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Panfu

Developer: Young Internet
Publisher: Goodbeans
Platform: Adobe Flash
Released internationally: July 2008
Released in DE: December 1, 2007


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DevTextIcon.png This game has hidden development-related text.
GraphicsIcon.png This game has unused graphics.
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LevelSelectIcon.png This game has a hidden level select.


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See, this is why game preservation is important.
This game is defunct.
Do note the game no longer works at all without modifications. This is most likely due to the game's servers being shut down. As a result, further official developments with the game are unlikely to happen.

Panfu was a popular online MMORPG involving pandas. Public beta testing was held during November 2007 before being released for everyone the month later, but was eventually shut down in November 2016.

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Prerelease Info

Cut Minigames

Happarama

Happarama is a cut minigame in Panfu, listed as the third minigame in the language snippet files. It is only mentioned in the code, and no mentions or images of this minigame has been found online. It cannot be found in the game files as it was replaced with a German placeholder minigame called Paparazzi Escape.

<GAME_NAME_3><![CDATA[Happarama]]></GAME_NAME_3>

Super Robot Kart

Super Robot Kart, the 14th listed minigame in Panfu, was a minigame cut in early 2008, between January 2008 and May 2008. The game files are lost, since the game got replaced with a cut multiplayer version of Train Your Brain.

Train Your Brain (Multiplayer)

Train Your Brain was a cut redesign of Train Your Brain, with multiplayer functionality planned. The multiplayer code is broken in the game, and it cannot be played. The minigame contains a complete remake of all the cards, the win/loss screen and the game screen. The minigame replaced the game id of Super Robot Kart.

Original Remake
Panfu-TrainYourBrain-Original-Endscreen.png Panfu-TrainYourBrain-Unused-Endscreen.png

Panfu-TrainYourBrain-Cards.png

BOLLY - HOP

BOLLY - HOP, the 22nd listed minigame in Panfu, was a minigame cut in mid to late 2008, between July 2008 and October 2008. The minigame is unfunctional, with only one test function to spawn balls. The main menu features a screenshot of Blobby Volley Alpha 6, which may prove that this minigame would be a clone of Blobby Valley. The game has the same name as Bolly Hop, one of the first minigames in Panfu. Hidden inside the minigame's code is sprites for a jumping bolly. The minigame's code has strings related to connecting to localhost:55667.

Main menu Game Jumping Bolly
Panfu-BeachBolly-Unused.png Panfu-BeachBolly-Unused-Ingame.png Panfu-BeachBolly-Jumping.gif

Unused Graphics

Pony Yard

Funny Farm-version July 2008
PanfuBarnOld.png CurrentPonyYard Panfu.png

A different version of the Pony yard was found in the minigame Funny Farm. It has a slightly different art-style than the Pony yard that got released in July 2008, and is also missing a room.

Pool Turnstile

Panfu drehkreuz ani.gif

In older versions of the game, the turnstile in the Pool room was animated.
The sprite still remains in the room data but the code attached to the sprite makes it freeze on the first frame, leaving the other 4 frames unused.

Volcano View from The Sportsfield

Panfu vulcano ani.gif

Like the Pool Turnstile, this sprite was originally animated.
But as the code attached to the sprite freezes it on the first frame, so the other 4 frames are unused.

Happy Horse

PanfuGold.png

A gold variant of the Panfu coin logo is present in the files of this game.

Kids-Servers and Teen-Servers

Two unused snippets (SERVER_ONLY_KID & SERVER_ONLY_TEEN) suggest there was supposed to be Kids only-servers and Teens only-servers.

"SERVER_ONLY_KID"

This server is for kids only.

"SERVER_ONLY_TEEN"

This server is for teens only.

Unused Text

Pokopet Barn (outside)

\\192.168.37.20\content\Panfu\Design\Backgrounds\Final\

A link to an internal folder which supposedly had room-backgrounds in it, was located behind the barn-sprite itself in the Pokopet Barn outside-room.

PerfMeter

http://team.panfu.office-on-the.net:8181/cgi-bin/twiki/view/Main/FrameMeter

Inside one of the debugging utilities' config files, this URL is mentioned.

TWiki is a wiki application, so this was likely an internal wiki, unfortunately the domain is no longer registered. It appears it was running on a domain provided by DynDNS.

Unused Room-Snippets

Alternative room-names than the ones used are present in the snippets.

"ISLANDLS"

Left side of the island

"RENNSTRECKE"

Race track

"UNDERWATER"

Seabed

"WATERFALLCAVE"

Cave behind the waterfall

"CASTLE_EN"

Castle

"DANCE_FLOOR"

Dance floor

"SPACESHIP_NAPASAPA"

Space Ship

TV Spot Scripts

The scripts of many of Panfu's tv spots are oddly located in the client snippets. Most likely due to the snippets going through an internal translation tool.

