Just idly, I've found it quite cute to install the pa folder as a git repo, so after a patch you can run: To see exactly what changed over the patch (good for all those unit json files). Just an idle thought, but it'd be kind of nice to attach a unified diff to the patch thread so it's easy for anyone to find.
I've been doing the same, but locally, and noting the results on the release threads (eg, http://forums.uberent.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=738239#p738239) A bit of manual intervention is required to interpret the changes.