Machine Empire with Baol Precursor?

[ZoSo]

I'm playing as a hive-mind machine empire (arc welders with obsessional directive) and my precursor is the Baol. Can I get any use at all from this? Would you recommend re-starting?

Thanks in advance

[Duxatious]

Secrets of the Baol −15% Terraforming cost
Baol Organic Plant research option (Food, Farmers produce 0.5 to 1 consumer goods)
Yuht Astronomical Interferometer research option (improves starbase sensors)
Initiate Yuht Cleansing Process decision (removes hostile modifiers)
The Last Baol relic, +10% Society Research if machine empire
Nu-Baol Life-Seeding decision (Gaia world, spawns some pops)

Overall, it looks terrible for you.

[Duxatious]

I'd recommend Cybrex, First League, or Vultaum. Those three are probably best for machine empires, with Cybrex ranking 1st as it grants a Ringworld and synergises well with Arc Welders and Obsessional Directive as a megastructure that can produce consumer goods.
In addition, it grants the Cybrex Mining Hub, which adds +50% Mining station output. Put that in an Arc Furnace system and it'll improve that system immensely.

First League grants a relic world, so you can get an ecumenopolis for consumer goods.
Secrets of the Vultaum grants +5% pop assembly for Machine Intelligences, as well as granting the relic that reduces amenities usage and boosts ship combat.

[Jilocasin]

I just got the omicodex and the Zroni Psionic Archive as a Machine Intelligence. SOmetimes the game just hates you

[Elitewrecker PT]

At least you get the zroni stormcaster

[CrUsHeR]

You also get a lot of Zro production from completing the digsites.

Doesn't require the Zro technology, though you usually need to colonize the planets with the deposits (because the digsites only seem to spawn on habitable planets).

So just put your Zro income as monthly sales. It is a decent energy income out of nothing.

Most of the other precursors offer nothing until you complete the chain and the secret project.