i appreciate that the zombie strains have been made more accessible over time, but i think the infected vials are sorely missing from that

out of every strain in the game so far, vial or not, the stinging vial's is the transformation that i would most badly want as a permanent skin, but it's instead tied to the temporary effect of a limited item just because of the no-longer relevant purpose it originally served

i think the vial transformations should be made permanently unlockable skins in the spirit of of a more varied survival

Agreed, I think that’d be a cool feature to have for fans of the vial skins.

You actually can unlock them as permanent skins, as long as you use a vial during Survival. Outside of the holiday they are temporary, but right now they're just like any other strain.

Yep, Archer is right! It only works during Survival. But if you click on the infected vial, there’s an option that says “Drink it” or something similar. That will bring you to a page with a button that says “It’s zombie time!” Then click on that, and the infection will start! I believe each one has 4 stages that it needs to reach before the skin is officially unlocked. I unlocked this year cuz it’s also one of my favorite skins in general :3

- edited to ping you with info!

oh shit, thank you for the info!! will it be able to happen concurrently with my current infection though or would it override it? should i wait before starting it?

I’m pretty sure you should wait til the current infection is finished, then remove the zombie skin via the wardrobe before drinking the vial!

got it, thank you!

you can also get bitten for the vial infections, too! (Just in case the vial prices have gone through the roof!) I know there are quite a few of us who have vial skins who are happy to bite!

i bought a stinging vial already, but thank you!