I can answer 3 of those. I don't use ranged weapons so I can't answer that one, and I'm not 30% of the way through the main campagin so you have seen more of the game's maps than I have.

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* Sketchy system performance.
I had terrible problems with the game when I first tried it. Now it's smooth as can be with all settings maxed. The two expansions make some performance improving tweaks, and the various patches make a lot more.

* Fussy camera control.
It's a fix which costs money, but the first expansion adds a strategy camera mode. Think Baldur's Gate style top down view. In that mode you can leave the camera alone except to spin it around occasionally to get something which a wall is obscuring from view.

* The commands to control your party are very limited.
The AI mod adds quite a few new options, and makes the in-built commands much more useful. With a bit of experimentation I have been able to find commands for most of my needs. For example, you can set a melee character to guard your character, attack anything which attacks you, and to keep a short engagement range so he doesn't go haring off after an archer on the far side of the map. There are no party formations.