Hey! When I first finished this game, I came here looking for speedrun guides, and since I could only find videos, I decided to put one together myself even if it’s just in a schematic way

This guide is meant for people who’ve already 100%’d the game at least once. It mainly lays out the route/order, you’ll need to already know where things are, the screenshots are just visual reminders

If you have any questions or don’t remember something clearly, you can check out Gamerguides[www.gamerguides.com] that’s where most of the images come from. But be careful, the timer doesn’t stop when you pause! You have to exit the game for it to stop!

I’ve added to each section title the time I had at the start of that section as a reference (no deaths, and skipping the optional stuff)

Sorry if I make any spelling mistakes, English isn’t my first language
This guide was made using game Build: 1.0.3.55864

• Paint Dive
  
  
  
• Paint Flask 1
  
  
  
• Precision Brush
  
  
  
• Health Vial 1
  

• Paint Stab
  
  
  
• Heart Piece 1
  
  
  
• Lightstone x6 (Pick it up along the way)
  
  
  
• Tax Refund
  
  
  
• Cousin 1 - (Optional)
  
  
  
• Cubicus, Recycler of Realms
  
  
  
• Paint Flask 2
  
  
  
• Brian
  
  
  
• Lifeline
  

• Lightstone x2 (Pick it up along the way)
  
  
  
• The Jester
  
  
  
• Dark Embrace
  
  
  
• Plunge
  

• Paint Stroke
  
  
  
• Cousin 2
  
  
  
• Warrior Pose (Optional)
  
  
  
• Elevator to Janky Junction (Astral Academy)
  
  
  
• Upgrade Lifeline
  
  
  
• Paint Flask 3
  

• Elevator to Chaotic Carnival (Janky Junction)
  
  
  
• Go left
  
  
• The Manipulator
  
  
  
• Lightstone x3 (Pick it up along the way)
  
  
  
• Eye 1
  
  
  
• Jackie - Donate 16
  
  
  
• Jester, Encore
  
  
  
• Go to the center (right)
  
  
• Eye 2
  
  
  
• Paint Flask 4
  
  
  
• Go left

• Lightstone x3 (Pick it up along the way)
  
  
  
• Paint Flask 5
  
  
  
• Palettus, Imperfection Incarnate
  
  
  
• Somersault
  
  
  
• Heart Piece 2 (A little backtracking)
  
  
  
• Return to Palettus room and go down
  
  
• Lightstone x1 (Pick it up along the way)
  
  
  
• Paint Flask 6
  
  
  
• Upgrade Precision Brush and Dark Embrace
  
  
  
• Heart Piece 3
  
  
  
• From now on, we're not going to buy anything with glitter, so there's no need to pick any up

• Lightstone x2 (Pick it up along the way)
  
  
  
• Heart Piece 4
  
  
  
• Wall Dive
  
  
  
• Cousin 3 (Optional)
  
  
  
• Heart Piece 5
  
  
  
• Paint Flask 7
  
  
  
• Paint Flask 8 (A little backtracking)
  
  
  
• Elevator to Astral Academy (Vanishing Vaults)
  

• From the lift, go up and turn right at the fork
  
  
• Cross the room and in the next room go up and left
  
  
• Heart Piece 6
  
  
  
• Return to the previous room and this time you must go to the right
  
  
• Lightstone x6 (Pick it up along the way)
  
  
  
• Paint Clone
  
  
  
• High Patia
  
  
  
• Eraser 1 (Equip Dark Embrace the next time you pass by a shrine)
  
  
• Heart Piece 7
  
  
  
• Turn left at the fork
  
  
• Paint Flask 9
  
  
  
• Awe King
  
  
  
• Chase Sequence
  

• Elevator to Floral Foundry (Astral Academy)
  
  
  
• Go right
  
  
• Cousin 4 (Optional)
  
  
  
• Health Vial 2 (Optional)
  
  
  
• Extra Beat (Optional)
  

• Elevator to Vanishing Vaults (Astral Academy)
  
  
  
• Sir Barfalot, Remnant Warden
  
  
  
• Paint Overload (Equip it the next time you pass by a shrine)
  
  
  
• Paint Flask 10
  
  
  
• Eraser 2 (Optional)
  
  
  
• Lord Korba
  
  
  
• Elevator to Chaotic Carnival (Vanishing Vaults)
  

• Heart Piece 8
  
  
  
• Donate 256 to Jackie - Heart Piece 9, Paint Flask 11, Eraser 3
  
  
  
• The Manipulator, Encore
  
  
  
• Paint Conductor (Optional)
  
  
  
• Eye 3
  
  
  
• Cornelis, Unbound Fury
  
  
  
• Paint Flask 12 (A little backtracking)
  
  
  
• Elevator to Janky Junction (Chaotic Carnival)
  

• Rest in shrine
  
  
• Go to the left
  
  
• Visage of Hope
  
  
  
• Elevator to Foundry Citadel (Janky Junction)
  
  
  
• Corrupted Mind
  
  
  
• Forsaken Will
  
  
  
• Wounded Vessel
  
  
  
• Final Boss
  

Thanks for reading. I would appreciate it if you could rate or comment on this

Now you can go track down all the cousins if you haven’t already, so you can buy the Architect Blueprints and finish the remaining 30% you need for the True Virtuoso achievement, you’ve plenty of time!

Another thing I had a hard time finding was a solid farming route, this is the best one I’ve come across. Ignore the flying astrolabes and the candles, they’re not worth it:



Thanks to Minimum-Cheetah6997 for writing it