Yeah. I am hoping they do something before the actual game, that's kind of a tutorial.
Like where Ace is in his starting ship and something goes wrong. And the Narrator says, "You will need to get Rooter. But as a toolbox. Whistle to him by clicking the talk icon." And doing so changes Rooter. And just general interaction "tips" tutorial. Not even player active - maybe just an opening segment that explains these things. Narrator "Clicking the talk icon on Rooter will allow you to whistle at him and pick him up." Type of stuff. Or just a PDF of the manual that would explain this.