"SCRIPT_CRUCIOSPOT"

There was a time when all Pandas lived happily on Panfu.
Until one day when something horrible happened...

Now the dreadful magician Krucio is threatening to turn all of Panfu into stone.
And only a true hero can stop him!

Help us fight the magician and free Panfu.

Come now on Panfu dot com
Come quickly on Panfu dot com

And you will get this outfit for your panda for free!
Only on Panfu dot com.

Longer version of the TV spot Krucio from 2010.

"SCRIPT_EASTERSPOT"

This week only - the great Easter egg hunt at Panfu.com
Find all the eggs and win clothes for your Panda!

"SCRIPT_FRIENDSPOT"

Wow! A real prince! On a horse!
Close enough.
What a castle!
Cool, a party!

Can it be? A real prince is looking for me!
Where is the horse?
A castle! Just like in a fairy tale!
Wow, a party fit for royalty!

Can it be? A real prince is looking for me!
Ahhh, how romantic.
A castle! Just like in a fairy tale!
Cool, a party fit for royalty!
Play with your friends now on Panfu.com

"SCRIPT_GENERIC3_FRIENDS"

Do you want to meet your friends online? Come now to Panfu dot com.

"SCRIPT_GENERIC3_GAMES"

Do you want to have fun? Just come and play lots of games on Panfu dot com.

"SCRIPT_GENERIC3_PARTY"

Feel like throwing a cool party with your friends? Just come to Panfu dot com.

"SCRIPT_GENERIC3_PET"

Do you like pets? Adopt the cutest online pets on Panfu dot com.

"SCRIPT_GENERIC3_STYLE"

Are you a natural born stylist? The coolest clothes are now on Panfu dot com.

"SCRIPT_GOLDPANDATAG_SPOT"

Today is Gold Panda Day!

Thursday is Gold Panda Day!

Friday is Gold Panda Day!

Try out Gold features for free!

On Panfu.com!

"SCRIPT_HOLIDAYSPOT_v1"

Hi! Are you bored?
Panfu!
Play with your pony and experience other nice adventures in Panfu.
The coolest holidays are in Panfu dot com!

Slightly different from the Holiday TV Spot from September 2010.

"SCRIPT_HOLIDAYSPOT_V2"

Hi! Are you bored?
Panfu!
Surf on the highest waves, and experience other nice adventures in Panfu.
The coolest holidays are in Panfu dot com!

"SCRIPT_OLOKOSPOT"

Oloko:

The new game and chat on the Web. 

Pick out your own unique character
Harvest vegetables on your farm and meet new friends with the Oloko chat.

Create your own free account now.
Oloko dot com

Oloko dot com - the new online world of adventures. Create your account now for free.

TV spot for the Goodbeans game Oloko.

"SCRIPT_PANDAJACKSON"

Dance with Panda Jackson at Panfu.com

Script for the TV spot Panda Jackson.

"SCRIPT_PETSPOT"

Now - new pets available on Panfu.com!
Pick out your favorite animal and compete with your friends!
Great - you've won.
The new pets. Only on Panfu.com

Slightly different version of the TV spot Pokopets from September 2010. There is a longer one that is identical to the script but in German from June 2010.

"SCRIPT_SPOTGENERIC3"

Do you know Panfu?
The coolest world online
Discover many fun games
And meet up with your friends
Find your style - for you, and your house
And throw huge parties.
What are you waiting for? Come now to Panfu dot com!

"SCRIPT_TURKEY_LAUNCH_SPOT"

(Beginning)
(15")
Do you know that Panfu is the best online world for kids?
There are looooooooots of cool games for girls and boys! For freeeeeeeee!!!
But that's not all!
In Panfu you can meet thousands of new friends!
Like this one!
And this!
(2nd voiceover) - Halloooooo!
And this too!
.....and all of them!

(20")
Every week in our Fashion Catalogue you will find hundreds of great and funny outfits for your Panda!
Style your unique Panda!
Wow!

(30")
But the best thing is...you have your oooown dream house here!
Your oooooown furniture!
.... And if you want, even your very oooooown pet!!
No parents and no crazy brothers, and no nosy sisters!
This house belongs only to you!

(End)
Isn't it great??
Don't wait! Join us now on Panfu.de
See you there!

"SCRIPT_TVSPOT"

Join us on Panfu dot COM
Play new games for free every day
Meet your friends and chat with them.
Style your panda
Design your home and invite your friends for a party. 

Millions of kids are already playing. Join them on Panfu dot COM

"SCRIPT_WOLRDCUPSPOT"

Come and play soccer with your friends on Panfu! 
Pick up your favorite team's jersey and the new soccer furniture!
Only at Panfu dot xx!

