> The secret code just became longer. VGhpcyB3YXMgaW4gYmFzZS02NDogZDRya3t0aGF0XyRpbXBsXzNuMHVnaDRfVX1jMGRl

Again, as the name suggests, "Bass" is hinting towards base64.
```
$ echo "VGhpcyB3YXMgaW4gYmFzZS02NDogZDRya3t0aGF0XyRpbXBsXzNuMHVnaDRfVX1jMGRl" | base64 -d
This was in base-64: d4rk{that_$impl_3n0ugh4_U}c0de