Provisional Profile - This is what ties a product to your Development Certificate and devices, basically saying 'The product I am making can only be tested on these devices'ĭistribution Certificate - This is not essential for developing but if you wish to put your product on the app store at one point then you will need to buy it from Apple. To be able to develop for an apple product there are a number of things that you should have from Apple :ĭevelopment Certificate - This is the certificate that Apple gives you permitting you to create for their products Bare in mind that you will still need all the certificates and things outlined below to actually create the final app.
For those that wish to do it that way, there are services like MacInCloud that can be very useful. Ideally, you will really need a Mac and a PC to use the iOS module properly, but you can create the whole game app with just a pc and then author it through Apple using a Mac at the end of the process.
For more information on becoming a registered Apple Developer and how to get the necessary certificates, please visit the Apple developer site here. Before beginning to work with the iOS module with GameMaker:Studio, you must be a registered Apple developer and have all certificates and licenses up to date.
