Getting damaged while leaving port w/ Grey Wolf Mod

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Originally Posted by Target

You just have to follow the ship that's directly ahead of you when the mission starts, that's your guide off port...

Not entirely true. I've been noticing after the first patrol the DE grounds itself on the opposite shore from the harbor entrance.

This is a known bug from sh3, the scripted units lost their waypoints if you save the game near them, as long as you don't save the game while you're in port that doesn't happen.

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