Custom character not working correctly in FE enviroment

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A guy I know came to me and asked me to fix a script for him, but I’m not sure how to do it, so I figured I’d take it here. I’ll let him explain it:

I’ve begun work on a game where the main objective is to push x to complete y, but I’ve ran into a problem. I’m using a custom character which involves a special script, alongside a part as the part that moves, with a robot mesh added on top to act as the “body.” It seems to work perfectly in studio, but when I test it ingame, the character spazzes out and flies around.

Studio: https://gyazo.com/94fa4ecab0c2698ae898db0b29d8751c

Ingame: https://gyazo.com/dc97f9a266ccb6dd7b509202ed8df65b

Enabling filtering just breaks the script, and I have no idea what else I can do. The script is a LocalScript located in the StarterPlayerScripts.
The script:

char = workspace:WaitForChild("Char")

w, a, s, d = 0,0,0,0
game:GetService("UserInputService").InputBegan:connect(function(k)
	k = k.KeyCode.Name
	if k == "W" then
		w = 1
	elseif k == "A" then
		a = 1
	elseif k == "S" then
		s = 1
	elseif k == "D" then
		d = 1
	elseif k == "Space" then
		jump()
	end
end)

game:GetService("UserInputService").InputEnded:connect(function(k)
	k = k.KeyCode.Name
	if k == "W" then
		w = 0
	elseif k == "A" then
		a = 0
	elseif k == "S" then
		s = 0
	elseif k == "D" then
		d = 0
	end
end)

function jump()
	if ground and not jumping then
		jumping = true
		char.Velocity = v2(char.Velocity, 30)
		wait(.3)
		jumping = false
	end
end

function v2(v3, b)
	return Vector3.new(v3.X, b or 0, v3.Z)
end

wait()
workspace.CurrentCamera.CameraType = "Scriptable"
ignore = {char}
ground = false
jumping = false

while 1 do
	workspace.CurrentCamera.CFrame = CFrame.new(char.Position + Vector3.new(0,4,5)*3, char.Position)

	local dt = game:GetService("RunService").RenderStepped:wait()
	local ismove = math.abs(a-d)+math.abs(w-s)>0
	local dir = Vector3.new()
	if ismove then
		dir = CFrame.new(Vector3.new(), Vector3.new(d-a, 0, s-w)).lookVector
	end
	
	local f1, f2, f3 = workspace:FindPartOnRayWithIgnoreList(Ray.new(char.Position, Vector3.new(0,-3)), ignore)	
	ground = f1
	if jumping then f1 = nil end
	
	char.BodyForce.Force = dir * 400 - v2(char.Velocity) * 20
		+(f1 and Vector3.new(0, ((f2.Y+2) - char.Position.Y)*300 + workspace.Gravity*char:GetMass() - char.Velocity.Y*30 ) or Vector3.new())
end
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Check out these pages for an in-depth explanation of how filtering enabled works:

The reason your script is not working when you turn on FilteringEnabled is that you are moving the characters on the client rather than on the server meaning each client will not be able to see other characters moving.

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This is not always the case though, the problem could be that the client doesnt own the character, your character is always controlled by the client, so what OP needs to do is make the server set the network owner of the parts in the custom char (if they havent done that already)

Edit: after watching the video this issue seems different, but i do recommend testing setting all of the parts network owners to the client

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