Settler upgrade tree?

[Vercalos]

I've noticed the following line for Settlers

Settlers->Colonists->Pioneers

But as near as I can tell their statistics are identical, and they also look identical within the Sevopedia.. What exactly is the point of the upgrade tree if all it changes is the name?

Or am I missing some statistics involved in them?

 

[Dancing Hoskuld]

I've noticed the following line for Settlers

Settlers->Colonists->Pioneers

But as near as I can tell their statistics are identical, and they also look identical within the Sevopedia.. What exactly is the point of the upgrade tree if all it changes is the name?

Or am I missing some statistics involved in them?

Each upgrade comes with free buildings when they build a city.

 

[Vercalos]

Ah. I guess the sevo/civilopedia entry updates are on the to-do list, then, I'd hope.

 

[charlesb96]

each upgrade also costs more hammers to build than the earlier one