Digging program that doesn't suck?

[Zyme 0]

I am looking for a simple digging program that *works*.

 

The default dig program stops mid air, and I can't seem to have a robot start in the air to continue where the other one stopped. It needs solid blocks for some reason.

 

If anyone can modify that program so that it can start in the air (like starting at the original position next to a chest), and figure where to continue again where the other robot messed up and stopped, that would be awesome.

 

I tried to modify the code but the robot just stays there doing nothing.

[Gangsir 14]

If you need a robot to be able to float in the air, you need to install a hover upgrade in the robot, tier 1 or 2 depending on depth of the hole. I believe that the existing dig program provided on the loot floppy will resume where it left off if shut down, as long as it is started next to the chest.

[dgelessus 26]

The dig program from the loot disk is from before robots had a flight height limitation. That's why it doesn't work on current versions unless you install the tier 2 hover upgrade, which effectively gives the robot unlimited flight again.