diff --git a/docs/Changes.txt b/docs/Changes.txt
index 6bd9bff..5c0ca63 100644
--- a/docs/Changes.txt
+++ b/docs/Changes.txt
@@ -12,6 +12,14 @@ platform used. There should be another help file in this archive
 outlining the platform specific changes.
 
 
+----------------------------------------------------------------------
+Section:   New in release 0.94.3
+----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+"Target out of range" error now includes info on how much the range was
+exceeded. Thanks to Bitbreaker/VOZ for the suggestion.
+
+
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 Section:   New in release 0.94.2
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/docs/Errors.txt b/docs/Errors.txt
index f4fadc1..8ae1aea 100644
--- a/docs/Errors.txt
+++ b/docs/Errors.txt
@@ -227,9 +227,11 @@ Source file contains illegal character.
 Syntax error.
     Guess what - there's a syntax error.
 
-Target out of range.
+Target out of range (N; M too far).
     A relative addressing (branch commands or PER) only has a limited
-    range. You exceeded it.
+    range. You exceeded it. N is the attempted offset, M is the difference
+    to the limit - so if you succeed in optimizing M bytes away, the code
+    would assemble.
 
 There's more than one character.
     You used a text string in an arithmetic expression, but the string
diff --git a/src/acme.c b/src/acme.c
index 3d260fc..5623cca 100644
--- a/src/acme.c
+++ b/src/acme.c
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@
 // along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
 // Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
 
-#define RELEASE		"0.94.2"	// update before release (FIXME)
+#define RELEASE		"0.94.3"	// update before release (FIXME)
 #define CODENAME	"Zarquon"	// update before release
-#define CHANGE_DATE	"28 Feb"	// update before release
+#define CHANGE_DATE	"16 Mar"	// update before release
 #define CHANGE_YEAR	"2012"		// update before release
 //#define HOME_PAGE	"http://home.pages.de/~mac_bacon/smorbrod/acme/"	// FIXME
 #define HOME_PAGE	"http://sourceforge.net/p/acme-crossass/"	// FIXME
diff --git a/src/mnemo.c b/src/mnemo.c
index d2b6ec2..c7212dd 100644
--- a/src/mnemo.c
+++ b/src/mnemo.c
@@ -137,7 +137,6 @@ SCS jump_lind[]  = {      0,      0,      0,   0xdc00,   0xdc00,        0,
 // error message strings
 static const char	exception_illegal_combination[]	= "Illegal combination of command and addressing mode.";
 static const char	exception_highbyte_zero[]= "Using oversized addressing mode.";
-static const char	exception_too_far[]	= "Target out of range.";
 
 
 // Variables
@@ -572,6 +571,15 @@ static void group_only_implied_addressing(int opcode)
 	Input_ensure_EOS();
 }
 
+// helper function to output "Target out of range" message
+static void too_far(intval_t actual, intval_t minimum, intval_t maximum)
+{
+	char	buffer[60];	// 640K should be enough for anybody
+
+	sprintf(buffer, "Target out of range (%ld; %ld too far).", actual, actual < minimum ? minimum - actual : actual - maximum);
+	Throw_error(buffer);
+}
+
 // Mnemonics using only 8bit relative addressing (short branch instructions).
 static void group_only_relative8_addressing(int opcode)
 {
@@ -580,8 +588,8 @@ static void group_only_relative8_addressing(int opcode)
 	ALU_int_result(&result);
 	if (result.flags & MVALUE_DEFINED) {
 		result.intval -= (CPU_pc.intval + 2);
-		if ((result.intval > 127) || (result.intval < -128))
-			Throw_error(exception_too_far);
+		if ((result.intval < -128) || (result.intval > 127))
+			too_far(result.intval, -128, 127);
 	}
 	Output_byte(opcode);
 	// this fn has its own range check (see above).
@@ -600,8 +608,8 @@ static void group_only_relative16_addressing(int opcode)
 	ALU_int_result(&result);
 	if (result.flags & MVALUE_DEFINED) {
 		result.intval -= (CPU_pc.intval + 3);
-		if ((result.intval > 32767) || (result.intval < -32768))
-			Throw_error(exception_too_far);
+		if ((result.intval < -32768) || (result.intval > 32767))
+			too_far(result.intval, -32768, 32767);
 	}
 	Output_byte(opcode);
 	// this fn has its own range check (see above).