So, I made the best strategies for spending gems if you want to reach a certain node. First, I'll explain how this works:

-For each monster, there are several possible strategies with various amounts of time necessary. I'm also putting some strategies that take longer to complete than the island lasts because, if an island boost happens, the items take 2 times less time to collect, meaning you get twice as many items during those 2 days, which means you effectively get 4 days worth of items in that time, which can also be translated to 2 extra days. This time there is probably no island boost so I am not including strategies longer than 5 days.

-To find the strategy that suits you, think about how many times will you collect an entire pool of items in the 5 days of the island, and multiply that number with 8 hours to get the amount of total time you want on your strategy. Note that if the number of hours is divisible by 8 on all collections, I put the number of collections as a reference and not the number of hours.

-I'm considering the amount of time required to get items once they are in the pool as 0. Also, this time some nodes require PvP; I'm assuming that you start every node with 3 PvP attacks.

-How the strategy works: For each quest, the strategy tells you the number of gems to spend on that quest. Note that quests which only require 1 breeding item can be completed almost instantly so they aren't included.
It also says after how much time is required to get you to this gem cost if there is no island boost(or if the number of hours is divisible with 8, then the number of collections), which is mainly helpful if you divide it by 8 hours to see how many times you should collect the entire pool of items after you get your first collection. Note that dividing by 8 also works if you're planning for an island boost; just make sure to collect every 4 hours instead of every 8 hours.
If you're going by every hour collection, you might see a remainder when dividing by 8(usually 4, when you get 3 gold and 2 food items without waste); that means that it's optimal to collect an incomplete pool and then gem.

-To save time, I put all the strategies of the same type in one place; you can search(ctrl+f on pc) one of these things:
35 cells
65 cells(monster, rank 0)
60 cells
60 cells(rank 1)
75 cells
75 cells(rank 2)
130 cells
160 cells(rank 3)
180 cells
190 cells(rank 4)
320 cells
420 cells(rank 5)

-If you have any other questions, feel free to reply on this thread.

Anyway, here are the strategies:

Every 8 hours: /pastebin.com/n1iyshE1
Every 8 hours, first gems spent after 8 hours: /pastebin.com/KnSQzBX3
Every hour: /pastebin.com/QrhhvG2Y
Every hour, first gems spent after 4 hours: /pastebin.com/VUKmqZJ9
Every hour, first gems spent after 8 hours: /pastebin.com/bwmaWXWJ

So, I made the best strategies for spending gems if you want to reach a certain node. First, I'll explain how this works:

-For each monster, there are several possible strategies with various amounts of time necessary. I'm also putting some strategies that take longer to complete than the island lasts because, if an island boost happens, the items take 2 times less time to collect, meaning you get twice as many items during those 2 days, which means you effectively get 4 days worth of items in that time, which can also be translated to 2 extra days. This time there is probably no island boost(if you really want costs with island boost reply here and i'll put them, but i don't think an island boost will happen) so I am not including strategies longer than 5 days.

-To find the strategy that suits you, think about how many times will you collect an entire pool of items in the 5 days of the island, and multiply that number with 8 hours to get the amount of total time you want on your strategy. Note that if the number of hours is divisible by 8 on all collections, I put the number of collections as a reference and not the number of hours.

-I'm considering the amount of time required to get items once they are in the pool as 0. Also, this time some nodes require PvP; I'm assuming that you start every node with 3 PvP attacks.

-How the strategy works: For each quest, the strategy tells you the number of gems to spend on that quest. Note that quests which only require 1 breeding item can be completed almost instantly so they aren't included.
It also says after how much time is required to get you to this gem cost if there is no island boost(or if the number of hours is divisible with 8, then the number of collections), which is mainly helpful if you divide it by 8 hours to see how many times you should collect the entire pool of items after you get your first collection. Note that dividing by 8 also works if you're planning for an island boost; just make sure to collect every 4 hours instead of every 8 hours.
If you're going by every hour collection, you might see a remainder when dividing by 8(usually 4, when you get 3 gold and 2 food items without waste); that means that it's optimal to collect an incomplete pool and then gem.

