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Path of No Return?

Very nice test, nice enough aesthetics (I personally can't enjoy PeTI maps as much as Hammer, sorry).

The linkage of the button controlling the L/B, elevator & (fizzler) above was nearly un-noticed; I originally thought it was yet another Source 2001 bug (becoming invisible through glass) until I noticed it was active again after.

Other than that, thoroughly enjoyed.

https://youtu.be/M2zf7-puut0

I thought this was a really neat map.

...I did not immediately realize that the the round button was not important to something else in the level. I could blame the fact that there wasn't a sign from the one pedestal button to that fizzler, but I'm not sure I even registered the connection at the time. Even now I am not exactly clear on why I'd want a button to disable that fizzler, since it doesn't seem to matter.

Oh! One more thing. It would seem that there's no thumbnail when viewing the map in the queue: https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=777125162

Very solid map! It seems that this became rather simple compared to what it was initially, based on some of the other comments. I think these changes worked for the better, because even though I stumbled through it and made a few mistakes, I wasn't really penalized for doing so, and I could tell what I had to do. I still had to think about what I had to be doing, which certainly adds to the experience when playing a puzzle game.
Thumbs up!

For what it's worth, I've gone back over to unclutter some elements.

I didn't upload my blindrun (which actually just consists of one hour of me trying to unsuccessfully break the puzzle) so here's a video of how I solved it.
Solution video

The middle area was very cluttered, so I got confused real quick.

Thumbs up!

RectorRocks:

I won't be revealing too much by saying that you should take a moment to consider whether you have yet pressed every pedestal button in the chamber. That should get you on the right track. You're actually the second person that needed a prompt at this point in the chamber. I wonder if perhaps at a subconscious level the overgrown design makes an out-of-reach pedestal button just look inoperative rather than an integral part of the solution. Or maybe some other design element needs to be changed. Anyway, you have your clue. Let me know if that gets you unstuck.

I am stuck :^)
After pressing the button-activated switch in the laser field room, it activates an angled panel near the cube dropper. (I know that's there if you accidentally fizzle it it will go to the main area) I now have the cube in the main area but I have no idea what to do after that.

The lasers are fine where they are, I was just illustrating the point that players are faced with a lot of elements when they start the test. The trouble with lasers also is that you need a cube to test what they do.

The changes that are made honestly make the test play like night and day. I'm glad that the feedback was beneficial ! (I realised that was pun as I typed it, but decided to keep it in anyway.)

I noticed the bug too, that is very weird. What's it getting caught on I wonder?

I've decided to keep the lasers in the main room. They have a secondary purpose of being helpful guides for where the player should stand when changing light bridge orientation.

Also, in the early stages of the chamber, there's an annoying glitch where the cube will stick to the light bridge and not fall properly (about 30%) of the time. I can't figure out a way to prevent this. To help, I introduced a fizzler. But this does not fully solve the problem, and the glitch may still cause some annoyance for the unlucky players who encounter it.