body {
    background: #0A0014;
    font-family: 'Press Start 2P', cursive;
    color: #E9D5FF;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
}

.hero {
    min-height: 100vh;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: center;
    align-items: center;
    text-align: center;
    background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2D1B4E, #6D28D9);
}

.hero h1 {
    font-size: 2rem;
    color: #cd9cff;
    text-shadow: 2px 2px #F472B6;
}
.start-btn {
    display: inline-block;
    margin: 1rem;
    padding: 1rem 2rem;
    background: #6D28D9;
    color: #fff;
    text-decoration: none;
    border: 4px solid #C084FC;
    box-shadow: 4px 4px 0 #F472B6;
    font-family: 'Press Start 2P', monospace;
    font-size: 0.8rem;
    text-align: center;
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: all 0.2s ease;
  }
  
.start-btn:hover {
background: #bb7afc;
color: #0A0014;
/* box-shadow: 4px 4px 10px #F472B6, 0 0 20px #C084FC; */
transform: scale(0.99); 
}

.start-btn:active {
/* box-shadow: 2px 2px 5px #F472B6; */
transform: translateY(2px);
}

/* background stars  */
/* #background-stars {
  position: fixed;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  pointer-events: none;
  z-index: 1;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.star {
  position: absolute;
  width: 2px;
  height: 2px;
  background: white;
  border-radius: 50%; */
  /*box-shadow: 0 0 5px 2px white; glow */
  /* opacity: 0.8;
  animation: twinkle 2s infinite alternate;
}

@keyframes twinkle {
  from { opacity: 0.3; transform: scale(1); }
  to { opacity: 1; transform: scale(1.5); }
} */




#particle-canvas {
  position: fixed;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  pointer-events: none;
  z-index: 1; 
  color: #E9D5FF;
}



/* .loading-box{
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: row;  
    align-items: center;
    gap: 18px;
    padding: 18px 28px;
    border: 4px solid var(--btn-border);
    text-align: center;
  }
   */
.loading-screen {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: row;
    align-items: center;
    padding: 18px 28px;
    justify-content: center;
    text-align: center;
    height: 100vh;
    background: #000000;
  }
  
  .loading-text {
    font-family: 'Press Start 2P', monospace;
    color: #F472B6;
    margin-bottom: 0;
    font-size: 2rem;
    letter-spacing: 2px;
  }
  
  .spinner {
    width: 50px;
    height: 50px;
    border: 6px solid #C084FC;      
    border-top: 6px solid #F472B6; 
    border-radius: 50%;
    animation: spin 1s linear infinite;
    align-items: center;
  }
  
  @keyframes spin {
    from { transform: rotate(0deg); }
    to   { transform: rotate(360deg); }
  }

  
.mobile-break {
  display: inline;
}


/* ============================= */
/* 📱 Mobile Responsive Heading */
/* ============================= */

@media (max-width: 600px) {

  .hero h1 {
    font-size: 1.5rem;
    line-height: 1.4;
  }

  .start-btn {
    font-size: 0.7rem;
    padding: 0.8rem 1.5rem;
  }

  .hero p {
    font-size: 0.8rem;
    padding: 0 1rem;
  }

  .mobile-break {
  display: block;
}

  .loading-screen {
    flex-direction: row;
    gap: 15px;
    padding: 12px;
  }

  .loading-text {
    font-size: 1.2rem;
  }

  .spinner {
    width: 40px;
    height: 40px;
    border-width: 5px;
  }
}