The “war” people are talking about in Arc Raiders is not a built-in game mode. It’s a player-driven event built around two streamer communities, and it has grown into a full-blown, map-wide roleplay conflict called the Battle of the Bunguraiders.
How the Arc Raiders war started
The spark was a routine extraction-gunfight that turned into a storyline.
Streamer HutchMF was downed and finished in Arc Raiders by another player. While Hutch was asking for mercy, the killer executed him with a voice line dedication “for the Bungulators” – a reference to fellow streamer TheBurntPeanut, who calls himself “The Bungulator.”
Hutch took that moment and escalated it into content. He posted the clip on social media with an all-caps declaration that this meant war against Burnt Peanut and his followers. That public “declaration” became the foundation for a loose, game-wide faction conflict centered on Speranza, Arc Raiders’ shared world.
Who TheBurntPeanut and HutchMF are
Two personalities anchor the whole event:
| Streamer | Role in war | Notable traits |
|---|---|---|
| TheBurntPeanut | Leads the Bungulators in the “north” of Speranza | Extraction-focused creator, known for mocapping as a literal peanut and leaning heavily into absurd, WWE-style theatrics |
| HutchMF | Leads The FMF in the “south” of Speranza | Long-time FPS creator, framed himself as launching a counter‑campaign after being executed “for the Bungulators” |
The tone is deliberately over the top. Peanut’s persona is treated almost like a cult leader by his own community, and Hutch is leaning into the idea of an organized military pushback. The result is closer to scripted wrestling storylines than a traditional competitive league.
Which streamers are on which side
Once the initial clip circulated, other big names began publicly choosing sides. That turned a small feud into a cross‑community stunt.
| Faction | Core identity | Confirmed creators |
|---|---|---|
| The Bungulators (TheBurntPeanut) | Fanatical “north” faction rallying behind Peanut’s peanut-avatar persona | Myth, summit1g, Cloakzy, RNGingy, Shroud, Ninja |
| The FMF (HutchMF) | Southern faction organized around Hutch’s declaration of war | TimTheTatman, Nadeshot, Symfuhny, NICKMERCS |
| Blue Origin (xQc) | Neutral-but-involved third group with its own colors and rules of engagement | xQc and his community, operating under a non‑aggression pact with Hutch’s side |
Ninja’s decision to join the Bungulators underscored how lopsided the fan energy is. He has openly said he refuses to go to war against a fanbase that will watch a mocapped peanut, even when that channel is idle, in higher numbers than his own live streams. His move is less about balance and more about not wanting to be on the wrong side of a dedicated meme cult.
How the Arc Raiders map is “divided”
The war is being visualized as a territorial fight over Speranza, even though the game itself does not enforce any factions. Hutch has shared an “official map” that assigns different regions of Arc Raiders’ world to specific groups.
| Region label | Who “controls” it | What it represents |
|---|---|---|
| Realm of Bungulators | TheBurntPeanut and his community | Northern territory where players in Bungulator colors are encouraged to roam, camp, and roleplay as an organized force |
| Mythic Lands | Allied to Peanut’s side | Additional northern/northeastern zones associated with Myth and other Bungulator‑aligned creators |
| Southern regions | The FMF under Hutch | Most of the south is framed as FMF territory, reflecting Hutch “rallying forces in the south” |
This is a social overlay on top of Arc Raiders’ existing matchmaking. No server selector or playlist forces Bungulators and FMF players into the same instance; instead, the conflict relies on organic encounters. Players in certain outfits cluster around landmarks, high‑value loot zones, or extracts and behave as if they’re guarding or raiding territory.
How players show allegiance in-game
The most visible part of the event is the informal uniform system. Each faction has a specific free cosmetic setup so any player can opt in.
| Faction | Skin and color | Cosmetic options |
|---|---|---|
| The Bungulators (TheBurntPeanut) | Striker skin (Red) | Bag: On; Gas Mask: On; Helmet: On; Padding: On |
| The FMF (HutchMF) | Torpedo skin (Red) | Helmet: Off; Goggles: On; Mask: Off; Sleeves: Off |
| Blue Origin (xQc) | Origin skin (Blue) | Headgear: On |
Because these are free options, anyone can throw on a faction’s look without spending money or grinding specific drops. That’s made the war visible even in random solo queues: players report lobbies full of red Striker or Torpedo uniforms roaming in quasi‑military formations, or neutral blue Origin players trying to stay out of the crossfire.
Informal etiquette has started to emerge too. Some squads warn others to be careful what they wear over the event weekend; others stalk players whose cosmetics look close to a rival team and ambush them at extraction. It feels closer to a persistent roleplaying event than a literal leaderboard race.
What the “war” looks like moment to moment
In practice, most of the time you are not watching coordinated creator stacks fighting each other in a single match. The technical reality of Arc Raiders’ matchmaking makes that unreliable, even when parties try to queue simultaneously.
Instead, the conflict plays out as:
- Random encounters with fully kitted Bungulator or FMF squads camping high‑value areas.
- Ad‑hoc alliances or standoffs when two squads with the same colors recognize each other.
- Targeted harassment of opposing creators through stream sniping and repeated in‑game ambushes.
- Small third-party factions, like the “Moanin Ronin,” who roleplay as chaos agents killing members of both major sides while chanting their own catchphrases.
Players describe being trailed and interrogated about whether they’re “with Peanut,” or being stalked across the map and executed at extract with in‑joke audio cues. It often feels like emergent open‑world events layered over the usual extraction loop.
How long the Arc Raiders war runs and the planned finale
The war is open‑ended in spirit — faction pride and harassment campaigns could continue as long as communities are interested — but the key organizers have agreed on a clear centerpiece: a scheduled showdown on the Spaceport map.
| Event | Date | Time | Location in-game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bungulators vs FMF “final battle” | Saturday, November 22, 2025 | 5pm PT / 7pm CT / 8pm ET / 1am GMT | Spaceport map |
The intent is to create a hard stop for the most intense phase of the feud: both sides rally their creators and communities to queue into Spaceport around the same time and flood the map with their colors. Even if the matchmaking system never perfectly aligns the main squads into one match, hundreds of players will be encountering each other across multiple instances, turning Spaceport into a temporary warzone.
Outside that peak moment, there is no strict “season” framing or official win condition. Victory is more about narrative bragging rights: who claimed to dominate key areas, whose community kept up the bit longer, and which streamer managed to turn an offhand execution into a sustained, game‑wide event.
What this means if you play Arc Raiders but don’t follow streamers
If you drop into Arc Raiders without any context, the war can be confusing or even misleading. You might see:
- Large groups in matching red Striker or Torpedo outfits camping key routes.
- Players calling out “Bungulators,” “FMF,” or “Moanin Ronin” in voice chat.
- Warnings not to wear certain cosmetics during the event window.
None of this is an official ranked mode, and regular PvE and extraction goals are unchanged. You can ignore the uniforms and play normally, or you can lean in, choose an outfit, and treat it as a live‑service roleplay event created by the community instead of the developer.
The important thing to understand is that the “war” is social fiction with real in‑match consequences. It can increase tension at extraction, make certain areas feel more dangerous over the weekend, and temporarily shift how strangers behave toward you based on your cosmetic choices. For Arc Raiders, it is also a sign of how quickly a dedicated creator with a strong bit — in this case, a motion‑captured peanut called The Bungulator — can reshape the feel of a game’s world, at least for a little while.
