GTA Trilogy: San Andreas’ Hated Supply Lines Mission Is Still Terrible

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is back in the spotlight for the first time in years thanks to the release of Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition. Unfortunately, the remasters’ botched release has led to a lot of bad press and many dissatisfied fans, with Rockstar even posting an apology regarding their unpolished state. Either way, there is still the opportunity for fans to reminisce about the games in the collection – even if all of those memories are good ones.

As with almost all games, there are some parts of the series that are better left forgotten. Perhaps the ultimate example of this would be the Supply Lines mission from GTA: San Andreas, one of the candidates for the most hated mission in the entire franchise. While Grand Theft Auto missions can be frustrating, almost every aspect of Supply Lines includes something that irritated players. Even long after San Andreas’ original release, it’s rare that someone will have something positive to say about Supply Lines.

Supply Lines gets off to a bad start with the background of the mission itself. It is one of the missions that CJ gets from Zero, who is already one of the least popular characters in the game. Zero was widely disliked for his uninteresting personality, his ridiculous feud with his unseen rival, and for proving to be a liability in a difficult mission later in the game. Zero’s questline is filled with difficult missions, with Supply Lines being the most infamous example by far. Even David Cross admitted to hating Zero’s San Andreas missions, and he voiced the man. That should say an awful lot about the character’s questline.

Supply Lines’ Difficulty Is Punishing And Frustrating

In the mission itself, CJ has to fly one of Zero’s weaponized remote-controlled planes and use its mounted gun to destroy vans operated by his rival Berkley before they can make their deliveries. However, the plane has a limited amount of fuel that cannot be restored. San Andreas‘ flying controls were already known for being difficult, but the RC plane was even harder to control than most other aircraft. In addition, the vans are very far apart from one another, requiring the player to fly very long distances under their already tight time and fuel limits. Unfortunately, players are required to use the RC Plane, so better travel options, such as San Andreas‘ jetpack, can’t be used to ease the difficulty.

The most infamous part of Supply Lines, however, was a glitch that affected some versions of the game. Normally, the plane’s fuel only drained while the throttle was being used, so letting off the gas to glide or while trying to straighten the plane out would help to conserve fuel. However, the glitch would make the fuel continue to deplete no matter what, forcing an even stricter time limit on an already extremely difficult mission, solidifying it as one of Grand Theft Auto’s most hated. A fix did come out for the glitched version of the game that tripled the fuel given for the mission, but it was still a very sore spot. At the very least, despite all of GTA: The Trilogy’s various bugs, this glitch did not return.

Between an unlikable mission giver, painful controls, and through-the-roof difficulty, there is no question why Supply Lines is so hated. There is a silver lining, though. Supply Lines, as well as the rest of Zero’s missions, are optional, so they can be safely skipped unless a player is going for 100% completion. So for those dreading this mission during their playthrough of San Andreas in Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition, feel free to drive right past Zero RC and don’t look back.

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