I know it's likely a long shot due to coding, but it would be great if we could see the virus strain we currently have in the wardrobe. It's so difficult to make an HA around the virus when you can't see it.
i think it's like that because until the strain completes it's more or less just an overlay, like the hexes and snowballs, with a longer timer. the process involved in having the in-progress strains show in the wardrobe likely would not play nice with being able to swap skins to bite.
the system already tends to break a little every survival, i think messing too much with the way it works might introduce too many new potential points of failure. not completely sure because former strains have been tied to the base layer, but you might be able to use something like or another full-body-blank item to get a screenshot of the overlay that you can use to visualize how it'll look? other than that, there's not much else to do besides checking back and forth repeatedly.
There actually is a way if you're willing to inspect and swap out some URLs, but yeah I wish it was officially possible too.
I'll quote myself from a guide I made
SPOILER (click to toggle)
Firefox on PC</p>
<p>If anyone knows if the process is different for other browsers and machines feel free to add on.
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<li>Go to the Healer
https://subeta.net/explore/healer.php
Right click your avatar and choose Copy Image Link</li>
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2. Open the Wardrobe
https://new.subeta.net/wardrobe
Right click your avatar and choose Inspect</p>
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3. Find the uppermost body part and double click in the "src" area in order to alter the code.
It is the uppermost because the list is in descending order and the item at the top of your worn list will be the last thing in the code.
You are looking for one of the toggle-able body parts and it will be the last thing before your facial features.</p>
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4. After double clicking you will be able to edit the src="https://sapi.subeta.net/storage/avatar/body/3_shoulder_left_m.png"
Erase the URL which is already there and paste the URL you copied in step 1.
It should now look like src="https://sapi.subeta.net/avatar/base/580707.png?1708540452"
with your own user ID.</p>
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5. Hit enter and close the Inspect window.
Now your zombie progression shows in the wardrobe for your reference planning outfits with individual stages.</p>
<p>You will need to do this process every time you come back to the wardrobe, it&;s only a cosmetic change for the page and does not alter site code.