Hello, Right, I always ran Renegade by using the shortcut that was created by the game and then chose the Interim Apex by its listing in the GAMESPY menu. Apparently I've been getting by playing with the TT Scripts installed but they were automagically updated on March 1st? to the next version of scripts which was scripts-4.8.2. This update was apparently what broke my ability to join the Interim Apex server.
The solution for anyone who may be interested was to uninstall everything related to Renegade, including w3d launcher (I used REVO UNINSTALLER PRO which clears any registry info, files and really everything if installed via the logging feature) and then reinstalled the game. Then I installed the W3D launcher and everything works better than before.
The only question that I have is that when I went into a different server (not IA) it automatically updated the game with TT scripts-4.8.2. However, unlike the issue described above, I have no problems joining and playing in Interim Apex's server. Since I have no working knowledge of how the W3d launcher functions, the only guess that I can come up with is that the W3d launcher keeps separate copies of the game (please forgive my ignorance regarding this matter, I'm only guessing here).
So, on a humorously sarcastic note, if there is one thing that gets on my nerve it is when people post a software problem in a forum somewhere but never update it when they find the solution. You know, you can spot many of them because the cry, moan, bump their posting and may even beg for someone to provide a solution but suddenly stop asking for help and then the post gets closed with no solution because its become old or something. There may often be several replies containing possible hints or solutions in the thread or not but you, as a person who might need help with a similar problem, will never know what the ultimate solve was because the original desperato never had enough of a thought to return to their post to let everyone know that they found the solution and what it was (or not but who really ever gives up on a software problem, especially when its Command and Conquer related?)... (Forgive the intentional ranting here).
So here I am, returning to W3dhub and in order to not have to live a life knowing for certain that I became a hypocrite by not following up on my 'request for help', I am providing this information as to what ultimately solved my issue. I hope that this will help someone, although it really isn't some huge reveal or anything. Yep, I reinstalled everything.... And its all fine, good and ok now.
The only question that I have is regarding the scripts-4.8.2 issue. And in spite of the scripts automatically installing, everything is still running very well and actually better than it was before, much better.
Thank you to Einstein for the effort and insight provided, it was very much appreciated. Actually even if someone's reply doesn't contain the ultimate solution it may contain information vital to figuring things out. Besides all of the hints and suggestions its just encouraging when someone takes the time out of their day to reply to your request. Karma will most likely know, when you post your request for help, if you skipped out on helping someone when you could.
Thanks again for any help provided and as always my best regards.
For the TLDR crowd: THE SOLUTION WAS TO UNINSTALL AND REINSTALL AND TRYING TO AVOID HAVING THE TT SCRIPTS SELF INSTALL WAS ULTIMATELY A FUTILE EFFORT (BUT RENEGADE IS STILL WORKING VERY WELL.
