.process-section.no-header {
  padding-top: 48px;
}

.process-intro-row {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1.3fr 1fr;
  gap: 40px;
  align-items: center;
  max-width: 1080px;
  margin: 0 auto 56px;
}

.process-video-wrap {
  border-radius: 18px;
  overflow: hidden;
  box-shadow: 0 20px 50px rgba(4, 27, 71, 0.14);
  border: 1px solid rgba(220, 231, 245, 0.7);
  background: #000;
}

.process-video {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  aspect-ratio: 16 / 9;
  background: #000;
}

.process-mini-list {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 14px;
}

.process-mini-list li {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 14px;
  background: #fff;
  border: 1px solid rgba(220, 231, 245, 0.7);
  border-left: 4px solid var(--step-color, #0a4fbf);
  border-radius: 12px;
  padding: 12px 16px;
  box-shadow: 0 8px 20px rgba(4, 27, 71, 0.05);
  transition: transform 0.25s ease, box-shadow 0.25s ease;
}

.process-mini-list li:hover {
  transform: translateX(4px);
  box-shadow: 0 12px 26px rgba(4, 27, 71, 0.09);
}

.process-mini-icon {
  flex-shrink: 0;
  width: 34px; height: 34px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  color: #fff;
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
}

.process-mini-label {
  font-size: 14.5px;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--color-primary);
}

@media (max-width: 860px) {
  .process-intro-row {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 24px;
    margin-bottom: 40px;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .process-video-wrap {
    border-radius: 12px;
  }
}

.process-path {
  position: relative;
  max-width: 900px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 30px 0;
}

.process-spine {
  position: absolute;
  left: 50%;
  top: 10px;
  bottom: 10px;
  width: 3px;
  transform: translateX(-50%);
  background: linear-gradient(to bottom, #7A0E18 0%, #D7141A 25%, #0F9D58 50%, #E8A317 75%, #8E44AD 100%);
  z-index: 0;
  border-radius: 99px;
}

.path-row {
  position: relative;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 100px 1fr;
  align-items: center;
  min-height: 160px;
  margin-bottom: 24px;
}

.row-left .path-card { 
  grid-column: 1; 
  text-align: right; 
  border-right: 4px solid var(--step-color, #0a4fbf);
}
.row-left .path-spacer { grid-column: 3; }
.row-right .path-card { 
  grid-column: 3; 
  text-align: left; 
  border-left: 4px solid var(--step-color, #0a4fbf);
}
.row-right .path-spacer { grid-column: 1; }
.path-marker { grid-column: 2; display: flex; justify-content: center; z-index: 2; }

.path-card {
  position: relative;
  background: #ffffff;
  border: 1px solid rgba(220, 231, 245, 0.6);
  border-radius: 20px;
  padding: 28px 32px;
  box-shadow: 0 14px 34px rgba(4, 27, 71, 0.08);
  transition: transform 0.35s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1), box-shadow 0.35s ease, border-color 0.35s ease;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.path-card::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, color-mix(in srgb, var(--step-color, #0a4fbf) 10%, transparent), transparent 60%);
  pointer-events: none;
}

.path-card::after {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  top: 0; left: 0; right: 0;
  height: 4px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--step-color, #0a4fbf), color-mix(in srgb, var(--step-color, #0a4fbf) 40%, #fff));
  opacity: 0.9;
}

.row-left .path-card { border-right: none; }
.row-right .path-card { border-left: none; }

.path-row:hover .path-card {
  transform: translateY(-8px) scale(1.02);
  box-shadow: 0 26px 52px rgba(4, 27, 71, 0.14);
  border-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--step-color, #0a4fbf) 55%, transparent);
}

.path-tag {
  display: inline-block;
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  border: none;
  padding: 5px 14px;
  border-radius: 999px;
  margin-bottom: 12px;
  color: #fff !important;
  background: var(--step-color, #0a4fbf);
  box-shadow: 0 6px 14px color-mix(in srgb, var(--step-color, #0a4fbf) 45%, transparent);
}

.path-card h3 { 
  font-size: 19px; 
  font-weight: 700; 
  color: var(--color-primary); 
  margin-bottom: 8px;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
}

.path-card p { 
  font-size: 14.5px; 
  color: var(--color-text-light); 
  line-height: 1.7; 
}

