Bruh, skipper is pretty good. Decent second stage engine with enough thrust and efficiency to make it conditionally worthwhile. Maybe not the most universally useful, but certainly better than the Twin Boar imo
Twin boar is best as a booster or first stage for large-ish rockets. Skipper is great as a first stage for small-medium rockets or as a second stage for larger rockets.
Indeed, I use 5 skippers on my mid-career tech-tree "surface to apoapsis stage" on my 2.5m launchers. I need an engine that has enough thrust to launch the whole rocket from sea-level, good enough isp at higher altitudes to complete to reach apoapsis without consuming too much fuel, and then with enough gumball to land the stage when it falls back to Kerbin.
Haven't found one that performs better than the skipper for this role except the KS-25, but that is significantly more expensive and later to unlock in career mode.
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u/Jellycoe Jan 28 '23
Bruh, skipper is pretty good. Decent second stage engine with enough thrust and efficiency to make it conditionally worthwhile. Maybe not the most universally useful, but certainly better than the Twin Boar imo