-To save time, I put all the strategies of the same type in one place; you can search(ctrl+f on pc) one of these things:
15 cells
20 cells
65 cells(monster, rank 0)
60 cells
60 cells(rank 1)
75 cells
75 cells(rank 2)
130 cells
160 cells(rank 3)
180 cells
190 cells(rank 4)
320 cells
420 cells(rank 5)

-If you have any other questions, feel free to reply on this thread.

Anyway, here are the strategies:

Every 8 hours: /pastebin.com/hE5UwDVc
Every 8 hours, first gems spent after 8 hours: /pastebin.com/KxsuYe9p
Every hour: /pastebin.com/A1cG4W1E
Every hour, first gems spent after 4 hours: /pastebin.com/xyaRPseG
Every hour, first gems spent after 8 hours: /pastebin.com/HYzB39Y6

So, I made the best strategies for spending gems if you want to reach a certain node. First, I'll explain how this works:

-For each monster, there are several possible strategies with various amounts of time necessary. I'm also putting some strategies that take longer to complete than the island lasts because, if an island boost happens, the items take 2 times less time to collect, meaning you get twice as many items during those 2 days, which means you effectively get 4 days worth of items in that time, which can also be translated to 2 extra days. This time there is no island boost so I am not including strategies longer than 4 days.

-To find the strategy that suits you, think about how many times will you collect an entire pool of items in the 4 days of the island, and multiply that number with 8 hours to get the amount of total time you want on your strategy. Note that if the number of hours is divisible by 8 on all collections, I put the number of collections as a reference and not the number of hours.

-I'm considering the amount of time required to get items once they are in the pool as 0.

-How the strategy works: For each quest, the strategy tells you the number of gems to spend on that quest. Note that quests which only require 1 breeding item can be completed almost instantly so they aren't included.
It also says after how much time is required to get you to this gem cost if there is no island boost(or if the number of hours is divisible with 8, then the number of collections), which is mainly helpful if you divide it by 8 hours to see how many times you should collect the entire pool of items after you get your first collection. Note that dividing by 8 also works if you're planning for an island boost; just make sure to collect every 4 hours instead of every 8 hours.
If you're going by every hour collection, you might see a remainder when dividing by 8(usually 4, when you get 3 gold and 2 food items without waste); that means that it's optimal to collect an incomplete pool and then gem.

-To save time, I put all the strategies of the same type in one place; you can search(ctrl+f on pc) one of these things:
50 cells(enough for r0 if you finish polar 4)
100 cells(r0)
160 cells(r0+60 cells, enough for r1 if you finish polar 4)
220 cells(r1)
295 cells(r1+75 cells)
370 cells(r2)
500 cells(r2+130 cells, enough for r3 if you finish polar 5)
660 cells(r3)
840 cells(r3+180 cells, enough for r4 if you finish polar 5)
1030 cells(r4)
1260 cells(r4+230 cells)
1510 cells(r4+480 cells, enough for r5 if you finish polar 5 and polar 4)

-If you have any other questions, feel free to reply on this thread.

Anyway, here are the strategies:

Every 8 hours: /pastebin.com/3V6ArXn6
Every 8 hours, first gems spent after 8 hours: /pastebin.com/NfX2fbe3
Every hour: /pastebin.com/56wrSsJ8
Every hour, first gems spent after 4 hours: /pastebin.com/ye96hXXB
Every hour, first gems spent after 8 hours: /pastebin.com/PULR00Bn

Firstly, if you don't know how progressive islands work, refer to this post.

