diff --git a/core/src/mindustry/core/FileTree.java b/core/src/mindustry/core/FileTree.java
index d9ca5694c1..6ef93d7f5b 100644
--- a/core/src/mindustry/core/FileTree.java
+++ b/core/src/mindustry/core/FileTree.java
@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
 package mindustry.core;
 
 import arc.*;
+import arc.assets.*;
 import arc.assets.loaders.*;
+import arc.assets.loaders.MusicLoader.*;
+import arc.assets.loaders.SoundLoader.*;
+import arc.audio.*;
 import arc.files.*;
 import arc.struct.*;
+import mindustry.*;
 
 /** Handles files in a modded context. */
 public class FileTree implements FileHandleResolver{
@@ -40,4 +45,30 @@ public class FileTree implements FileHandleResolver{
     public Fi resolve(String fileName){
         return get(fileName);
     }
+
+    public Sound loadSound(String soundName){
+        if(Vars.headless) return new Sound();
+
+        String name = "sounds/" + soundName;
+        String path = Vars.tree.get(name + ".ogg").exists() ? name + ".ogg" : name + ".mp3";
+
+        var sound = new Sound();
+        AssetDescriptor<?> desc = Core.assets.load(path, Sound.class, new SoundParameter(sound));
+        desc.errored = Throwable::printStackTrace;
+
+        return sound;
+    }
+
+    public Music loadMusic(String soundName){
+        if(Vars.headless) return new Music();
+
+        String name = "music/" + soundName;
+        String path = Vars.tree.get(name + ".ogg").exists() ? name + ".ogg" : name + ".mp3";
+
+        var music = new Music();
+        AssetDescriptor<?> desc = Core.assets.load(path, Music.class, new MusicParameter(music));
+        desc.errored = Throwable::printStackTrace;
+
+        return music;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/core/src/mindustry/mod/Scripts.java b/core/src/mindustry/mod/Scripts.java
index 4b206567a7..50ee4cfc39 100644
--- a/core/src/mindustry/mod/Scripts.java
+++ b/core/src/mindustry/mod/Scripts.java
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 package mindustry.mod;
 
 import arc.*;
-import arc.assets.*;
-import arc.assets.loaders.MusicLoader.*;
-import arc.assets.loaders.SoundLoader.*;
 import arc.audio.*;
 import arc.files.*;
 import arc.func.*;
@@ -85,30 +82,14 @@ public class Scripts implements Disposable{
         return Vars.tree.get(path, true).readBytes();
     }
 
+    //kept for backwards compatibility
     public Sound loadSound(String soundName){
-        if(Vars.headless) return new Sound();
-
-        String name = "sounds/" + soundName;
-        String path = Vars.tree.get(name + ".ogg").exists() ? name + ".ogg" : name + ".mp3";
-
-        var sound = new Sound();
-        AssetDescriptor<?> desc = Core.assets.load(path, Sound.class, new SoundParameter(sound));
-        desc.errored = Throwable::printStackTrace;
-
-        return sound;
+        return Vars.tree.loadSound(soundName);
     }
 
+    //kept for backwards compatibility
     public Music loadMusic(String soundName){
-        if(Vars.headless) return new Music();
-
-        String name = "music/" + soundName;
-        String path = Vars.tree.get(name + ".ogg").exists() ? name + ".ogg" : name + ".mp3";
-
-        var music = new Music();
-        AssetDescriptor<?> desc = Core.assets.load(path, Music.class, new MusicParameter(music));
-        desc.errored = Throwable::printStackTrace;
-
-        return music;
+        return Vars.tree.loadMusic(soundName);
     }
 
     /** Ask the user to select a file to read for a certain purpose like "Please upload a sprite" */