Come and play soccer with your friends at Panfu! 
Pick up your favorite team's jersey and follow the World Cup action!
Only at Panfu dot xx!

"SCRIPT_WOOBYSPOT_CLOTHES"

Dress your Panda up in the latest fashions at Panfu

"SCRIPT_WOOBYSPOT_FUN"

Play with the adorable Woobys at Panfu

"SCRIPT_WOOBYSPOT_SCHOOL"

Play great games at the Underwater School at Panfu

Job Position Scripts

If TV spots wasn't enough, it will be funny to know that Panfu also kept job position scripts inside the client snippets.

"SOCIAL_MARKETING_INTERNSHIP"

Young Internet GmbH is Europe's leading provider of children's internet sites. The most well-known site, Panfu, has over 15 million registered users, making it one of Europe's largest internet platforms for children. Panfu is a multi-player online game which is monitored to ensure safety while kids learn and play.

Panfu has been available since 2008 in 12 languages and at 15,000 new registered users per day, is one of the fastest-growing communities on the internet.

Panfu is currently seeking a Social Media Marketing Intern to join our team. Your native language should be one of the following: German, English, French, Spanish, Polish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Dutch, Portuguese, Italian, or Russian.

Internship Outline
As a member of the Marketing Team, you will be involved in the development across the spectrum of social marketing in your respective country. The goal of the internship is to expand the Panfu community through creative and intelligent ideas and solutions. Some specific goals will be:

 - Internationalization of Panfu
 - Development of marketing cooperation and social media campaigns
 - Planning, organization, and analysis of offline campaigns
 - Supporting the Marketing Team in the field of marketing controlling

Your profile:

 - Native speaker in one of the above-mentioned languages
 - Completed study in economics, new medias, communication, or related field
 - A passion for the internet, social media, and online marketing
 - Very good analytical abilities
 - Proficient computer skills (PowerPoint, Excel, Word)
 - Ability to work in both independent and team settings
 - Good written and spoken English
 - Entrepreneurial spirit

What we offer:

 - Integration within an interdisciplinary, motivated, international team
 - Comfortable working environment
 - Challenging tasks
 - Flat hierarchies
 - Commensurate payment 

Information:

 - Length: six months
 - Location: Berlin, Torstrasse 35
 - Salary: to be arranged

"UEBER_UNS_JOB_AD"

About us

Young Internet GmbH is Europe's leading provider of internet sites targeted towards children. With 7.5 million registered users, Panfu (www.panfu.com) is Europe's largest website for children. Panfu is a multi-player online game in which children are able to play and learn in a safe environment. Since 2008, Panfu has been able to reach online audiences in Germany, France, Spain, Great Britain, Poland, The Netherlands, Scandinavia, South America and the US. At 15,000 new registered users per day, Panfu is also one of the fastest-growing communities on the internet.

To strengthen the Panfu Team, we are looking for:

What we offer:

* Integration into a successful, international and cooperative team
* Comfortable, yet challenging work environment in which responsibility plays a top factor
* Development of a long-term project which will be accessed by hundreds of thousands of children
* Room for creativity and new ideas
* Active knowledge management and advanced team training
* Gernerous office in Berlin-Mitte (complete with foosball, a refrigerator and a sofa)

Information

Length: 3-6 months
Location: Berlin, Torstr. 35
Salary: negotiable

We look forward to receiving compelling applications at [email protected]!

"DESIGNER_AD"

Designer (m/f)

Your job description:

* Development of graphic contents for Panfu in 2D
* Development of simple 2D-animation
* Formulation of static and animated advertising materials

What you bring to our team:

* You have excellent abilities in graphic design and illustration
* You possess a good understanding of Flash, Illustrator, and Photoshop
* You have extensive experience with web and interface design
* You display a creative, responsible, and diligent manner of working
* You have completed your studies as a design major with very good marks
* You're communicative, a strong team player and have very high standards of quality
* You can provide references
* You appreciate games, as well as online gaming
* It's fun for you to think about the needs and wants of children
* You have at least two year of relevant work experience
* You have a good command of English 

"FLASH_ENTWICKLER_AD"

Flash Developer (m/f)

Your range of duties:

* Modular enhancements of the platform in AS3
* Flash game development
* Features development
* Creation of tools for the optimization of standard processes

What you bring to our team:

* You have a completed job training/have studied computer science or a related field and are a talented programmer who distinguishes himself through creative solutions and ideas
* You are self-sufficient and dependable
* You have an excellent understanding of Actionscript 2/3 and object-oriented programming
* You have at least two years of work experience and have already worked extensively on projects with back end connection
* You are familiar with current tools (e.g. Flex, Flex Unit, FDT 1.5 or 3, FlashDevelop, SVN)
* You yourself are a gamer and enjoy developing program codes
* You are a structured Flash developer who applies both existing and new concepts and prototypes
* You have a good knowledge of English

"GAMEDESIGNER_AD"

Game Designer (m/f)

Your job description:

* Product conception and specification of technical demands for new games
* Product management within the realm of product development
* Competition analysis and presentation of concept ideas
* Optimization of websites in regard to customer usage, user experience, interaction design, conversion and monetary assessment
* User- and prototype-testing, market research, competition benchmarking 
* Planning of long-term product strategies in close cooperation with the management

As a member of our team, you'll be immersed in the creative process from the generation of ideas to the finished product. You'll receive the chance to work and innovate for an online world for children.

