Do I need an account, and how do I make one?

What an account is for

Your designs, the bots built from them, and your teams are kept under your account on thebotslam's server, so you need to be logged in to save them. Without an account, the Factory tells you that saving a design needs one, and Brain code asks you to log in to see your designs and bots. You also need an account to enter the ladder or a tournament.

Making one

1. Click Log in at the top right.
2. Click Create an account at the bottom of the panel.
3. Type a username. Other players see it on the ladders, in matches and live, so don't use your email address (the form won't let you). Usernames can be up to 20 characters, and Suggest another offers one if you're stuck. You can't change it later.
4. Choose a password of 8 or more characters.
5. Optionally add your email. Only you see it, and it lets you sign in with a link instead of your password.
6. Pick how values are shown: Metric (m, kg, m/s) or Imperial (ft, lb, ft/s).
7. Click Create account.

Right after you sign up, you're offered the tutorial. It walks you through building and coding your first robot in about 20 minutes. Click Not now to skip it; the Tutorial button in the menu bar starts it any time.

Logging in later

Click Log in and type your username or email and your password. If you added an email, you can click Email me a sign-in link instead.

Changing your details

When you're logged in, click your username at the top right and choose Profile. There you can switch between metric and imperial, change your email address, and reset your password. Log out is in the same menu.