diff --git a/control.lua b/control.lua
index 98b66c4..cc59110 100644
--- a/control.lua
+++ b/control.lua
@@ -4,8 +4,12 @@ require "evoGUI"
 if not evogui then evogui = {} end
 
 function evogui.log(message)
-    for i, p in ipairs(game.players) do
-        p.print(message)
+    if game then
+        for i, p in ipairs(game.players) do
+            p.print(message)
+        end
+    else
+        error(serpent.dump(message, {compact = false, nocode = true, indent = ' '}))
     end
 end
 
diff --git a/evoGUI.lua b/evoGUI.lua
index d1782a3..59606dc 100644
--- a/evoGUI.lua
+++ b/evoGUI.lua
@@ -38,21 +38,16 @@ end
 -- Iterate through all value_sensors, if any are associated with a mod_name that
 -- has been removed, remove the sensor from the list of value_sensors.
 function evogui.validate_sensors(mod_changes)
-    local valid_sensors = {}
-    for sensor in evogui.value_sensors do
+    for i = #evogui.value_sensors, 1, -1 do
+        local sensor = evogui.value_sensors[i]
         if sensor.mod_name and mod_changes[sensor.mod_name] then
-            -- mod upgrade, keep sensor
-            if mod_changes[sensor.mod_name].new_version ~= nil then
-                valid_sensors[#valid_sensors + 1] = sensor
-            else
-                -- mod removed, remove sensor from ui
+            -- mod removed, remove sensor from ui
+            if mod_changes[sensor.mod_name].new_version == nil then
                 evogui.hide_sensor(sensor)
+                table.remove(evogui.value_sensors, i)
             end
-        else
-            valid_sensors[#valid_sensors + 1] = sensor
         end
     end
-    evogui.value_sensors = valid_sensors
 end
 
 function evogui.hide_sensor(sensor)
diff --git a/locale/en/locale.cfg b/locale/en/locale.cfg
index a609aae..12f4337 100644
--- a/locale/en/locale.cfg
+++ b/locale/en/locale.cfg
@@ -79,8 +79,9 @@ err_needplayername=[EvoGUI] Need a player name!
 err_nosuchplayer=[EvoGUI] No such player: __1__!
 err_noplayerdata=[EvoGUI] No player data for __1__!
 
-err_nomodname=[EvoGUI] Missing the mod name of the sensor!
 err_nosensorname=[EvoGUI] Missing a sensor name!
+err_no_sensor_data=[EvoGUI] Missing remote sensor data!
+err_sensor_missing_field=[EvoGUI] Remote sensor __1__ is missing a required field __2__!
 err_nosensortext=[EvoGUI] Missing sensor text for __1__!
 err_nosensorcaption=[EvoGUI] Missing caption text for __1__!
-err_nosensorfound=[EvoGUI] No sensor was previously created matching the name __1__! Create a sensor first.
+err_nosensorfound=[EvoGUI] No sensor matching the name __1__! Create a sensor first.
diff --git a/remote.lua b/remote.lua
index ecf10f9..c30270c 100644
--- a/remote.lua
+++ b/remote.lua
@@ -33,38 +33,33 @@ end
 
 --
 -- Creates a sensor managed by a remote interface (another mod or script)
--- mod_name: Name of the mod registering the sensor. Sensor will be removed if the mod is removed from the game.
--- sensor_name: internal name of the sensor. Should be unique.
--- sensor_text: Text to display in the active gui
--- sensor_caption: Sensor setting name in the EvoGUI settings panel
--- sensor_color: Font color of the text to display in the active gui, optional, may be nil
--- example: remote.call("EvoGUI", "create_remote_sensor", "mymod_my_sensor_name", "Text: Lorem Ipsum", "[My Mod] Lorem Ipsum Text")
-local function create_remote_sensor(mod_name, sensor_name, sensor_text, sensor_caption, sensor_color)
-    if not mod_name then
-        evogui.log({"err_nomodname"})
-        return
-    end
-
-    if not sensor_name then
-        evogui.log({"err_nosensorname"})
+-- sensor_data: a table with the following fields,
+--     mod_name: Name of the mod registering the sensor. Sensor will be removed if the mod is removed from the game.
+--     name: internal name of the sensor. Should be unique.
+--     text: Text to display in the active gui
+--     caption: Sensor setting name in the EvoGUI settings panel
+--     color: Font color of the text to display in the active gui, optional, may be nil
+--
+-- example: remote.call("EvoGUI", "create_remote_sensor", { "mod_name" = "my_mod",
+--                                                          "name" = "my_mod_my_sensor_name",
+--                                                          "text" = "Text: Lorem Ipsum",
+--                                                          "caption" = "[My Mod] Lorem Ipsum Text" })
+local function create_remote_sensor(sensor_data)
+    if not sensor_data then
+        evogui.log({"err_no_sensor_data"})
         return
     end
 
