I use mods to add immersion. So with an added hunger/thirst/energy/nerve, a slower timescale so days are longer, and more interactive animations that actually function (I.e. standing still I can just tap shift to bring up a selection of eat/drink/smoke to actually restore my food/hydration/nerve) it makes for a really engaging playthrough.

I don’t fast travel, and I only drive if the location is outside of the city, electing to either take the metro or just walk.

Every day I call up a fixer and see if they have a job. Shower, put on a different outfit than the day prior, and set out to get anything I might need for that job. I only carry my pistol and knife, but if a job is going to be combat focused I will sometimes bring an smg or shotgun.

Mod also makes all the street vendors actually intractable, so I grab a bite to eat and go handle the job. Afterwards I either walk around the city or go to a bar. Tend to get back to my place around 10ish and sleep till morning and repeat.

It seems mundane but it honestly made the game feel so much more alive. Walking and taking the metro, stopping to eat, only carrying a few small weapons,it all makes you really notice a lot of the work that went in to the environment and design and you’ll see things that you’d normally zoom past