper wrote:

I thought the idea was to not add explicit range comments.

Some effects of techs and auras are frequently asked for, so eventually we will need some #3972 system.
Indeed we can and should remove the handful of aura range strings after the visual aura patch is merged (D238)

(Actually still useful for the tech tree)

Some effects of techs and auras are frequently asked for, so eventually we will need some #3972 system.
Indeed we can and should remove the handful of aura range strings after the visual aura patch is merged (D238)

Yes, that ticket sounds about right, assuming the rough idea is going for some #3670 kind of approach.

In rP19478#20696, @elexis wrote:

(Actually still useful for the tech tree)

Yes, but that should be autogenerated, not hardcoded and then most likely not updated at the next chance there is.