When you log into the game first you choose what server you want to play on- FYI "Battle server" is not a regular server so DO NOT choose "Battle Server".

The next screen asks for ACCOUNT (ie. Username) and Password - NOT email

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After you create an IGG account, you then link/activate games on the account

When activating a game it asks you for a username per game.

Go to http://vc.igg.com/main.php and login using email + password, then where is says "Welcome", there should be an "activate" link.

[if you have an old account, but have not played in 6 months go to http://www.vc.igg.com/event/reactivate/index.php to re-activate your account]

after the "IGG Welcome,  screen"  then there is a screen where you can create a nick name... but I have not found that the nick name links to anything else... I tend to put descriptors of my accounts in the nick name such as "Planter" or "logger" or "junk alt#5"... which can (also) be done much much later ..or not at all.


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synopsis of info taken from another thread from here