Short term game plan. I feel like this may be slightly faster than the normal way. You spend more time in the beginning but Phoenix wings are significantly faster then Quetzal & Cloth (but they don't work in the Cave in Spiral Heights; I learned this in practice).

1. New Game Spawn
2. Fly to SH (no respawn)
3. Fly to Oasis (respawn)

• Squeebil Quest
• Get Fire Key

4. Fly To Magma (no respawn)

• Get Energy Wings & do 3 islands before respawning
• Respawn
• Open Magma Cave, Get 14 Gold + Phoenix Wings + Artifact
• Respawn
• Finish Magma (100%) & Lens (w/ Energy?)

5. Respawn in ARC

• 100% Arc (minus Artifact + 1 Gold)
• Artifact
• Gems
• Dam Buster

6. Respawn in SH and 100% it

• Phoenix Wings: Divebomb, climb & 4 golds
• Respawn with Energy Wings and do the rest of it
• Roots (blue set)
• 4 Side Gems
• Roots (pink set)
• Do Cog + Top

7. Respawn in Oasis & 100%

• Artifacts
• Gems
• Lens

7. Fly to Spore & 100%

8. Respawn in Oasis & Mount all Flares

9. Respawn in Arc, fly to Ascension w/ Albatross

10. Ascension

• Respawn w/ Phoenix Wings
• Pick up Artifact
• Mount all lenses
• Respawn w/ Energy
• 100% the level

11. Divebomb & pick up SH Artifact

12. Respawn in Arc, mount all artifacts

13. Open Portal

(win?)