Dolphin VR 5.0-250 and 1717 Differences

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Dolphin VR (Ver. 5.0-250 Versus 1717)

Performance Differences and Testing
Important Information concerning different versions of Dolphin VR:
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(Dolphin VR 5.0-250 Versus Dolphin VR 1717)

First of all, it is recommended to use Dolphin VR 5.0-250 (SDK 1.3.0) – CV1, Vive, DK2 – July 13th 2016

Found here:

https://dolphinvr.wordpress.com/downloads/

Many people have downloaded DolphinSteamVR.exe as a VR Controller Touch fix, not realizing it's actually Dolphin VR ver. 1717 (which is the last known update to Dolphin VR before it was discontinued). But when tested, had a lot of issues in certain games (Graphical defects and wrong camera angles, when compared to Dolphin VR 5.0-250. So, this version is not recommended as there are other methods to use VR controllers with Dolphin VR such as Virtual Desktop.

If you already downloaded both the VR Controller Touch fix DolphinSteamVR.exe (1717) and Dolphin VR ver. 5.0-250, You basically have two versions of Dolphin VR in your installation folder. So, start dolphin.exe first (which is 5.0-250), instead of DolphinSteamVR.exe (1717). Make sure it says Dolphin VR 5.0-250 in the upper panel of the emulation window. But If you still want to try it and need the VR Controller Touch fix you can find it here:

https://www.reddit.com/r/oculus/comments/6f60dl/how_to_set_up_dolphin_vr_with_touch/

It is recommended to use Dolphin VR 5.0-250 (SDK 1.3.0):

The original version of Dolphin VR that everyone first downloads and the one I have as the first download in the setup guide, is Dolphin VR 5.0-250 (SDK 1.3.0). And has been thoroughly tested for almost a decade. So, if you can, start Dolphin.exe first and see if you still have the VR Controller fix applied or just use normal controllers or Virtual Desktop. As Dolphin VR 5.0-250 runs better. You can tell which version you are using by looking at the upper panel of the emulator window and starting the dolphin.exe as shown here:

Visual Examples:

https://pdsoasis.github.io/emuwindow.gif

https://pdsoasis.github.io/dolphinexe.gif