So, I made the best strategies for spending gems if you want to reach a certain node. First, I'll explain how this works:

-For each monster, there are several possible strategies with various amounts of time necessary. I'm also putting some strategies that take longer to complete than the island lasts because, if an island boost happens, the items take 2 times less time to collect, meaning you get twice as many items during those 2 days, which means you effectively get 4 days worth of items in that time, which can also be translated to 2 extra days. Note that recently island boosts became less common so scroll

-To find the strategy that suits you, think about how many times will you collect an entire pool of items in the 11 days of the island, and multiply that number with 8 hours to get the amount of total time you want on your strategy. Note that if the number of hours is divisible by 8 on all collections, I put the number of collections as a reference and not the number of hours.

-I'm considering the amount of time required to get items once they are in the pool as 0.

-How the strategy works: For each quest, the strategy tells you the number of gems to spend on that quest. Note that quests which only require 1 breeding item can be completed almost instantly so they aren't included.
It also says after how much time is required to get you to this gem cost if there is no island boost(or if the number of hours is divisible with 8, then the number of collections), which is mainly helpful if you divide it by 8 hours to see how many times you should collect the entire pool of items after you get your first collection. Note that dividing by 8 also works if you're planning for an island boost; just make sure to collect every 4 hours instead of every 8 hours.
If you're going by every hour collection, you might see a remainder when dividing by 8(usually 4, when you get 3 gold and 2 food items without waste); that means that it's optimal to collect an incomplete pool and then gem.

-If you have any other questions, feel free to reply on this thread.

Anyway, here are the strategies(collection of what you can every hour):
Sergent Hull Head: /pastebin.com/qTchGCZx
Sergent Hull Head if first gemmed after 4 hours: /pastebin.com/znmehX15
Sergent Hull Head if first gemmed after 8 hours: /pastebin.com/muiWMRJC
Scrap Warrior: /pastebin.com/1L9NQVJJ
Scrap Warrior if first gemmed after 4 hours: /pastebin.com/CVbB5s4A
Scrap Warrior if first gemmed after 8 hours: /pastebin.com/c7WDRBs3
The Sentinel: /pastebin.com/SQL2R1bz

And here are for collection every 8 hours:
Sergent Hull Head: /pastebin.com/QnhHrXLw
Sergent Hull Head if first gemmed after 8 hours: /pastebin.com/jLcTS8Z1
Scrap Warrior: /pastebin.com/qpcVGhw7
Scrap Warrior if first gemmed after 8 hours: /pastebin.com/UPMuDj6u
The Sentinel: /pastebin.com/Y26p931R
(note: the "if first gemmed after 4/8 hours" strategies are there because, sometimes, it's optimal to skip the first quest right away, but some people didn't do that because this post came out late.)

Firstly, if you don't know how progressive islands work, refer to this post.

So, I made the best strategies for spending gems if you want to reach a certain node. First, I'll explain how this works:

-For each monster, there are several possible strategies with various amounts of time necessary. I'm also putting some strategies that take longer to complete than the island lasts because, if an island boost happens, the items take 2 times less time to collect, meaning you get twice as many items during those 2 days, which means you effectively get 4 days worth of items in that time, which can also be translated to 2 extra days. This time there is most likely no island boost.

-To find the strategy that suits you, think about how many times will you collect an entire pool of items in the 4 days of the island, and multiply that number with 8 hours to get the amount of total time you want on your strategy. Note that if the number of hours is divisible by 8 on all collections, I put the number of collections as a reference and not the number of hours.

-I'm considering the amount of time required to get items once they are in the pool as 0.

-How the strategy works: For each quest, the strategy tells you the number of gems to spend on that quest. Note that quests which only require 1 breeding item can be completed almost instantly so they aren't included.
It also says after how much time is required to get you to this gem cost if there is no island boost(or if the number of hours is divisible with 8, then the number of collections), which is mainly helpful if you divide it by 8 hours to see how many times you should collect the entire pool of items after you get your first collection. Note that dividing by 8 also works if you're planning for an island boost; just make sure to collect every 4 hours instead of every 8 hours.
If you're going by every hour collection, you might see a remainder when dividing by 8(usually 4, when you get 3 gold and 2 food items without waste); that means that it's optimal to collect an incomplete pool and then gem.

