I noticed that it's not possible to reference the game's audio assets from within mods.
A workaround I found was to extract the audio files form the game's audio banks and then add whatever is needed to the mod's files.

Just wanted to ask if this is an intended mechanic or just wip and if my workaround is ok... and perhaps the reason behind this?
Obviously it would be better not to have duplicate audio assets in mods as it's going to increase storage requirements.

Another thing I was wondering about is if it's better to use uncompressed wav for better performance or compressed audio for less storage size - I see a lot of mods using .ogg but I'm not 100% certain if that's the best approach - if the game decompresses them each time the audio is played it should cause some performance drag.