I started a new game in free mode, on hard difficulty with everything except equipment set to hard, while equipment is set to tourist mode. At the beginning of the game, upon exiting the capsule, I noticed that the capsule and character are inside the large rock. I managed to get out of the rock, but now it's impossible to get back in. You have to use the compressor hammer and chip your way to reach the capsule. A rather strange bug. I replayed the game to record and document it, and I'm attaching the full report with the saved game.
#0.137.1d. Capsule Inside the Big Rock Bug.
worldly umbra
I leave the saved game right before exiting the capsule with the bug and the other saved game right when I am outside with the bug. Both times, I loaded the game, and the bug persists. The bug also persists when starting a new game in free mode with the same difficulty settings.
worldly umbra
I've tried it in another difficulty mode, and the same bug appears in Noctis Fossae.