Hi NightCabbage,

> (as I understand it, you need both the blender patch, and
> the import script in order for this to work, right?)

Yes, that's correct. The Blender patch stops the good normals from being thrown away during various operations including rendering.

But there won't be anything to preserve if you don't get the good normals imported in the first place. The import script is what handles that part, getting the good normals into Blender to start with.

- Michael