I figured it out. you have to attack the engineers and take parts
ok how do I get Alex back? after the mineshaft quest he disappeared
this is like the better version of trials in tainted space
I found a bug!
I was talking to the lion guy and saved during the conversation, but when I loaded the save it was broke.
idk i just play on pc so the android version might be busted
you can skip them though you just hit the escape key