Use explosives to dig holes.
Providing the player with new tools or adjusting the game interface, without fundamentally changing gameplay.
Map generation and terrain modification.
Any plans about update for Factorio 2.0?
Mod has been updated, see my discussion thread
I forked the original code, made the fixes for 2.1, and some addition improvements and updated the artwork. You can find it over here: https://mods.factorio.com/mod/explosive_excavation_continued