diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/GameRules/ActorInfo.cs b/OpenRA.Game/GameRules/ActorInfo.cs
index cac0cea4af..a951c6b8f5 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/GameRules/ActorInfo.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/GameRules/ActorInfo.cs
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ namespace OpenRA
 					throw new YamlException(
 						"Bogus inheritance -- duplicate inheritance of {0}.".F(kv.Key));
 
-				node = MiniYaml.MergeStrict(node, MergeWithParents(kv.Value, allUnits, allParents));
+				node = MiniYaml.Merge(node, MergeWithParents(kv.Value, allUnits, allParents));
 			}
 
 			return node;
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/GameRules/RulesetCache.cs b/OpenRA.Game/GameRules/RulesetCache.cs
index f2c26e6506..ae57659ed4 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/GameRules/RulesetCache.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/GameRules/RulesetCache.cs
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ namespace OpenRA
 
 			var mergedNodes = files
 				.Select(s => MiniYaml.FromFile(s))
-				.Aggregate(nodes, MiniYaml.MergeLiberal);
+				.Aggregate(nodes, MiniYaml.MergePartial);
 
 			Func<MiniYamlNode, Dictionary<string, MiniYaml>, T> wrap = (wkv, wyy) =>
 			{
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/ChromeProvider.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/ChromeProvider.cs
index 74fa3bcf0b..d02ad988d9 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/ChromeProvider.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/ChromeProvider.cs
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Graphics
 			cachedSheets = new Dictionary<string, Sheet>();
 			cachedSprites = new Dictionary<string, Dictionary<string, Sprite>>();
 
-			var chrome = chromeFiles.Select(s => MiniYaml.FromFile(s)).Aggregate(MiniYaml.MergeLiberal);
+			var chrome = chromeFiles.Select(s => MiniYaml.FromFile(s)).Aggregate(MiniYaml.MergePartial);
 
 			foreach (var c in chrome)
 				LoadCollection(c.Key, c.Value);
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/CursorProvider.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/CursorProvider.cs
index d8665d01a2..e90fb1ee91 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/CursorProvider.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/CursorProvider.cs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Graphics
 		public CursorProvider(ModData modData)
 		{
 			var sequenceFiles = modData.Manifest.Cursors;
-			var sequences = new MiniYaml(null, sequenceFiles.Select(s => MiniYaml.FromFile(s)).Aggregate(MiniYaml.MergeLiberal));
+			var sequences = new MiniYaml(null, sequenceFiles.Select(s => MiniYaml.FromFile(s)).Aggregate(MiniYaml.MergePartial));
 			var shadowIndex = new int[] { };
 
 			var nodesDict = sequences.ToDictionary();
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/SequenceProvider.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/SequenceProvider.cs
index 198f9ffbc5..f1f2cf20cf 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/SequenceProvider.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/SequenceProvider.cs
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Graphics
 
 			var nodes = sequenceFiles
 				.Select(s => MiniYaml.FromFile(s))
-				.Aggregate(sequenceNodes, MiniYaml.MergeLiberal);
+				.Aggregate(sequenceNodes, MiniYaml.MergePartial);
 
 			var items = new Dictionary<string, UnitSequences>();
 			foreach (var n in nodes)
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/VoxelProvider.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/VoxelProvider.cs
index e7ad4b9066..90ab867f9c 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/VoxelProvider.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/VoxelProvider.cs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Graphics
 
 			var sequences = voxelFiles
 				.Select(s => MiniYaml.FromFile(s))
-				.Aggregate(voxelNodes, MiniYaml.MergeLiberal);
+				.Aggregate(voxelNodes, MiniYaml.MergePartial);
 
 			foreach (var s in sequences)
 				LoadVoxelsForUnit(s.Key, s.Value);
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/MiniYaml.cs b/OpenRA.Game/MiniYaml.cs
index 32b2a77203..bf465cfd79 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/MiniYaml.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/MiniYaml.cs
@@ -262,12 +262,12 @@ namespace OpenRA
 			return FromLines(text.Split(new[] { "\r\n", "\n" }, StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries), fileName);
 		}
 
-		public static List<MiniYamlNode> MergeStrict(List<MiniYamlNode> a, List<MiniYamlNode> b)
+		public static List<MiniYamlNode> Merge(List<MiniYamlNode> a, List<MiniYamlNode> b)
 		{
 			return Merge(a, b, false);
 		}
 
-		public static List<MiniYamlNode> MergeLiberal(List<MiniYamlNode> a, List<MiniYamlNode> b)
+		public static List<MiniYamlNode> MergePartial(List<MiniYamlNode> a, List<MiniYamlNode> b)
 		{
 			return Merge(a, b, true);
 		}
@@ -327,12 +327,12 @@ namespace OpenRA
 			return ret;
 		}
 
-		public static MiniYaml MergeLiberal(MiniYaml a, MiniYaml b)
+		public static MiniYaml MergePartial(MiniYaml a, MiniYaml b)
 		{
 			return Merge(a, b, true);
 		}
 
-		public static MiniYaml MergeStrict(MiniYaml a, MiniYaml b)
+		public static MiniYaml Merge(MiniYaml a, MiniYaml b)
 		{
 			return Merge(a, b, false);
 		}
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/ModData.cs b/OpenRA.Game/ModData.cs
index 8d8da3e391..04128b4992 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/ModData.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/ModData.cs
@@ -119,10 +119,10 @@ namespace OpenRA
 				return;
 			}
 
