.vertical-steps-container {
    display: block;
    width: 100%;
    /* Default spacing */
    --step-nav-color: #666;
    --step-nav-active-color: #fff;
    --step-nav-bg: transparent;
    --step-nav-active-bg: #4f46e5;
    --step-line-color: #4f46e5;
}

.vertical-steps-wrapper {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column-reverse;
    gap: 70px;
}

@media (min-width: 768px) {
    .vertical-steps-wrapper {
        flex-direction: row;
        align-items: flex-start;
    }
}

/* Content Column - 50% */
.vertical-steps-content-col {
    flex: 1;
    min-height: 200px;
}

/* Nav Column */
/* Nav Column - 50% */
.vertical-steps-nav-col {
    flex: 1;
    background: #2a0a55;
    padding: 20px;
    border-radius: 12px;
    color: #fff;
}

.vertical-steps-nav-list {
    list-style: none;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    position: relative;
}

.vertical-steps-nav-item {
    position: relative;
    padding-bottom: 30px;
}

.vertical-steps-nav-item:last-child {
    padding-bottom: 0;
}

.vertical-steps-nav-item:last-child .nav-indicator::after {
    display: none;
}

/* Remove the old infinite line */
.vertical-steps-nav-btn .nav-indicator::after {
    display: none;
}

.vertical-steps-nav-btn {
    background: none;
    border: none;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);
    cursor: pointer;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    font-size: 1rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    text-align: left;
    padding: 10px 0;
    transition: all 0.3s ease;
    width: 100%;
}

.vertical-steps-nav-btn .nav-indicator {
    width: 14px;
    height: 14px;
    border: 2px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5);
    border-radius: 50%;
    margin-right: 15px;
    position: relative;
    z-index: 2;
    background: #2a0a55;
    transition: all 0.3s ease;
}

/* The connecting line - Removed global line, using per-item line below */
.vertical-steps-nav-btn .nav-indicator::after {
    display: none;
}

/* Line connector logic - Confined to the item */
.vertical-steps-nav-item::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    top: 30px;
    /* Aligns with dot center roughly (10px padding + 14px/2 dot - adjustment) check nav-btn padding */
    left: 8px;
    /* Adjusted to 8px for perfect center alignment with 18px (border-box) indicator */
    /* Center of the dot */
    width: 2px;
    height: 100%;
    /* Spans the entire item including padding-bottom */
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2);
    display: block;
    z-index: 1;
}

.vertical-steps-nav-item:last-child::before {
    display: none;
}

/* Adjust top */
.vertical-steps-nav-item::before {
    top: 19px;
    height: 100%;
}

/* Active State */
.vertical-steps-nav-item.active .vertical-steps-nav-btn {
    color: #fff;
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
    padding-left: 0px;
    border-radius: 4px;
}

.vertical-steps-nav-item.active .nav-indicator {
    background: #00d084;
    border-color: #00d084;
}

/* Content Items */
.vertical-step-item {
    display: none;
    opacity: 0;
    transition: opacity 0.5s ease;
}

.vertical-step-item.active {
    display: block;
    /* JS handles this, but good fallback */
}

.vertical-step-item.fade-in {
    opacity: 1;
}