What you bring to our team:

* Competence in product development for internet platforms and/or e-businesses
* Knowledge regarding usability and web design as well as proficiency in current internet technologies
* Working knowledge of current graphics software (Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash)
* You possess a good technical understanding and have basic experience with project management
* You're currently advanced in your studies or already have experience in the field
* You have an affinity for the internet and a special interest in online gaming
* You distinguish yourself through your creativity, analyzation abilities, critical thinking and high standard of work
* You display enthusiasm and willingness both to work on your own and within an intensive team setting
* Very good knowledge of English

"PHP_ENTWICKLER_AD"

PHP Developer (m/f)

Your job description:

* Development of a content management system
* Maintenance and expansion of a payment gateway
* Development of tools and adminsystems
* Development of an automated reporting system

What you bring to our team:

* Passion for very good websites
* High proficiency in PHP, MySQL, HTML, CSS and JavaScript
* Competence in Ajax and PHP-Frameworks (e.g. CakePHPs, Zend) is advantageous
* Experience in the development of databank-based web portals
* Competence in the area of usability engineering
* University degree in compupter science or a related field
* Very good knowledge of English

"PRAKTIKANT_DESIGN_ILLUSTRATION"

Design/Illustration Intern (m/f)

Your job description:

* Development of graphic contents for Panfu in 2D
* Development of simple 2D-animation
* Formulation of static and animated advertising materials

As a fully-fledged member of our creative team, you will be an integral component of the creative process from the generation of ideas to the finished product, as well as the measured success of the concept. You'll have the opportunity to develop innovative, online worlds for children and using your ideas, create a direct line to hundreds of thousands of children across Europe and America.

What you bring to our Team:

* You have excellent abilities in graphic design and illustration
* You possess a good understanding of Flash, Illustrator, and Photoshop
* You have extensive experience with web and interface design
* You display a creative, responsible, and diligent manner of working
* You are currently advanced in or have already completed your studies as a design major
* You're communicative, a strong team player and have very high standards of quality
* You can provide references
* You appreciate games, as well as online gaming
* It's fun for you to think about the needs and wants of children
* You have a good command of English 

"PRAKTIKANT_FLASH"

Flash Intern (m/f)

Your range of duties:

* Insight into modular enhancements of the platform in AS3
* Fundamentals of Flash game development
* Features development
* Creation of tools for the optimization of standard processes

What you bring to our team:

* You have a completed job training/have studied computer science or a related field and are a talented programmer who distinguishes himself through creative solutions and ideas
* You are self-sufficient and dependable
* You have an excellent understanding of Actionscript 2/3 and object-oriented programming
* You yourself are a gamer and enjoy developing program codes
* You are a structured Flash developer who applies both existing and new concepts and prototypes
* You have a good knowledge of English

"PRAKTIKANT_GAMEDESIGN"

Intern - Game Design (m/f)

Your range of duties:

* Product conception and specification of technical demands for new games
* Product management within the realm of product development
* Competition analysis and presentation of concept ideas
* Optimization of websites in regard to customer usage, user experience, interaction design, conversion and monetary assessment
* User- and prototype-testing, market research, competition benchmarking 
* Planning of long-term product strategies in close cooperation with the management

As a member of our team, you'll be immersed in the creative process from the generation of ideas to the finished product. You'll receive the chance to work and innovate for an online world for children.

What you bring to our team:

* Competence in product development for internet platforms and/or e-businesses
* Knowledge regarding usability and web design as well as proficiency in current internet technologies
* Working knowledge of current graphics software (Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash)
* You possess a good technical understanding and have basic experience with project management
* You're currently enrolled in advanced studies or already have experience in a related area
* You have an affinity for the internet and a special interest in online gaming
* You distinguish yourself through your creativity, analyzation abilities, critical thinking and high standard of work
* You display enthusiasm and willingness both to work on your own and within an intensive team setting
* Very good knowledge of English

"PRAKTIKANT_INTERNATIONAL_MARKETING"

International Marketing Intern (m/f)

for English, French, Spanish, Polish, Swedish, Dutch, Portuguese, Italian, Russian

Your job description:

Join us in widening the horizons of the largest website for children in Europe. Establish Panfu in your country!

