/*!
 * HOW-TO-START v3 — "VIP Onboarding" (2026-07)
 * Replaces v2 "Journey Path" (steps-road.css, cream background + curved
 * SVG road) with a premium dark VIP panel: navy-mesh glass card (reusing
 * .b9g-glass/.b9g-mesh from sections-glass.css, imported for the
 * agent-list page), gold blob glow, four steps as glass tiles on an
 * animated connecting line, staggered entrance + hover glow. Scoped to
 * .vk-how--v3 / .hw3-*. v2 (steps-road.css) kept on disk for rollback.
 *
 * New copy: same four real steps (choose a verified agent → contact on
 * WhatsApp → deposit via bKash/Nagad/Rocket → play), reframed in a VIP
 * tone, closing with a CTA back to the verified agent list.
 *
 * Behaviour: [data-reveal] entrance (site-wide rule in wickets-home.css),
 * a CSS-only "draw-in" on the connecting line once the panel is revealed,
 * icon glow-pulse on hover. No new JS.
 */

/* Full-bleed, edge-to-edge section — same treatment as the hero
   (hero-v6.css) and Agent Category band (agents-cards-v4.css): the
   section itself loses the site's standard max-width/gutter so the navy
   panel spans the full viewport width, while .vk-section__head keeps a
   readable, centered, gutter-padded width. */
/* padding-bottom removed (was clamp(18-32px)): the section's own cream
   background was showing as a blank strip below the dark .hw3-panel, since
   the panel already carries its own bottom padding around its content.
   Panel now runs flush to the section's (and so the next section's) edge —
   same full-bleed-to-the-seam treatment as verify-anywhere-v3.css's
   .vk-verify--v3 (padding:0 entirely). */
body.vk .vk-how--v3.vk-section {
    padding-top: clamp(18px, 2.2vw, 32px) !important;
    padding-bottom: 0 !important;
    max-width: none !important;
    padding-left: 0 !important;
    padding-right: 0 !important;
}
body.vk .vk-how--v3 .vk-section__head {
    margin-bottom: 20px !important;
    padding: 0 var(--vk-pad);
}

.hw3-panel {
    position: relative;
    max-width: none;
    margin: clamp(8px, 1.2vw, 16px) 0 0;
    padding: clamp(18px, 2.4vw, 30px) var(--vk-pad);
    overflow: hidden;
}
/* higher specificity than shared .b9g-glass's border-radius:18px so the
   full-bleed panel's corners go square regardless of file load order */
.hw3-panel.b9g-glass { border-radius: 0; }

/* Flat solid fill — overrides the shared .b9g-glass/.b9g-glass--dark/
   .b9g-mesh--navy utility classes (blur + translucency + dotted mesh) with
   one opaque navy color, to match the flat dark cards in the Agent
   Category section above (#agents / .vk-agents--v4). Scoped to .hw3-panel
   only — the shared b9g-* utility classes are left untouched since they're
   reused elsewhere (#vip, #platform, agent-list page). */
.hw3-panel.b9g-glass.b9g-glass--dark.b9g-mesh--navy {
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--vk-bg-dark) 0%, var(--vk-bg-dark-2) 100%);
    -webkit-backdrop-filter: none;
    backdrop-filter: none;
}
.hw3-panel.b9g-mesh--navy::before { content: none; }

/* drifting gold blobs removed for the flat-fill look above */
.hw3-glow, .hw3-glow--b { display: none; }

/* VIP badge pinned top-right of the panel */
.hw3-vip {
    position: relative; z-index: 2;
    display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 7px;
    padding: 6px 14px 6px 10px;
    border-radius: var(--vk-r-pill, 999px);
    background: rgba(249, 233, 0, 0.14);
    border: 1px solid rgba(249, 233, 0, 0.32);
    color: #F9E900 !important;
    font-size: 11.5px; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: 0.05em; text-transform: uppercase;
    margin-bottom: 12px;
}
.hw3-vip svg { width: 13px; height: 13px; flex: 0 0 auto; }

