After i connected the tentacles to escape the Nautiloid, there was the initial cutscene in the ship and the dragon breathed fire, then I was all of a sudden on the beach. I couldn't interact with anything and there were no characters around. I tried to climb a ladder and my character stopped responding to move commands, so I reloaded a previous save. The game loaded up back in the helm of the nautiloid and promptly crashed, and I reported it. I then loaded in again, and escaped the nautiloid again. This time there was a much longer cutscene where my character got hit in the head and fell out of the ship and was suspended just above the beach before gently dropping down. This time, I was able to interact with barrels, backpacks, dead bodies, and meet Shadowheart.
I was able to fight the devourers in the remnants of the ship the second time around. Seems like the first time I escaped there was some bug that loaded the beach incorrectly and I couldn't do anything once there.
Hope this is helpful! The game is so beautiful and so fun even just in the little bit I've played so far. Take your time finishing it up and make sure you guys don't work too hard!!!! We can wait for a quality product that's made by employees who are treated fairly.