@KVet1992 have you tried setting volumetric quality to low or medium? I've read somewhere else that it's somehow bugged. I couldn't even get past the pilot customization (first) screen, and setting that option down to low/medium did the trick.
Since you can't get past the initial screens (and can't get to the graphic options screen), use nVidia GeForce Experience App, and set the game to the lowest possible graphic options. Game should start fine, then go to the graphic options screen and set everything back up again, minus volumetric quality.