-If you have any other questions, feel free to reply on this thread.

Anyway, here are the strategies(collection of what you can every hour):
Cain: /pastebin.com/AAHwXyuE
R1 Cain: /pastebin.com/2bZncaJ8
R1 Cain if first gemmed after 4 hours: /pastebin.com/Vcde2DsP
R1 Cain if first gemmed after 8 hours: /pastebin.com/iJ5CGWS3
R2 Cain: /pastebin.com/DF2fghA9
R2 Cain if first gemmed after 4 hours: /pastebin.com/bLRCH0kh
R2 Cain if first gemmed after 8 hours: /pastebin.com/Hbqt8w9x
R3 Cain: /pastebin.com/vc0knaTv
R3 Cain if first gemmed after 4 hours: /pastebin.com/EVYVMZwp
R3 Cain if first gemmed after 8 hours: /pastebin.com/nuSbQZSa
And here are for collection every 8 hours:
Cain: /pastebin.com/qNzXQFVA
R1 Cain: /pastebin.com/yWFC14Bh
R1 Cain if first gemmed after 8 hours: /pastebin.com/ewJ0LtSi
R2 Cain: /pastebin.com/U57KMCnK
R2 Cain if first gemmed after 8 hours: /pastebin.com/PuGwvxcY
R3 Cain: /pastebin.com/KUuUpdTX
R3 Cain if first gemmed after 8 hours: /pastebin.com/JBA3SNby
(note: the "if first gemmed after 4/8 hours" strategies are there because, sometimes, it's optimal to skip the first quest right away, but some people didn't do that because this post came out late.)

I forgot to post this earlier:

Evaranae+Cain Items:
0%: 3380
10%: 3045
20%: 2687
30%: 2352
Pa'Lhax+Shakti:
0%: 9520
10%: 8559
20%: 7556
30%: 6595
Pa'Lhax+Jasastur:
0%: 11035
10%: 9920
20%: 8757
30%: 7642
Shakti+Jasastur:
0%: 12905
10%: 11602
20%: 10240
30%: 8937
Pa'Lhax+Shakti+Jasastur:
0%: 14890
10%: 13382
20%: 11813
30%: 10305
Pa'Lhax+Beledig:
0%: 13490
10%: 12130
20%: 10707
30%: 9347
Shakti+Beledig:
0%: 14100
10%: 12675
20%: 11182
30%: 9757
Pa'Lhax+Shakti+Beledig:
0%: 16085
10%: 14455
20%: 12755
30%: 11125
Jasastur+Beledig:
0%: 16045
10%: 14425
20%: 12731
30%: 11111
Pa'Lhax+Jasastur+Beledig:
0%: 18030
10%: 16205
20%: 14304
30%: 12479
Shakti+Jasastur+Beledig:
0%: 18640
10%: 16750
20%: 14779
30%: 12889
Pa'Lhax+Shakti+Jasastur+Beledig:
0%: 20625
10%: 18530
20%: 16352
30%: 14257
Pa'Lhax+Cain Items:
0%: 5315
10%: 4781
20%: 4220
30%: 3686
Shakti+Cain Items:
0%: 7325
10%: 6589
20%: 5815
30%: 5079
Pa'Lhax+Shakti+Cain Items:
0%: 9870
10%: 8875
20%: 7836
30%: 6841
Jasastur+Cain Items:
0%: 9400
10%: 8456
20%: 7464
30%: 6520
Pa'Lhax+Jasastur+Cain Items:
0%: 11385
10%: 10236
20%: 9037
30%: 7888
Shakti+Jasastur+Cain Items:
0%: 13255
10%: 11918
20%: 10520
30%: 9183
Pa'Lhax+Shakti+Jasastur+Cain Items:
0%: 15240
10%: 13698
20%: 12093
30%: 10551
Beledig+Cain Items:
0%: 11855
10%: 10666
20%: 9414
30%: 8225
Pa'Lhax+Beledig+Cain Items:
0%: 13840
10%: 12446
20%: 10987
30%: 9593
Shakti+Beledig+Cain Items:
0%: 14450
10%: 12991
20%: 11462
30%: 10003
Pa'Lhax+Shakti+Beledig+Cain Items:
0%: 16435
10%: 14771
20%: 13035
30%: 11371
Jasastur+Beledig+Cain Items:
0%: 16395
10%: 14741
20%: 13011
30%: 11357
Pa'Lhax+Jasastur+Beledig+Cain Items:
0%: 18380
10%: 16521
20%: 14584
30%: 12725
Shakti+Jasastur+Beledig+Cain Items:
0%: 18990
10%: 17066
20%: 15059
30%: 13135
Pa'Lhax+Shakti+Jasastur+Beledig+Cain Items:
0%: 20975
10%: 18846
20%: 16632
30%: 14503

