Issue with .PKZ files? - MODS in MX Bikes

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I am a total noob to Linux and went straight for Fedora, installing F43 on my T470 was SUPER easy, so was installing a few games via steam and they open and run just fine.

The issue I am having is adding mods to a game called MX Bikes( MX OEM Bike Pack – v0.19.1 is one of the ones I am trying to add) the instructions on the site list " For players, download one of the “Full Pack” mirrors and place the contents of the “mods” folder into your own mods folder. Ensure that you have “mods/bikes/” and “mods/tyres/” but not “mods/bikes/bikes/” or “mods/bikes/tyres/” to avoid any folder duplication."

For some reason when I do that the .PKZ files show in Ark as “File Type:Unknown”
(Tested on multiple file names seen next)

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After countless googling, MAN commands, trying to extract vs not extract and just move and drop, change .pkz to .zip it I have come to my wits end and every time I google this it has a slightly different answer.

Attempting to use the file command(I think I am using it right) I get "cannot open ‘’ (no such File or directory)

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I have made sure to have installed 7zip, unzip, zlib, and I think some others(been at it a while) and nothing I do works. I know the mod itself is good(just installed them on a windows machine this week) I was also able to install a different mod with no issues at all by dragging and dropping

Here is the site I am getting the mods from MX OEM Bike Pack - v0.19.1 – MXB-Mods.com

Any help in any way would be greatly appreciated, please feel free to share any links or other discussions that may help as well. (Again total nood at Linux so not doubting user error)

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Forgot to show where I am trying to add the files.

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As you see there are other .pkz files that came with the game that work just fine

and when I open the file that came with the game “bikes.pkz” this is what it looks like inside

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So turns out 110% user error and not having a full understanding of the Linux file system as I was not adding it to the root game files.

The path I was taking to drop the Zip/.pkz file in was incorrect, the correct path is:
/home/(username)/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/compatdata/655500/pfx/drive_c/users/steamuser/My Documents/PiBoSo/MX Bikes/mods/

(This may be new to me) but it also helps to keep the downloaded folder in one dolphin window, and open the root game file in another window, extract the download in the separate window then copy paste the files needed to the mod folder in the root game files to avoid duplicating mods/bikes folder.

I am always open to feedback!