.path-icon {
  position: relative;
  width: 56px; height: 56px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  color: #fff;
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
  border: 4px solid var(--color-white);
  box-shadow: 0 10px 24px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.14);
  transition: transform 0.35s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1), box-shadow 0.35s ease;
  background-image: linear-gradient(145deg, var(--step-color, #0a4fbf), color-mix(in srgb, var(--step-color, #0a4fbf) 65%, #000));
}

.path-icon::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  inset: -8px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  border: 2px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--step-color, #0a4fbf) 55%, transparent);
  animation: pathIconPulse 2.6s ease-out infinite;
}

@keyframes pathIconPulse {
  0%   { transform: scale(0.85); opacity: 0.9; }
  70%  { transform: scale(1.35); opacity: 0; }
  100% { transform: scale(1.35); opacity: 0; }
}

.path-row:hover .path-icon {
  transform: scale(1.15) rotate(5deg);
  box-shadow: 0 16px 34px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
}

@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .process-spine { 
    left: 28px; 
    top: 5px;
    bottom: 5px;
  }
  .path-row {
    grid-template-columns: 56px 1fr;
    min-height: unset;
    margin-bottom: 30px;
  }
  .path-marker { grid-column: 1; }
  
  .row-left .path-card,
  .row-right .path-card {
    grid-column: 2;
    text-align: left;
    border-left: 4px solid var(--step-color, #0a4fbf);
    border-right: none;
  }
  
  .row-left .path-spacer,
  .row-right .path-spacer { display: none; }
  .path-icon { width: 46px; height: 46px; border-width: 3px; }
}

/* ---------------------------------------------------------------- */
/* Alternate design: dedicated How It Works page — single-column    */
/* numbered stepper (distinct from the zigzag path used elsewhere). */
/* ---------------------------------------------------------------- */
.process-alt-section { padding: 44px 0; }
.process-alt-section.no-header { padding-top: 12px; }

.process-alt-list {
  max-width: 760px;
  margin: 0 auto 40px;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
}

.process-alt-item {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 56px 1fr;
  gap: 24px;
}

.process-alt-num-col {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
}

.process-alt-num {
  width: 44px;
  height: 44px;
  flex-shrink: 0;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--step-color, #0a4fbf);
  color: #fff;
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 800;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  box-shadow: 0 8px 18px color-mix(in srgb, var(--step-color, #0a4fbf) 45%, transparent);
}

.process-alt-connector {
  flex: 1;
  width: 2px;
  min-height: 34px;
  margin: 6px 0;
  background: linear-gradient(to bottom, var(--step-color, #0a4fbf), #E3E8F0);
  opacity: 0.5;
}

.process-alt-card {
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-start;
  gap: 16px;
  background: #fff;
  border: 1px solid #EDF0F5;
  border-radius: var(--radius-md, 12px);
  padding: 20px 22px;
  margin-bottom: 28px;
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgba(13, 27, 61, 0.06);
  transition: transform 0.2s ease, box-shadow 0.2s ease;
}

.process-alt-card:hover {
  transform: translateY(-3px);
  box-shadow: 0 14px 32px rgba(13, 27, 61, 0.1);
}

.process-alt-icon {
  flex-shrink: 0;
  width: 44px;
  height: 44px;
  border-radius: 12px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
}

.process-alt-text h3 {
  font-size: 17px;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--color-primary);
  margin-bottom: 6px;
}

.process-alt-text p {
  font-size: 14.5px;
  line-height: 1.65;
  color: var(--color-text-light);
  margin: 0;
}

.process-alt-video-wrap {
  max-width: 760px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  border-radius: var(--radius-lg, 16px);
  overflow: hidden;
  box-shadow: 0 20px 44px rgba(13, 27, 61, 0.16);
}

.process-alt-video-wrap .process-video {
  width: 100%;
  display: block;
  border-radius: var(--radius-lg, 16px);
}

@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .process-alt-item { grid-template-columns: 44px 1fr; gap: 14px; }
  .process-alt-card { flex-direction: column; padding: 16px; margin-bottom: 22px; }
}

/* ================================================================== */
/* Redesigned How It Works timeline — single centered column, glowing */
/* progress line, numbered nodes, scroll-reveal + hover animations.   */
/* ================================================================== */
.steps-section { padding: 44px 0; }
.steps-section.no-header { padding-top: 12px; }

.steps-layout {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 340px 1fr;
  gap: 40px;
  align-items: stretch;
  max-width: 1080px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}

