Apoc just posted this on the Official Forums If you are having a problem with "error 23" then read this!

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This Just in from APOC:

I just spoke to our dev team and we have a lock on this error and are working on a hot-fix patch as I type this. WIll keep you posted. If you have other non error23 errors that are severe, please post, thanks.

-APOC

New intel from Apoc:

We are hoping to deploy the hotfix by tonight or tomorrow morning. If that plan changes for any reason, I will let you know. QA is giving it a spin right now to ensure it doesn't break anything else =)

-APOC

AND

We are actually going to create another hot-fix patch to address the chat-lag issue as well and hope to deploy that before the weekend. More on that tomorrow morning. No time to combine both patches, need to get this error23 fixed!

-APOC

(New intel posted by Coldsoviet, Also I been told that they have fixed it).

Commanders, tomorrow starting at 9AM PST, in partnership with Gamespot, the Command & Conquer 4 Beta will be PUBLIC and open to anyone and everyone around the world!

To get in the Command & Conquer 4 Public Beta, all you have to do is visit the Gamespot Beta Page here starting at 9AM Thursday. And follow these simple steps:

• Visit the C&C 4 Gamespot Beta page starting at 9AM PST Thursday, here

• If you are not logged in, you are prompted to log in to your free GameSpot account, or register for one.

• Once you are logged in, you will see registration fields already populated for you, based on your GS profile. Just hit Submit.

• The page now includes new information, including your key (the URL), and instructions on what to do.

• If Gamespot is temporarily out of keys, DO NOT WORRY, you will be placed on a short waitlist if necessary. You do not need to re-register. Once Gamespot releases more keys, you will be assigned a key in the order you joined the waitlist. Your own key is displayed on the page, as well as sent to you by email.

EA will be monitoring our server load as C&C 4 is still in Beta phase, however, Gamespot will be issuing thousands of keys in the first wave. In the event you are placed on the waitlist, do not fear, they will be activating users daily and quickly.

So get in the public beta action Commander and join in on the 5v5 multiplayer mayhem. Provide the development team feedback, let your voice be heard, and help the team make C&C4 the game you want it to be.

If you're ready for Command & Conquer 4, then be sure to PRE-ORDER and gain access to the exclusive prequel bonus mission "Night Moves", the official C&C 4 soundtrack, and a personal autographed headshot of the Messiah, Kane!

I have received orders from "The Messiah" telling me that Kane is unhappy with the way this site looks. Due a to tiberium vein reaction (down to some of my experiments) earlier this week, Kane can not afford any more downtime. So over the next few days, visually, this site will slowly start to change. It will get ugly here and there. The Messiah has personally requested that i establish a forum thread for Kane's loyal servants (and GDI's scumbags) to post their comments on the changes.

Its time for the very first Roundtable of 2010. After last month where the fans picked the questions its back to normal this month with the questions being sourced from news topic. This month's topics include C&C 4 Tiberium collection system, C&C 4 public beta, no C&C 4 collectors edition, most impressive mods, Twitter/Facebook and social networking in the community.

Here is the panel for this month.

• Sonic - CNCNZ.com Webmaster

• Nmenth - CNCNZ.com Forums Moderator

• Banshee - Project Perfect Mod

• Chickendippers - CNC World

• Ryan - Planet CNC

• Mighty BOB! - CNC Source

• NODSOLDIERGIRL - CNC-247

• Nathancnc - CNC Sector

Click here to read Roundtable Discussion #27.

A new edition of the C&C4 Developer Q&A has been released on the Official C&C Forums. Edition 15 features questions covering gameplay, story, and how C&C 4 will be distributed! Check it out below.

If you do not have a friend to play with for the co-op campaign, can you play it alone or with an AI ally?

There are no co-commanders in CNC4 – if you don’t have a co-op buddy, you play alone and the mission is rebalanced as appropriate.

How can Nod counter the mighty Mastodon?

The Mastodon is a very powerful unit and can be difficult to counter at first. Any support unit will be able to tear apart unprotected Mastodons, especially Basilisks whose chain lightning can hit multiple Mastodons at a time. As an Offense player, Widows excel at taking out Mastodons and even smaller units like Scorpion Tanks and Stealth Tanks have the firepower to knock out Mastodons. As Defense, it is very difficult to counter Mastodons since the Mastodon is primarily an anti-Defense unit, but High Confessors with their chain lightning are your best bet. The reason why most players are decimated by Mastodons is because of the Mastodon’s area of effect weapon. Most players simply right click to attack the group of Mastodons and as the units move forward and try to get in range, they are all being obliterated by the Mastodon’s volley because they are all closely clumped. The trick is to surround the Mastodons (by burrowing, stealth, or simply attacking from different areas), and then make sure as few of your units are hit by each Mastodon’s volley. Once you’ve knocked out 1 or 2, send in Engineers to capture them and use the Mastodons against your opponent.

What brings Tiberium Crystals to the battlefield?

That is an Idris Corporation lifter, used by the Tiberium Control Network to return (relatively) stable processed Tiberium to the battlefield or construction area where it may be of use.

What kind of mission objectives will there be in the single player campaign?

All of our objectives are lab based. In CNC4, you can capture a lab, destroy a lab, defend a lab and even escort a lab! =) There will be many different objective types in C&C4, stay tuned to future Q&A's for more!

Will C&C4 be out on Steam and other download services?

Yes, C&C 4 will be available on digital download services, such as the EA Store and Steam.

Have a question of your own that you would like answered in the future? Then post in the Ask A Developer Thread on the official C&C forums.

The GDI Refrator Unit Profile was posted today on the Official C&C Site

The Refractor’s iconic reflective shield is a marvel of engineering. It is constructed with several layers of material, each serving a different defensive application. The outermost layer is a crystal-lattice sustained by an electromagnetic field. Solid weapons may pass through the crystal layer, which is then immediately reconstructed by the energy field, as though a pebble had just passed through water. This allows the reflective portion of the shield to remain effective even after repeated projectile impacts. Next is a honey-comb alloy heavy armor built to resist kinetic force and heat-based weaponry. Most conventional weapons simply bounce off this ultra-hard layer of armor. The final layer in the shield plate is an 18-inch thick metal composite which absorbs any remaining incoming fire. This layer is extremely heavy, so the Refractor is built upon a Mammoth chassis to support the weight.

To see the rest of the profile click here.

This list is supplemented today by the name of Chris Jordan Wolfe who, according to IMDB, interprets the role of Gideon, the head of the separatist forces of Nod.

See description of this actor on IMDB

Thanks to CNCSaga for this news.

Not sure how to play C&C 4....well watch the video and see how you can play it your way! Don't forget the beta is now public!

The new Beta Uplink Series Part 6 has been posted. This covers many of the GDI & Nod Tier 3 Units such as the one below.

Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight has more units than any previous C&C title. With more units comes more Tier 3 powerhouses, capable of laying waste to any enemy foe foolish enough to get in their path of destruction. Spread across all three classes (Offense, Defense, and Support), there are a slew of new GDI and Nod tier 3 units which we will be taking a look at this week.

Check out the rest here.