I’ve had to do that so I could install new firmware to enable matter, but after that didn’t need to access the manufacturer account anymore.

Blue Planet is getting an update - Blue Planet: Recontact

The Kickstarter closed some time ago, and several beta PDFs have been provided.

The facsimile edition is a high quality scan of the 1981 LBBs that has been cleaned up and had errata either directly inserted or marked to indicate the page for the updates.