Add a new line into a DBR file?

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I know this is probably a very noob question, but I cannot figure out how to add additional lines into database files. Here’s what I’ve got so far:
-There is no option in the DBR editor to add a new field / line
-I opened the .dbr file with NP++ inside the “working” directory and added a new line. I refreshed the assets manager, but the new line does not show up in the DBR editor.
-I did a build of the mod anyway, and the new line does show up in the .dbr file inside the mods directory, but it doesn’t seem to do anything. I assume this is because the .arz does not recognize the line, and it hasn’t been assigned a class and type.

I did some searches but could not find an answer. Can I not add additional attributes to existing game entities? Am I constrained to only modifying existing attributes? Do I have to create a new object entirely? What am I missing? Any help is appreciated.

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If you’re asking about modifying the dbr templates, that doesn’t seem to be possible because the code that reads the templates would have to be changed

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Yea, I think that answers my question. That’s kind of what I figured: that each DBR follows a template that can’t be changed. Thank you.

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there might be a possibility to alter stuff more than what the templates allow via lua scripting but i havent looked into that