.tower-carousel-wrapper {
    --tower-carousel-height: 500px;
    --tower-carousel-normal-scale: 0.7;
    --tower-carousel-hover-scale: 1;
    --tower-carousel-overlay: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
    --tower-carousel-title: #ffffff;
    --tower-carousel-desc: #e0e0e0;
    width: 100%;
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
    padding: 40px 0;
}

.tower-carousel-container {
    width: 100%;
    height: var(--tower-carousel-height);
    overflow: visible !important; /* Essential for towers to bleed out smoothly */
}

.tower-carousel-container .swiper-wrapper {
    display: flex;
    align-items: flex-end;
    height: 100%;
}

.tower-carousel-slide {
    position: relative;
    border-radius: 12px;
    overflow: hidden;
    height: 100%;
    box-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15);
    transition: transform 0.5s cubic-bezier(0.25, 1, 0.5, 1), box-shadow 0.5s ease, z-index 0.5s;
    transform-origin: bottom center; /* Scale upwards to stand tall */
}

.tower-carousel-slide {
    transform: scaleY(var(--tower-carousel-normal-scale));
}

.tower-carousel-slide:hover,
.tower-carousel-slide.swiper-slide-active {
    transform: scaleY(var(--tower-carousel-hover-scale));
    box-shadow: 0 20px 40px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
}

.tower-carousel-slide-inner {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: flex-end;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    min-height: 100%;
    background-color: #1a1a1a;
    background-size: cover;
    background-position: center top;
    position: relative;
    text-decoration: none;
    box-sizing: border-box;
}

.tower-carousel-overlay {
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    right: 0;
    bottom: 0;
    transition: opacity 0.5s ease;
    z-index: 1;
}

.tower-carousel-content {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 2;
    padding: 24px;
    transform: translateY(10px);
    opacity: 0.8;
    transition: transform 0.5s ease, opacity 0.5s ease;
}

.tower-carousel-slide:hover .tower-carousel-content,
.tower-carousel-slide.swiper-slide-active .tower-carousel-content {
    transform: translateY(0);
    opacity: 1;
}

.tower-carousel-title {
    margin: 0 0 8px 0;
    font-size: 20px;
    font-weight: 700;
    color: var(--tower-carousel-title);
}

.tower-carousel-desc {
    margin: 0;
    font-size: 14px;
    line-height: 1.4;
    color: var(--tower-carousel-desc);
}

.tower-carousel-overlay {
    background: var(--tower-carousel-overlay);
}

.tower-carousel-pagination {
    position: relative !important;
    margin-top: 25px;
}