/* ============================================================ SERIAL — noir web theme ============================================================ */ :root { --bg: #07080b; --panel: rgba(14, 16, 21, 0.86); --ink: #ece7dd; --ink-dim: #9a9aa6; --line: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.10); --amber: #e9962e; --amber-hi: #ffb857; --danger: #9b2f2a; --nav-h: 64px; --font-body: "Inter", system-ui, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; --font-head: "Oswald", var(--font-body); --font-display: "Anton", var(--font-head); } *, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; } html { font-size: 15px; scroll-behavior: smooth; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; /* clip (not hidden) so is not forced into a scroll container, which would break the position:fixed .backdrop after scrolling */ overflow-x: clip; } @media (min-width: 768px) { html { font-size: 16px; } } body { margin: 0; min-height: 100vh; background: var(--bg); color: var(--ink); font-family: var(--font-body); line-height: 1.6; /* sticky footer: main grows to fill, footer pinned to the bottom on short pages. (.backdrop and .site-nav are position:fixed, so they aren't flex items.) */ display: flex; flex-direction: column; } main { flex: 1 0 auto; } .site-footer { flex-shrink: 0; } /* fixed cinematic backdrop shared by every page ------------- */ .backdrop { position: fixed; inset: 0; z-index: 0; pointer-events: none; /* `cover` cropped a DIFFERENT fraction of this image depending on the viewport's own aspect ratio — a wide desktop window cropped out the top (hiding the baked-in "SERIAL" title, which is why a separate .hero-logo image was added), but a tall mobile viewport needed much less cropping, so the title reappeared there too, showing "SERIAL" twice. `contain` always shows the whole image, scaled consistently, regardless of device shape — one title, same place, everywhere — so the separate overlay image is gone; this is the only wordmark now. */ background: var(--bg) url("/img/serial-splash.webp") center center / contain no-repeat; } /* content sits above the fixed backdrop (avoid negative z-index — some browsers drop the paint of a fixed negative-z layer after scrolling) */ main { position: relative; z-index: 1; } .backdrop::after { content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0; /* The old 66% floor at the very top (needed lower down for hero-text contrast) barely showed back when .backdrop used background-size: cover, which cropped that whole region out of view on desktop. Now that contain shows the full image everywhere, that same floor dimmed the title/photo throughout. Lightened the top of the gradient so the image/title read clearly, keeping the darker floor only where the bottom-anchored hero text actually needs contrast. */ background: radial-gradient(150% 120% at 50% 24%, transparent 20%, rgba(7, 8, 11, 0.30) 74%), linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(7, 8, 11, 0.10) 0%, rgba(7, 8, 11, 0.50) 55%, rgba(7, 8, 11, 0.95) 100%); } a { color: var(--amber-hi); text-decoration: none; } a:hover { color: var(--amber); } h1, h2, h3, h4 { font-family: var(--font-head); font-weight: 600; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.03em; color: var(--ink); line-height: 1.1; } .kicker { font-family: var(--font-head); text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.34em; font-size: 0.72rem; color: var(--amber); margin: 0 0 0.9rem; } .lead-dim { color: var(--ink-dim); font-size: 1.05rem; max-width: 62ch; } /* Same look as .lead-dim, minus the readable-line-length cap -- for a details/summary block inside a full-width panel (e.g. the Case page) where that cap just wastes vertical space. */ .case-summary { color: var(--ink-dim); font-size: 1.05rem; } /* ---------- nav ---------- */ .site-nav { position: fixed; top: 0; left: 0; right: 0; z-index: 1000; min-height: var(--nav-h); padding: 0; border-bottom: 1px solid transparent; transition: background .25s ease, border-color .25s ease, backdrop-filter .25s ease; } .site-nav.scrolled { background: rgba(8, 9, 13, 0.92); border-bottom-color: var(--line); backdrop-filter: blur(8px); } .nav-wrap { width: 100%; max-width: 1280px; margin: 0 auto; min-height: var(--nav-h); display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 16px; padding: 0 clamp(16px, 4vw, 32px); } /* The nav no longer carries its own small brand mark — .hero-logo below is now the only "Serial" wordmark on the page, large and centered under the nav instead of duplicated in the corner. */ .site-nav .navbar-nav { align-items: center; gap: clamp(6px, 1.6vw, 22px); } .site-nav .nav-link { font-family: var(--font-head); text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.12em; font-size: 