Hey, I'd like to download the Alloy Phos model but I can't quite figure out the password situation. I can't read Japanese so I'm stuck with using Google Translate and I'm a bit new to downloading models so I really have no idea where to look for the proper information, if you had any tips that would be very helpful! I've been looking for a model like this for months now :D
No worries, i got you! Here are some tips:
Bowlroll is a lot more difficult than places Deviantart mainly for the reason that’s it’s a Japanese website and not multilingual. Sometimes you have to be logged in to download things, GitHub is the one i use, mainly because you’re anonymous. So if you don’t want to be known, use that one!
Most of the time, when there’s a password, its usually on NicoNico, the link is usually in the description of the download. If it’s not there, they could put the password on a ReadMe, their twitter, make it where you message the creator, or you just need to look up the name of the download. (an example would be the name of the Phos download is “ 【モデル配布】むむた式合金フォスver.1.6(修正版)” so if there was no link to the password, i would look up “ 【モデル配布】むむた式合金フォスver.1.6(修正版) “)
When you go to Bowlroll, there are tags under the search where you can look up MMD items with ease. Since i’m in no way fluent in Japanese, i use Google Translate as well, but with simple words. I usually copy the description of both the Bowlroll and NicoNico(if there is a NicoNico link). Passwords can be confusing though, since Google Translate isn’t the greatest, words will get mixed in translation sometimes you just can’t download something unless you have someone really fluent in Japanese.
NicoNicoDouga is a good place to look for MMD items as well, since Bowlroll downloads don’t always have preview images! I have a few links saved that are certain things for MMD
This is the basic MMD tag on NicoNico: MikuMikuDance
This is a link for clothes: Costumes
A link for accessories: Accessories
Those are the ones, i use the most. It’s helpful for finding the things i want, when I can’t find them elsewhere.
Now to help with password for the model, when you got to the link on “password” and translate the page, the creator is basically telling the password is “the number after SM”. these are the password for a lot of things and what it is, is the number at the end of the link on the page. I know this is long, but i hope it helps other people as well! I’m always open to helping people with things, so feel free to ask me for help!