* Localizing Panfu contents in your language
* Developing the Panfu community in your language
* Developing a marketing strategy and all online marketing campaigns including our SEO, SEM and affiliate marketing
* Developing effective CRM processes
* Striking partnerships with companies that enjoy heavy traffic
* Analyzing and optimizing existing marketing cooperation and supporting the marketing team for market control
* Liaison support to existing cooperation partners
* Planning, organization and evaluation of offline campaigns
* Developing effective and independent PR campaigns

You are:

* A native speaker of one of the above mentioned languages.
* A graduate or undergraduate in economic sciences, new media, communications or a similar field.
* Equipped with knowledge in marketing, preferably in online marketing.
* Equipped with very good analytical capabilities, conceptual thought and organized work.
* Competent in internet and computer applications (Power Point, Excel, Word).
* Distinctively customer-oriented and communicative.
* Very good in written and verbal expression.
* Appreciative of a strong work ethic and ready for independent and intensive team work.
* Competent in written and spoken English. 

Preferably, you already have relevant experience through various internships in the work areas mentioned above. You have the competence to quickly orient yourself towards complex situations and make quick decisions. In addition to excellent academic performance, you have also displayed commitment outside the university. You enjoy working for a young corporation, in which personal initiative is essential in reaching your goals.

"PRAKTIKANT_KONZEPT"

Concept Design Intern (m/f)

Your job description:

* Development of text and concepts as well as the implementation of these ideas for the online world, Panfu
* Communication with both children and parents over the blog and forum
* Development of Panfu plots and formulation of specific episodes within the plots

As a member of our creative team, you will be an integral component of the creative process from the generation of ideas to the finished product, as well as the measured success of the concept. You have the opportunity to develop innovative, online worlds for children and using your ideas, create a direct line to hundreds of thousands of children across Europe and America.

What you bring to our team:

* You have a creative and convincing writing style
* You possess basic knowledge of current graphics software (Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash)
* You are familiar with project- and knowledge-management tools (Jira, Basecamp, Wiki)
* You display a creative, responsible, and diligent manner of working
* You're communicative, a strong team player and have very high standards of quality
* You have a passion for children and children's stories
* You appreciate games, as well as online gaming
* You have a very good knowledge of English

"PRAKTIKANT_MARKETING"

Marketing Intern (m/f)

Your range of duties:

Help us build the largest website for children in Europe!

* Developing a marketing strategy and all online marketing campaigns including our SEO, SEM and affiliate marketing
* Developing effective CRM processes
* Striking partnerships with companies that enjoy heavy traffic
* Analyzing and optimizing existing marketing cooperation and supporting the marketing team for market control
* Liaison support to existing cooperation partners
* Planning, organization and evaluation of offline campaigns
* Developing effective and independent PR campaigns

What you bring to our team:

* Graduate or undergraduate in economic science, new media, communications or a similar field
* Knowledge in marketing, preferably online marketing
* Very good analytical capabilities, conceptual thought and organized work
* Competence in internet and computer applications (Power Point, Excel, Word)
* Distinctively customer-oriented and communicative
* Very good in written and verbal expression
* Appreciative of a strong work ethic and ready for independent and intensive team work
* High capacity for teamwork and flexibility
* Competence in written and spoken English (other languages will be to an advantage)

"PRAKTIKANT_PHP"

PHP Intern (m/f)

Your range of duties:

* Maintenance and further development of the existing HTML site
* Development of a content management system
* Maintenance and expansion of a payment gateway

What you bring to our team:

* Programming and project experience
* High proficiency in PHP, MySQL, HTML, CSS, JavaScript and the web service area
* Competence in Ajax and PHP-Frameworks (e.g. CakePHPs, Zend) is to an advantage
* You are comfortable working within an existing framework
* You are advanced in your studies and/or already have experience within the field
* You have an affinity for the internet and a special interest in online gaming
* You distinguish yourself through your creativity, analyzation abilities, critical thinking and high standard of work
* You display enthusiasm and willingness both to work on your own and within an intensive team setting
* Very good knowledge of English

"PRAKTIKANT_PRODUKT"

Product Intern (m/f)

Your job description:

* Product conception and specification of technical demands for new games
* Product management within the realm of product development
* Competition analysis and presentation of concept ideas
* Optimization of websites in regard to customer usage, user experience, interaction design, conversion and monetary assessment
* User- and prototype-testing, market research, competition benchmarking 
* Planning of long-term product strategies in close cooperation with the management

As a member of our team, you'll be immersed in the creative process from the generation of ideas to the finished product. You'll receive the chance to work and innovate for an online world for children.

