Beginning iOS development, Simple Questions

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Hello everyone. (:

Before I start, I have done a bit of research into unity, I have made a few “test” games just playing around with physics prior to 4.3’s release just getting a feel for the UI and a general idea of how to navigate everything.
But I am still a complete beginner, and these will probably be a slew of really dumb questions, Just looking for some help being pointed in the right direction.

So with that, I’m looking to get into iOS development, not expecting anything back from it, just as a hobby and one day I hope to say I have a game or two on the app store.

I decided I’d like to make a simple 2d game, either platformer or an endless runner, something very basic, as a way to learn how to use unity.

I consider myself tech savvy but have no prior experience with a programming language.

So my question is this: I know unity is cross platform, but if I am making a game for iOS, do I need to start it differently than I would making say, a PC game? If I made an endless runner that used the space bar to jump, and wanted to port it over to iOS, Would all my scripts have to be changed?

I guess what I’m wondering is, How do i go about making the controls on an ios game? From the start or can i make it as if its for windows and then when my project is done, hit something to convert it to touch controls?

I’m a quick learning and a hard worker, so once I start I’m going to dive in to it, but I don’t know where to start with ios.
I’ve followed along some videos making 2d games, (simple stuff like rolling a ball and jumping it using a rigid body and unityscript)

but I want to know where i should focus my research if im going for 2d iOS games,

Can I accomplish this with unityscript, or is C# essential?

and do I need to code it for touch control from the start? and if I do that from the start, how can I test it in the game scene? with left mouse being the same as tapping the screen?

I’m not the best at explaining my thoughts so I hope you can decipher what I’m asking.

These may be dumb Q’s but everyone has to start somewhere,
I really appreciate you guys reading this and even moreso anyone who responds.
Thanks!

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Porting a simple side scroller to iOs shouldn’t be too difficult. All your scripts will work. All you need to do is rewrite the controls. I usually have a boolean value in my controller script to check if I’m on a pc or a mobile phone. If you’re on the pc you can use Input.mousePosition:

while on iOs you have to work with touches:

I suggest you install the app UnityRemote which lets you test your touch controls without having to build and deploy your game on your phone.

You can accomplish everything you want with unityscript or C#, I presonally suggest C# because I find it easier to find documentation and help online, but that’s just me.

Always read the documentation and don’t be afraid to ask the community.

Cheers