0.8rem; color: var(--ink-dim); padding: 0.5rem 0.25rem; } .site-nav .nav-link:hover, .site-nav .nav-link.active { color: var(--ink); } .site-nav .nav-link.nav-cta { color: var(--amber-hi); border: 1px solid rgba(233, 150, 46, 0.5); border-radius: 2px; padding: 0.45rem 1rem; } .site-nav .nav-link.nav-cta:hover { color: #140d02; background: var(--amber); border-color: var(--amber); } .site-nav .btn-link.nav-link { text-decoration: none; border: 0; background: none; } .navbar-toggler { border-color: var(--line); color: var(--ink); } .navbar-toggler:focus { box-shadow: 0 0 0 0.2rem rgba(233, 150, 46, 0.25); } .navbar-toggler-icon { background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 30 30'%3e%3cpath stroke='rgba(236,231,221,0.85)' stroke-linecap='round' stroke-width='2' d='M4 7h22M4 15h22M4 23h22'/%3e%3c/svg%3e"); } @media (max-width: 767.98px) { .site-nav .navbar-collapse { background: rgba(8, 9, 13, 0.98); border-top: 1px solid var(--line); margin: 0 calc(-1 * clamp(16px, 4vw, 32px)); padding: 10px clamp(16px, 4vw, 32px) 18px; } .site-nav .navbar-nav { align-items: stretch; gap: 2px; } .site-nav .nav-link { padding: 0.7rem 0.25rem; } .site-nav .nav-link.nav-cta { text-align: center; margin-top: 6px; } } /* ---------- buttons ---------- */ .btn-amber, .btn-ghost { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.5rem; font-family: var(--font-head); text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.12em; font-weight: 600; font-size: 0.86rem; padding: 0.85rem 1.7rem; border-radius: 2px; cursor: pointer; transition: transform .12s ease, box-shadow .2s ease, background .2s ease, border-color .2s ease, color .2s ease; } .btn-amber { background: var(--amber); border: 1px solid var(--amber); color: #140d02; } .btn-amber:hover { background: var(--amber-hi); border-color: var(--amber-hi); color: #140d02; box-shadow: 0 0 26px rgba(233, 150, 46, 0.35); transform: translateY(-1px); } .btn-ghost { background: transparent; border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.35); color: var(--ink); } .btn-ghost:hover { border-color: var(--ink); background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06); color: var(--ink); transform: translateY(-1px); } .btn-lg.btn-amber { padding: 1rem 2.2rem; font-size: 0.95rem; } /* Bootstrap button/control reskins so existing pages inherit the theme */ .btn-primary, .btn-primary:focus, .btn-primary:active { background: var(--amber) !important; border-color: var(--amber) !important; color: #140d02 !important; font-family: var(--font-head); text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.08em; font-weight: 600; } .btn-primary:hover { background: var(--amber-hi) !important; border-color: var(--amber-hi) !important; } .btn-primary:disabled, .btn-primary.disabled { background: rgba(255,255,255,0.14) !important; border-color: transparent !important; color: var(--ink-dim) !important; } .btn-outline-secondary { color: var(--ink); border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.3); } .btn-outline-secondary:hover { background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08); color: var(--ink); border-color: var(--ink); } .btn-link { color: var(--amber-hi); } /* ---------- forms ---------- */ .form-control, .form-select { background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.35); border: 1px solid var(--line); color: var(--ink); border-radius: 2px; padding: 0.6rem 0.8rem; } .form-control:focus, .form-select:focus { background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.45); border-color: var(--amber); box-shadow: 0 0 0 0.2rem rgba(233, 150, 46, 0.15); color: var(--ink); } .form-control::placeholder { color: #6b6b73; } .form-label { font-family: var(--font-head); text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.09em; font-size: 0.74rem; color: var(--ink-dim); margin-bottom: 0.35rem; } /* ---------- shared surfaces ---------- */ .page-shell { position: relative; max-width: 1060px; margin: 0 auto; padding: calc(var(--nav-h) + 52px) clamp(16px, 5vw, 32px) 96px; } .panel { background: var(--panel); border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 4px; padding: clamp(24px, 4vw, 40px); backdrop-filter: blur(6px); box-shadow: 0 40px 90px -40px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.85); } .panel--narrow { max-width: 460px; margin: 0 auto; } .recaptcha-disclosure { font-size: 0.75rem; line-height: 1.4; } .recaptcha-disclosure a { color: var(--ink-dim); text-decoration: underline; } .recaptcha-disclosure a:hover { color: var(--ink); } .text-muted { color: var(--ink-dim) !important; } .border { border-color: var(--line) !important; } code { color: var(--amber-hi); background: rgba(0,0,0,0.35); padding: 0.1em 0.35em; border-radius: 2px; } .alert { border-radius: 3px; } .alert-danger { background: rgba(155, 47, 42, 0.18); border-color: rgba(155, 47, 42, 0.5); color: #f0c9c5; } .alert-warning { background: rgba(233, 150, 46, 0.14); border-color: rgba(233, 150, 46, 0.4); color: #f2d9b4; } .alert-secondary { background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06); border-color: var(--line); color: var(--ink-dim); } .alert-success { background: rgba(60, 140, 90, 0.16); border-color: rgba(60, 140, 90, 0.45); color: #bfe8cf; } .table { color: var(--ink); } .table > :not(caption) > * > * { border-bottom-color: var(--line); background: transparent; color: inherit; } .table > thead th { font-family: var(--font-head); text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.08em; font-size: 0.74rem; color: var(--ink-dim); font-weight: 600; } /* highlight "you" on the leaderboard */ .table-you > td { background: rgba(233, 150, 46, 0.12) !important; color: var(--amber-hi) !important; font-weight: 600; } .progress { background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08); border-radius: 2px; } .progress-bar { background: var(--amber); } .spinner-border { color: var(--amber); } /* ---------- landing: hero ---------- */ .hero { position: relative; z-index: 0; min-height: 100svh; min-height: 100vh; display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: flex-end; padding: 0 clamp(20px, 6vw, 76px) clamp(52px, 11vh, 130px); } .hero::after { content: ""; position: absolute; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0; height: 68%; background: linear-gradient(180deg, transparent, rgba(7, 8, 11, 0.92) 82%); z-index: -1; } /* No separate .hero-logo element anymore — .backdrop (background-size: contain, see its comment) now reliably shows the splash art's own baked-in "SERIAL" title on every device, so a second, explicit wordmark here would just duplicate it again. */ .hero-inner { max-width: 640px; } .hero-title { font-family: var(--font-display); font-weight: 400; font-size: clamp(2.6rem, 8vw, 5.4rem); line-height: 0.98; letter-spacing: 0.01em; margin: 0 0 1.1rem; text-shadow: 0 6px 40px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7); } .hero-sub { color: #d6d2c9; font-size: clamp(1rem, 1.6vw, 1.18rem); max-width: 54ch; margin: 0 0 1.8rem; } .hero-cta { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 0.9rem; } .scroll-cue { position: absolute; left: 50%; bottom: 18px; transform: translateX(-50%); color: var(--ink-dim); font-size: 1.4rem; line-height: 1; animation: bob 2.2s ease-in-out infinite; } @keyframes bob { 0%,100% { transform: translateX(-50%) translateY(0); } 50% { transform: translateX(-50%) translateY(6px); } } /* ---------- landing: content bands ---------- */ .band { position: relative; padding: clamp(64px, 12vh, 140px) clamp(20px, 6vw, 76px); /* every band carries its own dark floor so copy stays legible regardless of what the fixed backdrop is showing behind it */ background: rgba(7, 8, 11, 0.62); } .band--tint { background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(7, 8, 11, 0.74), rgba(7, 8, 11, 0.9)); } .band--cta { background: rgba(7, 8, 11, 0.9); border-top: 1px solid var(--line); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); } .band-inner { max-width: 1080px; margin: 0 auto; } .band-inner.center { text-align: center; } .band h2 { font-size: clamp(1.7rem, 3.6vw, 2.6rem); margin: 0 0 1rem; } .band-inner.center .lead-dim { margin: 0 auto; } .feature-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(240px, 1fr)); gap: clamp(18px, 3vw, 34px); margin-top: clamp(30px, 5vw, 54px); } .feature { border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 4px; padding: 26px 24px; background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.28); } .feature svg { width: 34px; height: 34px; color: var(--amber); margin-bottom: 14px; } .feature h3 { font-size: 1.05rem; margin: 0 0 0.5rem; letter-spacing: 0.06em; } .feature p { color: var(--ink-dim); margin: 0; font-size: 0.95rem; } .split { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.1fr 0.9fr; gap: clamp(28px, 6vw, 72px); align-items: center; } .split-text .btn-amber { margin-top: 1.4rem; } .split-media { display: flex; justify-content: center; } .split-media img { width: min(400px, 60vw); filter: drop-shadow(0 30px 50px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6)); /* trims the baked-in corner watermark on the source art */ clip-path: inset(6% 9% 1% 0%); } @media (max-width: 820px) { .split { grid-template-columns: 1fr; text-align: center; } .split-text .lead-dim { margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; } } .band--cta .btn-amber { margin-top: 1.6rem; } /* ---------- reveal on scroll ---------- */ .reveal { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(26px); transition: opacity .6s ease, transform .6s ease; } .reveal.in { opacity: 1; transform: none; } @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { .reveal { opacity: 1; transform: none; transition: none; } .scroll-cue { animation: none; } html { scroll-behavior: auto; } } /* ---------- footer ---------- */ .site-footer { position: relative; z-index: 1; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); background: rgba(7, 8, 11, 0.9); padding: 26px clamp(16px, 4vw, 32px); } .footer-wrap { max-width: 1280px; margin: 0 auto; display: flex; justify-content: space-between; gap: 16px; color: var(--ink-dim); font-size: 0.85rem; } .footer-wrap a { color: var(--ink-dim); } .footer-wrap a:hover { color: var(--ink); } /* ---------- case page: scene image expand/collapse + evidence lightbox ---------- */ .scene-image-wrap { position: relative; display: inline-block; max-width: 420px; } .scene-image-wrap img.scene-img { display: block; width: 100%; height: auto; } .zoomable-img { cursor: zoom-in; } .expand-badge { position: absolute; right: 8px; bottom: 8px; width: 26px; height: 26px; padding: 0; border: none; border-radius: 50%; background: rgba(3, 3, 5, 0.65); color: #fff; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; cursor: pointer; } .expand-badge:hover { background: rgba(3, 3, 5, 0.85); } .scene-status-badge { position: absolute; left: 8px; top: 8px; padding: 0.2rem 0.55rem; border-radius: 999px; font-size: 0.72rem; font-weight: 600; line-height: 1.4; background: rgba(3, 3, 5, 0.75); border: 1px solid var(--line); } .scene-status-badge.status-found { color: var(--amber-hi); border-color: rgba(233, 150, 46, 0.5); } .scene-status-badge.status-empty { color: var(--ink-dim); } .lightbox-image-wrap .scene-status-badge { left: 12px; top: 12px; } .lightbox-overlay { position: fixed; inset: 0; background: rgba(3, 3, 5, 0.9); display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; justify-content: center; gap: 14px; padding: 3rem; z-index: 1050; } .lightbox-image-wrap { position: relative; display: inline-block; line-height: 0; flex-shrink: 0; } .lightbox-image-wrap img { display: block; max-width: 90vw; max-height: 68vh; border-radius: 6px; box-shadow: 0 20px 60px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6); cursor: crosshair; } /* A result/review caption always renders here, below the image -- never overlaid on top of it, so it can never collide with the status badge or a hotspot marker regardless of where a click or marker happens to sit (see wwwroot/js/case.js, showCaption). */ .lightbox-caption { max-width: 90vw; width: 420px; background: var(--panel); border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 6px; padding: 0.75rem 1rem; color: var(--ink); box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5); } .lightbox-caption-img { display: block; width: 100%; max-height: 160px; object-fit: cover; border-radius: 4px; margin-bottom: 0.5rem; } .collapse-badge { right: 12px; bottom: 12px; } .hotspot-marker { position: absolute; transform: translate(-50%, -50%); width: 24px; height: 24px; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; background: var(--amber); border: 2px solid #140d02; color: #140d02; font-size: 0.75rem; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; cursor: pointer; box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.45); } .hotspot-marker:hover { background: var(--amber-hi); } .hotspot-popover { position: absolute; z-index: 5; max-width: 220px; transform: translateX(-50%); background: var(--bg); color: var(--ink); border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 6px; padding: 0.5rem 0.75rem; box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5); } .hotspot-popover-img { display: block; width: 100%; max-height: 140px; object-fit: cover; border-radius: 4px; } /* ---------- case page: scene carousel ---------- */ .scene-nav-controls { display: flex; align-items: center; } .carousel-arrow { width: 30px; height: 30px; border-radius: 50%; border: 1px solid var(--line); background: transparent; color: var(--ink); display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; font-size: 1rem; cursor: pointer; } .carousel-arrow:hover:not(:disabled) { border-color: var(--amber); color: var(--amber-hi); } .carousel-arrow:disabled { opacity: 0.3; cursor: default; } /* ---------- solve page: suspect/location selection cards ---------- */ .select-card { cursor: pointer; transition: border-color 0.15s, background-color 0.15s; } .select-card:hover { border-color: var(--amber); } .btn-check:checked + .select-card { border-color: var(--amber); background: rgba(233, 150, 46, 0.14); } .btn-check:focus-visible + .select-card { outline: 2px solid var(--amber); outline-offset: 2px; }