It wasnt at the top when I walked into the room. It just stays at the bottom.
you have to go down on it, push that button on the elevator while, you fight headcrabs
Glitch. Load an earlier save. It’s supposed to be at the top when you get there.
I jumped down onto it after I turned the power on but I die as soon as I touch the surface of the lift.
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Definitively a glitch, then. Try to do what SilverlightPony suggested to see if it works.
If you played the original HL1, you will find that it is par for the course. Crouch jumping is absolutely essential. I bind my crouch button to Mouse 4…makes it a lot easier for me.
There are some later on, too. There’s actually a scene in office complex where if you set a zombie on fire the sprinklers go off. Blew me away the first time I encountered it.