First off we need a few tools.

We need to know what a CSV file is, and how it works.
Next we need any program that can open CSV files will do just fine. I personally use Excel but OpenOffice or Google Sheets can be used. These tools make it easy to read, and edit CSV files. If you want something more plain, Notepad++ can edit the files, so can Notepad, but its a bit harder to track what you're changing.

The second tool we need SimpleDSCSModManager. This tool will let us get access to the various files and allows for our changes to be patched into the game.

Third, and optional, joining the Discord.

Once you have the tools mentioned above, we can move onto the next part.

Once you have the DSCS Mod Manager extracted, go ahead and run the SimpleDSCSModManager.exe (Mod Manager from this point forward) inside the folder that you extracted it to.
We're going to keep this open for a short while.

The Mod Manager is split into three main sections. The upper left is the list of mods that are ready to be installed. The upper right is General info of the mod that is selected, and various tools. The bottom section is an output area.
On the right half, click on EXTRACT tab. This is where the Mod Manager will extract stuff from the game for you. We're going to click the Extract DSDB button there. And we'll wait for a while until the Output section says we're done. This may take a few minutes, so be patient. You will need to select a folder to extract to. I personally made a folder on the desktop called Digimon Modding, it then made a folder called DSDB inside of it. When I give a file path, it will be in reference of the DSDB folder's location.

Next we're going to setup a new folder so we can make new mods. I started a folder called Digimon Mods on the Desktop.
This folder should have a file called metadata.json. And a folder called modfiles.
In the modfiles folder, make a new folder, called data.

Once this is done, feel free to move onto the next article in this book.