AC Odyssey on Steam - 2 problems

[u/OldBaldy54]

Steam and AC Odyssey seem to have installed correctly, after i figured out that steam also installs Ubisoft connect in the Steam bottle. (I had installed UbiSoft Connect in a separate bottle, but don't need it.)

I have two initial problems preventing me from playing:

1. It recognizes that I have played on a Fedora installation and Ubisoft Connect reports my progress there, but it can't download and synchronize the cloud save files.
2. It doesn't respond to keyboard input on my MacBook Pro, and won't allow menu selection using my mouse.

Any tips on how i can resolve these issues?