Is this a bug (naval capture of land native life)?

[Yitzi]

As we all know, when a sea unit attempts to attack a land unit, it will attack as artillery.  However, unlike artillery, there is still the possibility of capturing native life.  (Thanks to BUncle for pointing this out, although unlike what he thought the presence of a seabase does not affect it.)  So I ask: Is this a bug?

[gwillybj]

The attack sounds right, but the capture does not.

[Geo]

Its infant native brood (or spores, seeds, whatever) that is caught after bombarding the boil/swarm, and 'pitted' for human use afterwards.
How else could you explain the continual existence of breeded units? Members of it are replenished, they don't live forever.
So, keep it as it is.

[Yitzi]

Now that I think of it, it isn't really any more absurd than the fact that artillery units can capture native life.

[Lord Avalon]

As we all know, when a sea unit attempts to attack a land unit, it will attack as artillery.  However, unlike artillery, there is still the possibility of capturing native life....

Really? Does this involve moving the naval unit into the land unit? Because I think I always use 'f' for Long Range Fire and don't recall ever seeing this.[/quote]

"f" for long-range fire cannot capture, but when a unit attacks as artillery without it (i.e. moving an artillery unit into a native unit, or a sea unit into a native land unit) it can.

Well, if an artillery unit can lower its weapon to zero elevation or less, then it is capable of direct fire.

It still functions as artillery for purposes of not taking damage (except against other artillery), not destroying the target, etc.

[Nexii]

I would say a bug or at least inconsistency.  I don't believe spore launchers can capture native units?

Conventional artillery probably also shouldn't be able to capture native life.  It should require going into the square.