What you bring to our team:

* Competence in product development for internet platforms and/or e-businesses
* Knowledge regarding usability and web design as well as proficiency in current internet technologies
* Working knowledge of current graphics software (Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash)
* You possess a good technical understanding and have basic experience with project management
* You're currently advanced in your studies or already have experience in a related area
* You have an affinity for the internet and a special interest in online gaming
* You distinguish yourself through your creativity, analyzation abilities, critical thinking and high standard of work
* You display enthusiasm and willingness both to work on your own and within an intensive team setting
* Very good knowledge of English

"PRAKTIKANT_REDAKTION"

Editorial Intern (m/f)

Your job description: 

* Development of text and concepts as well as the implementation of these ideas for the online world, Panfu
* Communication with both children and parents over the blog and forum
* Development of Panfu plots and formulation of specific episodes within the plots

As a member of our creative team, you will be an integral component of the creative process from the generation of ideas to the finished product, as well as the measured success of the concept. You have the opportunity to develop innovative, online worlds for children and using your ideas, create a direct line to hundreds of thousands of children across Europe and America.

What you bring to our team:

* You have a creative and convincing writing style
* You possess basic knowledge of current graphics software (Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash)
* You are familiar with project- and knowledge-management tools (Jira, Basecamp, Wiki)
* You display a creative, responsible, and diligent manner of working
* You're communicative, a strong team player and have very high standards of quality
* You have a passion for children and children's stories
* You appreciate games, as well as online gaming
* You have a very good knowledge of English


"SENIOR_JAVA_ENTWICKLER_AD"

Senior Java Developer (m/f)

Your job description:

* Maintenance and further development of the existing game server architecture
* Development of new Java applications
* Attendance to and enhancement of the data bank
* Optimization of server and data bank applications in regards to load and system stability

What you bring to our team:

* Programming and project experience
* Excellent abilities in Java and J2EE
* Competence in data bases (SQL, MySQL)
* Ability to work within a pre-existing framework
* Knowledge in the field of web services
* Enjoyment of new contents
* Very good knowledge of English

Chat Commands

These commands are built into the client, when a command is triggered the message will not be sent to the server, so other players will not see it. These are also not case-sensitive.

GOTO KAMARIA

Moves the player to room 20 (Castle tower).

GOTO BOOKWORM

Moves the player to room 26 (Lab).

GOTO PAUL

Moves the player to room 60 (Paul's room).

Text Color

This feature was found in the November 1, 2011 build of Panfu. The function is called setTextColour, and is located at com.pandaland.mvc.view.dialog.chat.ChatMediator. The feature was removed in the December 1, 2012 build of Panfu, and is also missing in the latest build from December 1, 2014.

Red Color

By typing .R.  in front of your message, you would type in red color (#FF0000).

Green Color

By typing .G.  in front of your message, you would type in green color (#228B22).

Maroon Color

By typing .M.  in front of your message, you would type in maroon color (#800000).

Debug Chat Commands

These are only available to the game's moderators.

getrooms

Shows two popups (first containing the first 45, second containing 45 to 150) to the player with all the Rooms of the game, formatted as:

(room name) - (room ID),

moveto

Takes the first parameter as room ID, then moves you to that room.

open

Takes the first parameter as player ID then opens that player's profile card, even if they're not in the same room or on your buddy list.

Nilo's Gangstacrew

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Nilo's Gangstacrew was a special event triggered by the developer Der_Krasse (Nilo Hoffmann) on the German version of the game and the development server. It was added in 2012.

The way it works is as follows:

bösä

When sending a message the game checks if the message the user is trying to send equals the string

bösä

Then, the game checks if the user is playing on the development server, it does this by checking if the information server address contains one of the following strings:

debby
amy
robin

The player's name is then compared with

Der_Krasse

If that comes out as true, the game then checks if the user's id is 15683 on the development server, or 4495518 if they are playing the German version. (Which were the user-ids of Der_Krasse)

After that, the game sends out a special peer to peer message with ID 21 (CMD_SEND_POPUP).

Other players then run through the same checks (to make sure the player is really Der_Krasse and not just faking peer to peer traffic) and get shown this popup:

Nilos böse Gangsta-Crew beitreten?

Translated: Join Nilo's evil gangsta crew?

(Before 2013, the message was "Dem Bösen anschließen und Evron dienen?" (Translated: Join evil and serve Evron?)

They then have the following options:

OK
SKIP

If they press OK, they will perform the evil emote and all throwables are temporarily unlocked while they are in a "evil" state.

