        body, html {
            height: 100%;
            margin: 0;
            padding: 0;
            overflow: hidden;
        }
        .navbar {
            width: 100%;
            position: absolute;
            top: 0;
            left: 0;
            z-index: 1000;
        }
        .bg-image {
            background-image: url("/static/images/eve-online-background.71534389e0bc.png");
            background-size: cover;
            background-position: center;
            position: relative;
            height: 135%;
            z-index: 1;
        }
        
        .bg-image:before {
            content: '';
            position: absolute;
            top: 0;
            right: 0;
            bottom: 0;
            left: 0;
            background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5); /* Adjust color and opacity to your preference */
            z-index: 2;
        }
        
        .content-center {
            position: absolute;
            top: 50%;
            left: 50%;
            transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
            z-index: 3;
            text-align: center;
            color: white;
            /* Add your font styling here */
        }
        
        /* Home page uses a full-viewport hero, so pin the footer */
        .eve-footer {
            position: fixed;
            bottom: 0;
            left: 0;
        }
        
        .btn-stylized {
            background-color: #333; /* Button background color */
            border: none;
            color: white; /* Text color */
            padding: 10px 20px;
            text-align: center;
            text-decoration: none;
            display: inline-block;
            font-size: 16px;
            margin: 4px 2px;
            transition-duration: 0.4s;
            cursor: pointer;
        }
        
        .btn-stylized:hover {
            background-color: #555;
            color: white;
        }
        @font-face {
            font-family: 'Shentox';
            src: url("/static/fonts/ShentoxTRIAL-Bd.1bcc65a5cdc7.otf") format('opentype');
            font-weight: normal;
            font-style: normal;
        }

        .navbar-brand {
            display: flex;
            align-items: center; /* This will vertically center the logo if it's smaller than the navbar height */
            height: 80px; /* Adjust the height as needed */
        }
        .homepage_logo {
            width: 40vw;
            margin-top: -4em;
            margin-bottom: -3em;
        }
        .btn_container {
            position: absolute;
            top: 64%;
            left: 50%;
            z-index: 2;
            transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
            width: 20em;
        }
        .btn_container .login_btn {
            display: block;
            width: 10em;
            margin: 0 auto;
            /* Brighter overlay with a diagonal (/) leading edge: an oversized
               120deg hard-stop gradient slid via background-position wipes in
               left→right on hover and retracts right→left on leave. */
            background-color: #3f7e81;
            background-image: linear-gradient(120deg, #5ccbcb 0%, #5ccbcb 55%, transparent 55%, transparent 100%);
            background-repeat: no-repeat;
            background-size: 250% 100%;
            background-position: 100% 0;
            border: none;
            color: #0a1518;
            font-family: 'EVE Sans Neue', sans-serif;
            font-size: 13px;
            font-weight: 600;
            letter-spacing: 0.14em;
            text-transform: uppercase;
            padding: 13px 0;
            border-radius: 0;
            transition: background-position 0.4s ease;
        }

        .btn_container .login_btn:hover {
            background-position: 0% 0;
            color: #0a1518;
        }

        .btn_container .about_btn {
            margin: 0 auto;
        }

        .btn_container .about_btn {
            display: block;
            width: 20em;
            text-decoration: none;
            color: #fff; /* White text color */
            text-align: center;
            padding-top: .5em;
            cursor: pointer;
            background-color: transparent; /* Make the button background transparent */
            border: none; /* Remove any border */
        }
        
        /* Ensure btn-stylized does not override the transparency with its own background or border */
        .btn_container .btn-stylized {
            background-color: transparent;
            border: none;
        }

        /* Modal Dialog */
        .modal-dialog {
            max-width: 80%;
            margin: 1.75rem auto;
        }

        /* Modal Content */
        .modal-content {
            background-color: #282c34; /* Dark background for the modal */
            color: #FFF; /* Light text for readability */
            border: 1px solid #444; /* Slight border to help the modal stand out */
        }

        /* Modal Header */
        .modal-header {
            border-bottom: 1px solid #444; /* Subtle border for the header */
        }

        /* Modal Title */
        .modal-title {
            color: #007bff; /* Example accent color - adjust based on your site */
        }

        /* Modal Body */
        .modal-body {
            padding: 20px;
            line-height: 1.5; /* Improve readability */
        }

