diff --git a/qmutants.py b/qmutants.py
index c1c9b43..07a651a 100644
--- a/qmutants.py
+++ b/qmutants.py
@@ -226,6 +226,7 @@ class mutant(QWidget):
         self.na_thresh = 150
         self.status = ""
         self.area = ""
+        self.console_lines = 0
         
         #account
         self.user = user
@@ -908,7 +909,10 @@ class mutant(QWidget):
                     pass
                 year_str = year_str[:end_index]
                 #print("Year:" + year_str)
-                self.farm_year = int(year_str)
+                try:
+                    self.farm_year = int(year_str)
+                except:
+                    pass
             self.status = ""
          
     #index area
@@ -1453,17 +1457,31 @@ class mutant(QWidget):
             self.command_str.emit(str(self.char_sel)+"\r\n")     
             #self.mutants()
             self.logged_in = True 
+    #doesnt work yet
+    def delete_line(self,line):
+        cursor = self.console.textCursor()
+        cursor.movePosition(QTextCursor.Start + line + 1)
+        cursor.movePosition(
+            QTextCursor.PreviousBlock,
+            QTextCursor.KeepAnchor, 1)
+        cursor.removeSelectedText()
+        self.console.setTextCursor(cursor)   
 
     #main game loop
     def execute_loop(self, result):
         self.console.append(result)
-        self.console.moveCursor(QTextCursor.End)
-
+        self.console_lines = self.console_lines +1
+        
         if self.logged_in == False:
             self.login_listener(result)
         else:
             self.mutants(result)
 
+        if self.console_lines>5000:
+            self.console.clear()
+            self.console_lines = 0
+            
+        self.console.moveCursor(QTextCursor.End)       
 
 class telnet_thread(QObject):
     received = pyqtSignal(str)