Besides the popup, moderators will receive the following message:

bösä by: (player name)

Being in the "evil" state has the following effects:

  • When throwing a normal slimebomb, the sprite is replaced with a blue slimebomb which on impact uses blue slime instead of green, the blue slime effect is used in a quest so it's not unused, the slimebomb however is unused.
  • When throwing a slimebomb with the "master of slime" effect, the sprite is replaced with a pink slimebomb with pink slime on impact. Like the blue slimebomb, the slimebomb itself is unused, the effect is not.
  • The ice spell is replaced with a stone spell, it turns the hit player into stone.
  • The lightning spell is replaced with a bomb spell, it blows up the hit player.
  • All the changed throwables and spells play the evil emote when used.

Der_Krasse could also use these other commands:

unbösä

Broadcasts a peer to peer message with ID 25 (CMD_SEND_NO_EVIL) to the entire server, Removes the evil state (and all its effects) and shows the message

unbösä by: (player name)

to moderators.

bösä tt

Runs an additional check comparing the user's id with 4495518, this is the id of Der_Krasse on the German server so this command would not work on the development server.

Sends a peer to peer message with ID 26 (CMD_SEND_TT) to everyone in the room, which shows a popup with the text

Nilos böse Gangsta-Crew ausnutzen und eiskalt in die Vergangenheit reisen?

Translated: Take advantage of Nilo's evil gangsta crew and ice-cold travel into the past?

With the options

OK
SKIP

Pressing OK will make the player travel into the past, this effect is used in the Panfu Birthday quest.

bösä tt me

Has the same effect as bösä tt, but doesn't check the player's id nor show a popup and does not broadcast it to the room thus only affecting the player.

bösä untt

Like bösä tt it checks if the user's id is 4495518 (so it would only work on the German server). Broadcasts a peer to peer message with ID 27 (CMD_SEND_UNTT) to the entire server, it removes the time travel effects and makes the user travel back to the future.

Interestingly, unbösä and bösä untt are the only peer to peer commands in the entire game to use P2P_RECEIVER_ALL, which broadcasts a message to everyone on the server.

Is Special?

Interestingly, they implemented a clientside check to see if the player was spoofing their isSpecial (The ability to have staff and mascot-only items).

The way they did this was to first check if your username was Max_von_Panfu, Ella_von_Panfu, Kamaria_von_Panfu, Panfu_Max, Panfu_Ella or Panfu_Kamaria. (The mascots names in both Germany and worldwide.)

Then they checked if your Social-level was 99 (which was the mascots' levels.)

If all this was correct, then it would give you the isSpecial-flag.

There was also an alternate isSpecial-check that would simply check if your name was Der_Krasse and that you were on the German server, used in the bösä system.

An alternate login-check also checked if your username was either Der_Krasse or Die_Krasse, and if it was it would generate a random number, multiply it by 9999, and then create a MD5-hash of it, used in all the "isSpecial"-checks.

Item Conditions

Lila Monkey

If you had item-id 100001 (Lila Monkey) and your account is newer than May 1, 2009 and you weren't "Special" (Der_Krasse or the mascots), it would be removed.

Golden Crown and Talisman

If you had item-ids 100356 (Golden Crown) or 10021 (The Talisman) and your account is newer than December 31, 2009 and you weren't special, then they would be removed too.

Mascot Items

Item ids 100429, 100430, 100431, 100432 (Panfu_Ella's mascot-items), 100433, 100434 (Panfu_Max's Mascot-items), 100518 and 100519 (Panfu_Kamaria's Mascot-items) would be removed if you weren't "Special". (Der_Krasse or the mascots)

NPC Items

Item ids 103106, 103107, 103108, 103109, 103110, who belonged to Evrons guards and slaves in Spies in Bitterland, gets removed if you aren't "Special".

Also, Max's spy-outfit 103098 would also get removed if you weren't special.

Panfu Team Items

The Panfu Team Hat and Panfu Team Shirt (ids 3031 and 5016) were also removed if you weren't special.

Unused Text

Bolly Hop

win and lose text...

Filler text.

City Runner

dummytxt

More filler text.

Glückwunsch! Du hast xyz Münzen gewonnen!

German filler-text for points received.

Salon Penny

Tu może być
instrukcja. Tu może
być instrukcja.Tu może
być instrukcja.Tu
może być instrukcja. Tu
może być
instrukcja. Tu może
być instrukcja.

Polish filler-text. Means "This can be the instruction".

Balloon Pop

Instructions:
Click the slots to change
their states.
There are 5 types:
empty, balloon, mine, ice,
wall 1, wall 2

When finished, copy the XML
source and paste it into a new
textfile. Level-files are stored
beneath the game directory.

The filename has to follow
this
rule: "levelX.xml"

Text from a level-editor inaccessible in the minigame. To access this level editor, one has to edit the mode in the config.xml from game to editor.

Snippets from Testing

"TEST_KEY1"

Hello, this is a test!

