diff --git a/source/tools/glexemel/g3d_support_b290.py b/source/tools/glexemel/g3d_support_b290.py
index 281d7779..8aa78619 100644
--- a/source/tools/glexemel/g3d_support_b290.py
+++ b/source/tools/glexemel/g3d_support_b290.py
@@ -398,20 +398,21 @@ def createMesh(filename, header, data, toblender, operator):
     # different values in any frame. That could still cause problems.
     # Figure out a better solution :p (e.g. moving verts to random
     # different positions).
+    # (We tried putting the verts in a line, to prevent merging.
+    # This was a problem because there are some verts that need merging.)
     header_most_diff = 0 # This is the header we will use to define the mesh.
-    n_max_diff = 0 # Max number of "different" vertices found in a frame so far.
+    n_max_diff = 0 # Max number of "different" vertices found in the frame.
     for x in range(0, header.framecount):
         n_diff_verts = 0 # Current number of "different" vertices.
         # Find nubmer of different verts
+        diff_verts = set()
+        n_diff_verts = 0
         for i in range(0, header.vertexcount * 3, 3):
-            vert_cmp = data.vertices[x * header.vertexcount * 3 + i:x * header.vertexcount * 3 + i + 3]
-            vert_diff = True
-            for j in range(i + 3, header.vertexcount * 3, 3):
-                if (data.vertices[x * header.vertexcount * 3 + j:x * header.vertexcount * 3 + j + 3] == vert_cmp):
-                    vert_diff = False
-                    break
-            n_diff_verts += vert_diff
-        
+            vert = tuple(data.vertices[x * header.vertexcount * 3 + i:x * header.vertexcount * 3 + i + 3])
+            if (vert not in diff_verts):
+                n_diff_verts += 1
+                diff_verts.add(vert)
+
         if n_diff_verts == header.vertexcount:
             # if we've found a frame where all the verts are different, we don't need to do anymore searching.
             header_most_diff = x
@@ -423,12 +424,12 @@ def createMesh(filename, header, data, toblender, operator):
             # the previous match, this frame is the new max.
             n_max_diff = n_diff_verts
             header_most_diff = x
-
+        
     # Get the Vertices and Normals into empty Mesh
     for x in range(0, header.vertexcount * 3, 3):
         vertsCO.append(tuple(data.vertices[header_most_diff*header.vertexcount*3+x:header_most_diff*header.vertexcount*3+x+3]))
         vertsNormal.extend([(data.normals[x], data.normals[x + 1],
-                             data.normals[x + 2])])
+                            data.normals[x + 2])])
 
     faces = []
     faceuv = []
@@ -548,7 +549,7 @@ def createMesh(filename, header, data, toblender, operator):
 
     # activate one shapekey per frame
     for i in range(0, header.framecount):
-        shape = mesh.shape_keys.key_blocks[i]
+        shape = mesh.shape_keys.key_blocks[i+1]
         shape.value = 0.0
         shape.keyframe_insert("value", frame=i)
         shape.value = 1.0