I know that Crash N sane cat extensions has a category where you have all the abilities unlocked i was thinking spyro could have one similar were a freeflight mod and all abilities are unlocked for all three games. Just an idea. I know that NG+ is essentially the same thing but it seems only some people can get the glitch to work.

Anyone can get that glitch to work, it works consistently as long as your loading times aren't as slow as on unmodified first gen consoles. It's just that hardly anyone bothers running NG+ categories purely out of no interest. I myself like NG+ but most people just prefer running regular categories.

also edit: feel free to run NG+ categories if you are interested in them, they are fun and like you already said, essentially that idea you had

my loads are actually pretty decent but whenever i perform the glitch it crashes immediately after exiting Ripto no matter what. Plus getting that frame perfect ripto exit level is super painful

Hello! Level storage is definitely a painful trick to get but is definitely doable on all* devices. If you're looking for tips on how to get it more consistently, I'd recommend jumping into the discord and posting your attempts to the #SRT-Spyro2 text channel. Loads of folks (myself included) who can assist with some pointers there :)

From the little I know from this forum post, I would wholeheartedly recommend performing level storage on Gulp rather than Ripto. I've found it much easier and frankly more consistent. But yeah, recordings of your attempts would help a tonne in identifying how to make things more consistent!