"TEST_KEY2"

Hello, still testing!

"TEST"

test

"TEST_MAJ2"

test

"TEST1234AAA"

test

"TESTX"

TEST

"BANNERS_XMAS" (featured only in German-snippets)

Test

"DIRECTIONSIGN_TEST" (featured only in German-snippets)

Gehe zu Test

Internal Project Name

The internal project name was "Pandaland", as evidenced by the package name (com.pandaland). This was also an early proposed domain (pandaland.com), found in the title of an internal Information Server (AMF), found on the "Debby"-subdomain.[1] This was most likely unused due to the high costs of the domain-name.

Unused Features

Anti "chair wall climb"

Unused code found in the game files shows that the developers were trying to stop players from walking onto walls, by teleporting the panda down from the chair instead of walking. On occasion, the feature doesn't function correctly, which is most likely why it was left unused. The feature if enabled functions like this;

Normal Unused feature enabled
Panfu-Wallclimbing2.gif Panfu-Wallclimbing.gif

Anti wall climbing

Unused code found in the Pathfinder-proxy has a mode that doesn't allow "hacking" the walkarea. However, this mode is toggled off by default. If enabled the game freezes even if the player just clicks on a wall.

Hotkeys

A hotkey feature disabled by default can be found at com.pandaland.util.manager.KeyManager in Panfu's game code. It has a function for enabling the hotkeys, but it is left unused. This feature was most likely a remnant from the game's early development in Sep–Nov 2007.

If enabled, pressing the keys t and b at the same time allows you to throw a water balloon (or a snowball depending on the season). This is similar to Club Penguin's throwing hotkey which uses only t, whom Panfu probably drew inspiration from for this feature.

Avatar mouse rotation

Panfu had plans to implement rotation with the mouse, similar to its inspiration Club Penguin. A leftover function from this can be found in the game's code. This was mentioned as an upcoming feature in November 2007[2], but never saw the light of day. Panfu-Avatar-Rotation-Code.png

Instant Messaging

Some unused snippets suggest that instant messaging was worked on sometime.

"IM_CONFIRMATION"

Your messenger was successfully activated.

"IM_CONFIRMATION_BUTTON_01"

OK

"IM_EXISTING"

You have already activated another messenger.
Do you want to replace it with this one?

"IM_EXISTING_BUTTON_01"

Replace

"IM_EXISTING_BUTTON_02"

Cancel

"COMUFY_SETTINGSPAGE_SUCCESS"

We have received your request. Please have a look in your messenger, if Kamaria has sent you a request yet.
You have to confirm the request in order to receive her messages.
If you have not received the request, add Kamaria's contact to your messenger: ##channel_name##.

Test Items

It seems a developer really struggled adding furniture to Panfu, as items 103706–103741 were all test-furnitures that did not include any assets. The first seven item IDs were the developer trying to add a Doormat-furniture, and the other 22 (except for two failed Gold Piggy Bank-furniture attempts) were test furnitures that also didn't include any assets.

[103706 RARE_DOORMAT] Furni does not have any SWF.
[103707 RARE_DOORMAT_2011] Furni does not have any SWF.
[103708 RARE_NEW_DOORMAT] Furni does not have any SWF.
[103709 RARE_ITEM_DOOR_MAT] Furni does not have any SWF.
[103710 RARE_ITEM_DOOR_MAT_1] Furni does not have any SWF.
[103711 RARE_ITEM_DOOR_MAT_2] Furni does not have any SWF.
[103712 RARE_ITEM_DOOR_MAT_3] Furni does not have any SWF.
[103713 TEST12345] Item does not have any SWF.
[103714 TEST1234] Item does not have any SWF.
[103715 test] Furni does not have any SWF.
[103718 GOLD_PIGGY_BANK] Furni does not have any SWF.
[103719 GOLD_PIGGY_BANK_2] Furni does not have any SWF.
[103720 CHECK] Item does not have any SWF.
[103721 CHECK2] Item does not have any SWF.
[103722 CHECK3] Item does not have any SWF.
[103723 zxczxczxc] Item does not have any SWF.
[103724 TOTO] Item does not have any SWF.
[103725 asdasd] Item does not have any SWF.
[103726 TOTO4] Item does not have any SWF.
[103727 TOTO5] Item does not have any SWF.
[103728 TOTO6] Item does not have any SWF.
[103729 TOTO7] Item does not have any SWF.
[103730 TOTO8] Item does not have any SWF.
[103731 TOTO9] Item does not have any SWF.
[103732 TOTO10] Item does not have any SWF.
[103733 TOTO11] Item does not have any SWF.
[103734 jbdfsdfs] Item does not have any SWF.
[103735 dfsfsdfs] Item does not have any SWF.
[103741 TEST] Furni does not have any SWF.

References