There is no difficulty settings because they haven't been implemented yet. No point in doing so until they gameplay is locked down. You know, early access.
You can go from the beach to the end of the EA (ship) without talking to anyone, only requirement is the Grove gate battle. This effectively ends the EA, the cinematics support having done nothing (I tried it, only mention finding the Grove which can't be avoided).
There are two other places you can quit the map (open the world map) too, no requirement to use those exits outside finding them, but you get a Early Access message at the bottom of the world map.
NPC Interactions where avoidable in the old games? You could avoid Gorian's death cutscene, Orly?
Last edited by azarhal; 29/10/20 05:30 PM.