-			var yaml = Manifest.Translations.Select(MiniYaml.FromFile).Aggregate(MiniYaml.MergeLiberal);
+			var yaml = Manifest.Translations.Select(MiniYaml.FromFile).Aggregate(MiniYaml.MergePartial);
 			Languages = yaml.Select(t => t.Key).ToArray();
 
-			yaml = MiniYaml.MergeLiberal(map.TranslationDefinitions, yaml);
+			yaml = MiniYaml.MergePartial(map.TranslationDefinitions, yaml);
 
 			foreach (var y in yaml)
 			{
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/ChromeMetrics.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/ChromeMetrics.cs
index 3296ffa8c0..fb7b848eb3 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/ChromeMetrics.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/ChromeMetrics.cs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Widgets
 		{
 			data = new Dictionary<string, string>();
 			var metrics = yaml.Select(y => MiniYaml.FromFile(y))
-				.Aggregate(MiniYaml.MergeLiberal);
+				.Aggregate(MiniYaml.MergePartial);
 
 			foreach (var m in metrics)
 				foreach (var n in m.Value.Nodes)
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Graphics/DefaultSpriteSequence.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Graphics/DefaultSpriteSequence.cs
index 83693194a3..5594e01656 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Graphics/DefaultSpriteSequence.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Graphics/DefaultSpriteSequence.cs
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Graphics
 			if (nodes.TryGetValue("Defaults", out defaults))
 			{
 				nodes.Remove("Defaults");
-				nodes = nodes.ToDictionary(kv => kv.Key, kv => MiniYaml.MergeStrict(kv.Value, defaults));
+				nodes = nodes.ToDictionary(kv => kv.Key, kv => MiniYaml.Merge(kv.Value, defaults));
 
 				// Merge 'Defaults' animation image value. An example follows.
 				//
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Lint/CheckSequences.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Lint/CheckSequences.cs
index 8688f9bb15..262afc462f 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Lint/CheckSequences.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Lint/CheckSequences.cs
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Lint
 			this.emitError = emitError;
 
 			var sequenceSource = map != null ? map.SequenceDefinitions : new List<MiniYamlNode>();
-			sequenceDefinitions = MiniYaml.MergeLiberal(sequenceSource,
-				Game.ModData.Manifest.Sequences.Select(MiniYaml.FromFile).Aggregate(MiniYaml.MergeLiberal));
+			sequenceDefinitions = MiniYaml.MergePartial(sequenceSource,
+				Game.ModData.Manifest.Sequences.Select(MiniYaml.FromFile).Aggregate(MiniYaml.MergePartial));
 
 			var rules = map == null ? Game.ModData.DefaultRules : map.Rules;
 			var factions = rules.Actors["world"].TraitInfos<FactionInfo>().Select(f => f.InternalName).ToArray();
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/UtilityCommands/CheckSequenceSprites.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/UtilityCommands/CheckSequenceSprites.cs
index 2d4d1593c9..c6607b6132 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/UtilityCommands/CheckSequenceSprites.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/UtilityCommands/CheckSequenceSprites.cs
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.UtilityCommands
 
 				var nodes = sequenceFiles
 					.Select(s => MiniYaml.FromFile(s))
-					.Aggregate(MiniYaml.MergeLiberal);
+					.Aggregate(MiniYaml.MergePartial);
 
 				foreach (var n in nodes)
 					Game.ModData.SpriteSequenceLoader.ParseSequences(Game.ModData, ts, sc, n);
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/Logic/MissionBrowserLogic.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/Logic/MissionBrowserLogic.cs
index 9f25a5f7de..6c264500b6 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/Logic/MissionBrowserLogic.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/Logic/MissionBrowserLogic.cs
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Widgets.Logic
 			// Add a group for each campaign
 			if (Game.ModData.Manifest.Missions.Any())
 			{
-				var yaml = Game.ModData.Manifest.Missions.Select(MiniYaml.FromFile).Aggregate(MiniYaml.MergeLiberal);
+				var yaml = Game.ModData.Manifest.Missions.Select(MiniYaml.FromFile).Aggregate(MiniYaml.MergePartial);
 
 				foreach (var kv in yaml)
 				{
diff --git a/OpenRA.Test/OpenRA.Game/MiniYamlTest.cs b/OpenRA.Test/OpenRA.Game/MiniYamlTest.cs
index 7856c700b3..9efd87709b 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Test/OpenRA.Game/MiniYamlTest.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Test/OpenRA.Game/MiniYamlTest.cs
@@ -73,9 +73,9 @@ Root2:
 
 			// Merge order should not matter
 			// Note: All the Merge* variants are different plumbing over the same
-			// internal logic.  Testing only MergeStrict is sufficient.
-			TestMixedMerge(MiniYaml.MergeStrict(a, b).First().Value);
-			TestMixedMerge(MiniYaml.MergeStrict(b, a).First().Value);
+			// Internal logic.  Testing only Merge is sufficient.
+			TestMixedMerge(MiniYaml.Merge(a, b).First().Value);
+			TestMixedMerge(MiniYaml.Merge(b, a).First().Value);
 		}
 
 		void TestMixedMerge(MiniYaml result)