Is relay network mandatory in version 1.2?

[biller]

Hello my KSP is currently in version 1.13 and there is already a lot of satellite and deep space probes in my career mode.

I would like to know if the telecommunication relay network is mandatory in version 1.2? Could I turn it off in options menu?

I'm just afraid of losing control of the deep space probes because of lacking relay satellite.

 

[Jestersage]

1 hour ago, biller said:

Hello my KSP is currently in version 1.13 and there is already a lot of satellite and deep space probes in my career mode.

I would like to know if the telecommunication relay network is mandatory in version 1.2? Could I turn it off in options menu?

I'm just afraid of losing control of the deep space probes because of lacking relay satellite.

 

Not mandatory at all. You can turn it off, or turn it up to require even more relays.

[Tyko]

You can turn it off in the Settings menu. You also don't need a relay antenna on a probe. As long as it has a direct antenna with sufficient power to talk to Kerbin you'd be fine

[The Aziz]

I think on medium difficulty it is disabled by default. I remember I had to turn it on when I moved with my career to 1.2

[Snark]

Moving to Gameplay Questions.

5 hours ago, Tyko said:

As long as it has a direct antenna with sufficient power to talk to Kerbin you'd be fine

Not even that.  Just turn off CommNet completely and everything works the same as it did pre-1.2 (i.e. antennas aren't required at all for control, only for transmitting science).

It's a completely optional feature.

[biller]

On ‎2017‎年‎2‎月‎24‎日 at 10:26 PM, Snark said:

Moving to Gameplay Questions.

Not even that.  Just turn off CommNet completely and everything works the same as it did pre-1.2 (i.e. antennas aren't required at all for control, only for transmitting science).

It's a completely optional feature.

 

On ‎2017‎年‎2‎月‎24‎日 at 5:16 PM, Jestersage said:

Not mandatory at all. You can turn it off, or turn it up to require even more relays.

Thanks guys..

I am busy with learning new features these days..