And actually the digger behavior you are seeing in NeoLemmix is somewhat unique to DOS Lemmings. In other ports like Amiga etc., the digger cannot go on with quite as little terrain as you can in DOS version. They still don't need all 9 pixels but it's not like in DOS, where even a single lone pixel on the sides is enough to keep digger going.
If my understanding of Amiga physics is correct, NeoLemmix's digger is closer to that than it is to the DOS one. The outermost pixel on each side is not checked during the "stop or keep going?" check.
I haven't actually tried out yet whether Shimmiers can be canceled with Blockers. My guess is no. In this case, we'd run into somewhat of an inconsistency with the upward Digger, because regular Diggers can be canceled with Blockers if they have no ground under them. So it would be confusing for player expectations, depending on whether the player expects the Driller to go along with the Shimmier or with the Digger.
I just tested what happens with an interaction between a shimmier and a blocker. The shimmier turns around, which is what I expected.
Strato is talking about a different behaviour here, I think - and such behaviour definitely should not extend to shimmiers.
Assign a digger such that, at some point, he'll have no terrain immediately under him, but just some slightly to either side to keep him going. One way to set this up is to, in a level in a straight-edged graphic set, assign a builder at the very last pixel before a drop, then dig after the lemming steps onto the first brick. Once the aforementioned situation arises, assign a blocker to this digger. The digger transitions to a blocker (basic rule: "Blocker can be assigned to a digger"), then immediately does what blockers do when they have no terrain right under them. This is a relatively uncommon trick, but it's seen use in several levels (and challenge solutions) by now.
A similarly unusual result can be had by assigning a bomber or stoner to such a digger, instead of a blocker. Because the basic rule is "diggers
do ohno before exploding", they will go through the "ohno". Ohnoers will fall if there's no terrain under them, so the was-digger will explode on the ground below, not where he was when the skill was assigned (or if the fall is very far, he'll explode in midair; or if he hits an object that removes the lemming from the level, he'll be removed by that without exploding first).
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