What do I need to get started?

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Hi,
Stupid noob question time :slight_smile:

I am a experienced developer for iOS and Android but am wanting to move to unity for its cross platform abilities and the ease I can rapid prototype concepts.

I am lined up to buy Unity Pro, but I have questions over the ios and android plugins that cost the same as unity pro itself,

At what time in the development do I need these ?
Are they just needed for publishing or do I need them during the development ?

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That depends on what you´re planning to do with your game, check the licence comparison page.

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I have to buy the PRO licence due to the $100k company earnings limit on the free one.

My main question is around the iOS plugin for now.
Is that needed for development or just deployment ?
As ideally would like to spread the spend.

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Ah, I don´t know. But you won´t be able to test your project with pro features, without having the iOS pro licence.
And testing often is crucial, so I guess that covers both development and deployment.

5

You’ll need an iOS licence to develop as you cannot select the target platform without it. Also you’ll need to test on the device before deployment.

6

That’s one hell of a smooth humblebrag :sunglasses:

Just kidding. Welcome aboard, and best of luck.

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Thanks just the info I needed