Panfu.us (formerly Panfu.me) is a Panfu Private Server that was originally launched on October 4, 2016 as a Panfu Client.
It is the most popular private server in the community with nearly 1,000 weekly players and over 300,000 registered members since 2018. It was also one of the first to bring the game back after its closure.
Despite several closures of the project, it has always managed to prevail. The record number of 540 concurrent players was reached during the last reopening on June 16, 2018.
The domain was changed from Panfu.me to Panfu.us due to a renewal error in October 2020.
On August 21, 2021, the founders of Panfu uploaded a video together on YouTube, mentioning Panfu.me.
History
The Beginning
Panfu.us started as Panfu Client, a modified version of Panfu based on the original servers. As it was no longer possible to chat on Panfu, many players switched to Panfu.us, then called Panfu.me, in order to play.
After the unannounced closure of Panfu on November 1, 2016, the team started working on their own servers to continue using the Panfu client.
While working on the server, the site went into a maintenance mode to explain the situation.
Revival of Panfu
On March 18, 2017, the new website was launched and visitors could already register, but had to wait until the opening to play.
On April 28, 2017, a closed beta was held for the first 100 registered members. This was done to test the stability of the server.
Finally, on May 12, 2017, the open beta was launched and the servers filled up very quickly. Over 25,000 pandas were registered at that time, and over 40,000 visitors were counted that day.
The project was closed on August 19, 2017, due to a lack of motivation and time, but was reopened on December 15, 2017. It was closed again in February 2018, albeit temporarily due to a server problem that deleted all player data. It was reopened on June 16, 2018.
The Closures
The project has had several closures in 2017, mostly due to lack of motivation or time on the part of the team. The last closure was on August 19, 2017, and the project has been open since 16 June 2018.
Highlights
Website
- Powered by the popular Laravel and Bootstrap frameworks
- Account settings and Discord verification
- Custom catalog with seasonal and rare items
- List of all team members
Discord Server
- Custom Discord bot with commands to earn Panda coins and more
- Channels to report bugs or make suggestions
In-game
- Free Goldpanda membership for everyone
- Multiplayer games (4 Boom, RPS, Hot Boom, Soccer)
- Pets (Bollies, Woobies and Pokopets)
- Camera for easy capture of screenshots
- Info-Point
- Panda of the day