-    if not sensor_text then
-        evogui.log({"err_nosensortext", sensor_name})
-        return
+    for _, field in pairs({ "mod_name", "name", "text", "caption" }) do
+        if not sensor_data[field] then
+            evogui.log({"err_sensor_missing_field", serpent.dump(sensor_data, {compact = false, nocode = true, indent = ' '}), field})
+            return
+        end
     end
 
-    if not sensor_caption then
-        evogui.log({"err_nosensorcaption", sensor_name})
-        return
-    end
-    
-    local sensor = RemoteSensor.get_by_name(sensor_name)
+    local sensor = RemoteSensor.get_by_name(sensor_data.name)
     if not sensor then
-        RemoteSensor.new(mod_name, sensor_name, sensor_text, sensor_caption, sensor_color)
-    else
-        -- should anything happen here?
+        RemoteSensor.new(sensor_data)
     end
 end
 
@@ -104,8 +99,8 @@ interface = {
         if err then evogui.log({"err_generic", "interface.rebuild", err}) end
     end,
 
-    create_remote_sensor = function(mod_name, sensor_name, sensor_text, sensor_caption, sensor_color)
-        local status, err = pcall(create_remote_sensor, mod_name, sensor_name, sensor_text, sensor_caption, sensor_color)
+    create_remote_sensor = function(sensor_data)
+        local status, err = pcall(create_remote_sensor, sensor_data)
         if err then evogui.log({"err_generic", "remote.create_remote_sensor", err}) end
     end,
 
diff --git a/value_sensors/remote_sensor.lua b/value_sensors/remote_sensor.lua
index 89edb29..f266808 100644
--- a/value_sensors/remote_sensor.lua
+++ b/value_sensors/remote_sensor.lua
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 require "template"
 
 RemoteSensor = {}
-function RemoteSensor.new(mod_name, name, line, caption, color)
-    local sensor = ValueSensor.new("remote_sensor_" .. name)
+function RemoteSensor.new(sensor_data)
+    local sensor = ValueSensor.new("remote_sensor_" .. sensor_data.name)
 
-    sensor["mod_name"] = mod_name
-    sensor["line"] = line
-    sensor["display_name"] = caption
-    sensor["color"] = color
+    sensor["mod_name"] = sensor_data.mod_name
+    sensor["line"] = sensor_data.text
+    sensor["display_name"] = "[" .. sensor_data.mod_name .. "]" .. sensor_data.caption
+    sensor["color"] = sensor_data.color
 
     function sensor:set_line(text)
         self.line = text
@@ -21,16 +21,9 @@ function RemoteSensor.new(mod_name, name, line, caption, color)
     if not global.remote_sensors then
         global.remote_sensors = {}
     end
-    
+
     -- store sensor data for global serialization
-    local sensor_data = {
-        mod_name = sensor.mod_name,
-        name = name,
-        line = sensor.line,
-        display_name = sensor.display_name,
-        color = sensor.color
-     }
-    global.remote_sensors[name] = sensor_data
+    global.remote_sensors[sensor_data.name] = sensor_data
 end
 
 function RemoteSensor.get_by_name(name)
@@ -40,10 +33,9 @@ end
 function RemoteSensor.initialize()
      -- Initialize any remote sensors that were previously saved
     if global.remote_sensors then
-        print("Global Remote Sensors: " .. serpent.dump(global.remote_sensors))
-        for _, sensor in pairs(global.remote_sensors) do
-            if not RemoteSensor.get_by_name(sensor.name) then
-                RemoteSensor.new(sensor.mod_name, sensor.name, sensor.line, sensor.display_name, sensor.color)
+        for _, sensor_data in pairs(global.remote_sensors) do
+            if not RemoteSensor.get_by_name(sensor_data.name) then
+                RemoteSensor.new(sensor_data)
             end
         end
     end