In the DOE_Settings.dat file, change
"TutorialCompleted":false
to
"TutorialCompleted":true
And you should be able to skip the intro.
Ah great, by editing the file i did skip the intro and tutorial, and it works. I did play my first mission.
So it seems the issue is very related to that first part of the game.
I'll take 1 minute to get ride of my emotive state now.