the wand + wand + wand + wand + wand + wand build i had in the first like 10 waves went hard
by wave 20 i had max tier wand + wand + wand + wand + wand + that bow item with a lot of projectiles
i managed to get up to 9.1 by using probably a cheese strategy
get 1 factory with just damage and spawn frequency, then constantly move it around to dodge the bullets and take out the base and factories that way
(started doing it at about 4.3 or so it just felt impossible to survive using any other method other than what feels like cheating but you gotta do what you gotta do)
I wish I could say that i enjoyed this but i would be lying, it has a great concept and decent execution, however, the fact that your own clones are simply inacurrate most of the time ruins the experience and enjoyment as I had to restart several times due to no fault of my own.
As of writing this I have been attempting the stage with the 4 buttons and spike pit in the middle for a very long time and have had it figured out for ages, but the game breaking bug just makes it near impossible to do since it's often simply unbeatable because the game decided to deviate from your original path, therefore not making it possible since you require all 10 loops to execute it.
very fun game, took 47:22.78 and 256 deaths to beat it and get 14 clovers, wish there was a clover for going back to a starting area with the full movement, but aside from that it's very well made aswell as very fun to play through, can't think of any major mistakes too which shows it's very high quality