.steps-video-col {
  display: flex;
}

.steps-video-wrap {
  max-width: 300px;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  margin: 0 auto;
  border-radius: 20px;
  overflow: hidden;
  box-shadow: 0 20px 50px rgba(4, 27, 71, 0.14);
  border: 1px solid rgba(220, 231, 245, 0.7);
  background: #000;
}
.steps-video-wrap .process-video {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: center;
  background: #000;
}

.steps-timeline {
  position: relative;
  max-width: 100%;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 4px 0 4px 60px;
}

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .steps-layout {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 32px;
  }
  .steps-video-col {
    position: static;
  }
  .steps-video-wrap {
    max-width: 280px;
    height: auto;
  }
  .steps-video-wrap .process-video {
    aspect-ratio: 3 / 4;
    height: auto;
  }
  .steps-timeline {
    padding-left: 60px;
  }
}

.steps-timeline-track {
  position: absolute;
  left: 21px;
  top: 4px;
  bottom: 4px;
  width: 3px;
  background: #E3E8F0;
  border-radius: 99px;
}

.steps-timeline-progress {
  position: absolute;
  left: 21px;
  top: 4px;
  width: 3px;
  height: 0%;
  background: linear-gradient(to bottom, #7A0E18, #D7141A, #0F9D58, #E8A317, #8E44AD);
  border-radius: 99px;
  transition: height 0.15s linear;
}

.steps-item {
  position: relative;
  margin-bottom: 18px;
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(28px);
  transition: opacity 0.7s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1) var(--step-delay, 0s),
              transform 0.7s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1) var(--step-delay, 0s);
}
.steps-item.is-visible { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); }
.steps-item:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }

.steps-node {
  position: absolute;
  left: -60px;
  top: 0;
  width: 42px;
  height: 42px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
}

.steps-node-icon {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
  width: 42px;
  height: 42px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  color: #fff;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  background-image: linear-gradient(145deg, var(--step-color, #0a4fbf), color-mix(in srgb, var(--step-color, #0a4fbf) 65%, #000));
  border: 3px solid #fff;
  box-shadow: 0 8px 18px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.16);
  transition: transform 0.35s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1);
}

.steps-node-ring {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  border-radius: 50%;
  border: 2px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--step-color, #0a4fbf) 55%, transparent);
  animation: stepsNodePulse 2.4s ease-out infinite;
  animation-delay: var(--step-delay, 0s);
}

@keyframes stepsNodePulse {
  0%   { transform: scale(0.82); opacity: 0.9; }
  70%  { transform: scale(1.4); opacity: 0; }
  100% { transform: scale(1.4); opacity: 0; }
}

.steps-item:hover .steps-node-icon {
  transform: scale(1.12) rotate(-6deg);
}

.steps-card {
  position: relative;
  background: #fff;
  border: 1px solid #EDF0F5;
  border-radius: 14px;
  padding: 14px 18px;
  box-shadow: 0 8px 20px rgba(4, 27, 71, 0.06);
  overflow: hidden;
  transition: transform 0.35s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1), box-shadow 0.35s ease, border-color 0.35s ease;
}

.steps-card::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, color-mix(in srgb, var(--step-color, #0a4fbf) 8%, transparent), transparent 55%);
  pointer-events: none;
}

.steps-card::after {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  top: 0; left: 0; bottom: 0;
  width: 4px;
  background: var(--step-color, #0a4fbf);
}

.steps-item:hover .steps-card {
  transform: translateX(6px) translateY(-2px);
  box-shadow: 0 16px 32px rgba(4, 27, 71, 0.11);
  border-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--step-color, #0a4fbf) 45%, transparent);
}

.steps-card-num {
  display: inline-block;
  font-size: 10px;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #fff;
  background: var(--step-color, #0a4fbf);
  padding: 3px 10px;
  border-radius: 999px;
  margin-bottom: 6px;
  box-shadow: 0 4px 10px color-mix(in srgb, var(--step-color, #0a4fbf) 45%, transparent);
}

.steps-card h3 {
  font-size: 15.5px;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--color-primary);
  margin-bottom: 3px;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
}

.steps-card p {
  font-size: 13px;
  color: var(--color-text-light);
  line-height: 1.5;
  margin: 0;
}

@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .steps-timeline { padding-left: 52px; }
  .steps-timeline-track,
  .steps-timeline-progress { left: 15px; }
  .steps-node { left: -52px; width: 36px; height: 36px; }
  .steps-node-icon { width: 36px; height: 36px; }
  .steps-card { padding: 12px 14px; }
  .steps-item:hover .steps-card { transform: translateX(3px) translateY(-2px); }
}