.hw3-panel .b9g-lead { color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.72) !important; max-width: 62ch; margin: 0; }

/* ---- steps row ---- */
.hw3-steps {
    position: relative; z-index: 2;
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
    gap: 14px;
    margin-top: clamp(16px, 2vw, 26px);
}

/* connecting line — draws in from left to right once the panel enters view */
.hw3-line {
    position: absolute;
    z-index: 1;
    top: calc(clamp(18px, 2.4vw, 30px) + clamp(16px, 2vw, 26px) + 21px);
    left: calc(var(--vk-pad) + 21px);
    right: calc(var(--vk-pad) + 21px);
    height: 2px;
    background: linear-gradient(90deg, #F9E900 0%, rgba(249, 233, 0, 0.15) 100%);
    transform-origin: left center;
    transform: scaleX(0);
    transition: transform 1.1s cubic-bezier(.2, .7, .15, 1) .3s;
}
.hw3-panel.is-in .hw3-line,
.hw3-panel[data-reveal].is-in .hw3-line { transform: scaleX(1); }

.hw3-step {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 2;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 8px;
    padding: 14px 14px 12px;
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05);
    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12);
    border-radius: 18px;
    -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
    backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
    transition: transform .4s cubic-bezier(.2, .7, .15, 1), border-color .4s ease, background .4s ease;
}
.hw3-step:hover {
    transform: translateY(-5px);
    border-color: rgba(249, 233, 0, 0.4);
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
}

.hw3-step__top { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px; }
.hw3-step__num {
    flex: 0 0 auto;
    display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
    width: 30px; height: 30px; border-radius: 50%;
    background: var(--vk-bg-dark);
    border: 1.5px solid rgba(249, 233, 0, 0.4);
    color: #F9E900;
    font-family: var(--vk-font-en, 'Plus Jakarta Sans', sans-serif);
    font-size: 12px; font-weight: 800;
}
.hw3-step__icon {
    flex: 0 0 auto;
    display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
    width: 42px; height: 42px; border-radius: 13px;
    background: linear-gradient(145deg, #FFEC80 0%, #F9E900 55%, #E6D200 100%);
    color: var(--vk-text);
    box-shadow: 0 6px 16px rgba(249, 233, 0, 0.28);
    margin-left: auto;
    transition: transform .4s cubic-bezier(.2, .7, .15, 1), box-shadow .4s ease;
}
.hw3-step__icon svg { width: 19px; height: 19px; display: block; }
.hw3-step:hover .hw3-step__icon { transform: scale(1.1) rotate(-4deg); box-shadow: 0 10px 22px rgba(249, 233, 0, 0.42); }

body.vk .hw3-step__title { font-size: 15.5px; font-weight: 800; color: #FFFFFF !important; margin: 2px 0 0; line-height: 1.32; }
.hw3-step__desc { font-size: 12.5px; line-height: 1.62; color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.68); margin: 0; }

/* ---- footer CTA ---- */
.hw3-foot {
    position: relative; z-index: 2;
    display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: 14px;
    margin-top: clamp(16px, 2vw, 22px);
    padding-top: clamp(14px, 1.8vw, 20px);
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12);
}
.hw3-foot__note { font-size: 13px; color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7); max-width: 46ch; }
.hw3-foot__note b { color: #F9E900; }

/* ---------------------------- RESPONSIVE ---------------------------- */
@media (max-width: 900px) {
    .hw3-steps { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
    .hw3-line { display: none; }
}
@media (max-width: 560px) {
    .hw3-steps { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
    .hw3-foot { flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
    .hw3-glow, .hw3-glow--b { animation: none !important; }
    .hw3-line { transition: none !important; transform: scaleX(1) !important; }
    .hw3-step { transition: none !important; }
}