[Phlagm]

I don't think the preenc has to be used necessarily, only when you're trying to make them enemies right before you encounter them. I have encountered many problems with getting races to change friend and enemy status, and I haven't quite worked out why.

But you say that other things in that quest block are being evaluated?

Here's what problem I once had: preenc flat wouldn't work on the corrupted tan ru quest, so I had to make it an encounter. So you'd end up fighting the tan ru and THEN they'd become friendly. It's quite annoying.