If you're writing a phyton program, i don't see anything hard with converting days into days, hours and minutes. For days, just use int(days), for hours int(days*24)%24, for minutes int(days*1440)%60.

@JasmineSkunk Breed a bunch of pandakens and put them in level 4 nature habitats. Later you can add nature and fire boosts and gold runes. That's the best way to get a bunch of gold early on which you can use to grow food. Later on, once you get good monsters and runes and feed them you can do the dungeons for breeding Firelequin or Exo Skeel and make gold farms with those 2 monsters.

Firstly, if you don't know how progressive islands work, refer to this post.

So, I made the best strategies for spending gems if you want to reach a certain node. First, I'll explain how this works:

-For each monster, there are several possible strategies with various amounts of time necessary. I'm also putting some strategies that take longer to complete than the island lasts because, if an island boost happens, the items take 2 times less time to collect, meaning you get twice as many items during those 2 days, which means you effectively get 4 days worth of items in that time, which can also be translated to 2 extra days.

-To find the strategy that suits you, think about how many times will you collect an entire pool of items in the 7 days of the island, and multiply that number with 8 hours to get the amount of total time you want on your strategy. Note that if the number of hours is divisible by 8 on all collections, I put the number of collections as a reference and not the number of hours.

-I'm considering the amount of time required to get items once they are in the pool as 0.

-How the strategy works: For each quest, the strategy tells you the number of gems to spend on that quest. Note that quests which only require 1 breeding item can be completed almost instantly so they aren't included.
It also says after how much time is required to get you to this gem cost if there is no island boost(or if the number of hours is divisible with 8, then the number of collections), which is mainly helpful if you divide it by 8 hours to see how many times you should collect the entire pool of items after you get your first collection. Note that dividing by 8 also works if you're planning for an island boost; just make sure to collect every 4 hours instead of every 8 hours.
If you're going by every hour collection, you might see a remainder when dividing by 8(usually 4, when you get 3 gold and 2 food items without waste); that means that it's optimal to collect an incomplete pool and then gem.

-If you have any other questions, feel free to reply on this thread.

Anyway, here are the strategies(collection of what you can every hour):
Sting Westclaw R1: /pastebin.com/Wvfnyxzy
Sting Westclaw: /pastebin.com/tf4YxnDi
Roxen: /pastebin.com/KcrkqJwu
Nexor: /pastebin.com/uawtdNUn
And here are for collection every 8 hours:
Sting Westclaw R1: /pastebin.com/SgYePESc
Sting Westclaw: /pastebin.com/84LNAZEW
Roxen: /pastebin.com/KpFfYiUS
Nexor: /pastebin.com/N3vSxtJd

(hopefully i got this right)
Burotgor:
0%: 3090
10%: 2766
20%: 2434
30%: 2110