        /* Headings within Modal Body */
        .modal-body h1, .modal-body h2 {
            color: #FFF;
        }

        /* List items within Modal Body */
        .modal-body li {
            margin-bottom: 10px;
        }

        /* Modal Footer */
        .modal-footer {
            border-top: 1px solid #444; /* Subtle border for the footer */
        }

        .modal-footer .btn {
            background-color: #333; /* Dark buttons */
            color: #FFF; /* Light text */
        }

        .modal-footer .btn:hover {
            background-color: #1DB954; /* Accent color on hover */
        }

        /* Custom scrollbar for modal content */
        .modal-content::-webkit-scrollbar {
            width: 8px;
        }

        .modal-content::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb {
            background: #555; /* Scrollbar color */
            border-radius: 4px;
        }

        /* Adding a fade-in effect for the modal */
        @keyframes fadeIn {
            from { opacity: 0; }
            to { opacity: 1; }
        }

        .modal-content {
            animation-name: fadeIn;
            animation-duration: 0.5s;
        }

        /* Changes the color of the 'X' close button */
        .close {
            color: #fff; /* or any color you prefer */
            opacity: 1; /* Bootstrap usually has some opacity set, so ensure it's fully visible */
        }

        /* Changes the color of the 'X' close button on hover */
        .close:hover,
        .close:focus {
            color: #aaa; /* lighter grey to indicate hover state */
            text-decoration: none;
            opacity: 1; /* Ensures the hover state is also fully visible */
        }

        #privacyPolicyModal .close {
            color: white; /* Or any color that suits the design */
            opacity: 1; /* No transparency for better visibility */
        }

        .cookie-consent-container {
            position: fixed; /* Ensure it's fixed to be visible always */
            left: 50%;
            transform: translateX(-50%);
            bottom: 72px; /* clear the fixed footer */
            width: min(92%, 620px);
            background: var(--eve-panel);
            border: 1px solid var(--eve-border);
            color: var(--eve-text-dim);
            font-family: 'EVE Sans Neue', sans-serif;
            z-index: 100; /* below the footer */
            padding: 14px 18px;
            display: flex;
            gap: 16px;
            justify-content: space-between;
            align-items: center;
            transition: bottom 0.3s; /* Smooth transition for when the cookie consent is shown/hidden */
        }

        .cookie-consent-content {
            flex-grow: 1; /* This makes the content take up the extra space and push the button to the right */
            display: flex;
            justify-content: flex-start; /* Align text to the start of the content area */
        }

        .cookie-consent-content p {
            margin: 0; /* Removes default margin */
            padding: 0; /* Removes default padding */
            text-align: left; /* Aligns the text to the left within the content area */
            font-size: 12px;
            line-height: 1.6;
            letter-spacing: 0.03em;
            color: var(--eve-text-dim);
        }

        .cookie-consent-content a {
            color: var(--eve-gold);
            text-decoration: underline;
            text-underline-offset: 2px;
        }

        .cookie-consent-btn {
            background: var(--eve-btn-bg);
            border: 1px solid var(--eve-accent-dim);
            color: var(--eve-text-bright);
            font-family: 'EVE Sans Neue', sans-serif;
            font-size: 12px;
            letter-spacing: 0.12em;
            text-transform: uppercase;
            padding: 10px 22px;
            cursor: pointer;
            white-space: nowrap;
            transition: background 0.2s, filter 0.2s;
            clip-path: polygon(0 0, 0 70%, 6% 100%, 100% 100%, 100% 30%, 94% 0);
        }

        .cookie-consent-btn:hover {
            background: #265a63;
            filter: brightness(1.1);
        }

        @media (max-width: 576px) {
            .cookie-consent-container {
                flex-direction: column;
                align-items: stretch;
                gap: 12px;
                bottom: 64px;
            }
            .cookie-consent-btn {
                width: 100%;
            }
        }

        /* Mobile: the welcome text and the buttons are both absolutely
           positioned; on small screens the text wraps onto more lines, so
           spread the two blocks further apart and constrain the text width
           to stop the copy overlapping the Log in button. */
        @media (max-width: 768px) {
            .content-center {
                width: 90%;
                top: 42%;
            }
            .content-center p {
                font-size: 0.95rem;
                margin-bottom: 0;
            }
            .homepage_logo {
                width: 60vw;
            }
            .btn_container {
                top: 78%;
            }
        }