diff --git a/src/interface.c b/src/interface.c
index a762b39d7..5e8eed45f 100644
--- a/src/interface.c
+++ b/src/interface.c
@@ -3841,6 +3841,7 @@ typedef struct command_history command_history;
 command_history *last_command = NULL;
 char *console_ui(pixel *vid_buf,char error[255]) { //TODO: error messages, show previous commands
 	int mx,my,b,cc,ci = -1;
+	pixel *old_buf=calloc((XRES+BARSIZE)*(YRES+MENUSIZE), PIXELSIZE);
 	command_history *currentcommand;
 	ui_edit ed;
 	ed.x = 15;
@@ -3853,7 +3854,9 @@ char *console_ui(pixel *vid_buf,char error[255]) { //TODO: error messages, show
 	ed.hide = 0;
 	ed.multiline = 0;
 	ed.cursor = 0;
-	//fillrect(vid_buf, -1, -1, XRES, 220, 0, 0, 0, 190);
+	memcpy(old_buf,vid_buf,(XRES+BARSIZE)*YRES*PIXELSIZE);
+	fillrect(old_buf, -1, -1, XRES, 220, 0, 0, 0, 190);
+
 	while (!sdl_poll())
 	{
 		b = SDL_GetMouseState(&mx, &my);
@@ -3861,19 +3864,11 @@ char *console_ui(pixel *vid_buf,char error[255]) { //TODO: error messages, show
 		my /= sdl_scale;
 		ed.focus = 1;
 
-		clearrect(vid_buf, 0, 0, XRES+BARSIZE, 220);//anyway to make it transparent?
+		//clearrect(vid_buf, 0, 0, XRES+BARSIZE, 220);//anyway to make it transparent?
+		memcpy(vid_buf,old_buf,(XRES+BARSIZE)*YRES*PIXELSIZE);
 		draw_line(vid_buf, 1, 219, XRES, 219, 228, 228, 228, XRES+BARSIZE);
-		drawtext(vid_buf, 100, 15, "Welcome to The Powder Toy console v.2 (by cracker64)\n"
-		         "Current commands are quit, set, reset, load, create, file, kill, sound\n"
-		         "You can set type, temp, ctype, life, x, y, vx, vy using this format ('set life particle# 9001')\n"
-		         "You can also use 'all' instead of a particle number to do it to everything.\n"
-		         "You can now use particle names (ex. set type all deut)\n"
-		         "Reset works with pressure, velocity, sparks, temp (ex. 'reset pressure')\n"
-		         "To load a save use load saveID (ex. load 1337)\n"
-		         "Create particles with 'create deut x,y' where x and y are the coords\n"
-		         "Run scripts from file 'file filename'\n"
-		         "You can delete/kill a particle with 'kill x,y'"
-		         "Play a sound with (sound blah.wav)"
+		drawtext(vid_buf, 100, 15, "Welcome to The Powder Toy console v.3 (by cracker64)\n"
+		         "Current commands are quit, set, reset, load, create, file, kill, sound\n" //TODO: help command
 		         ,255, 187, 187, 255);
 
 		cc = 0;
@@ -3911,11 +3906,13 @@ char *console_ui(pixel *vid_buf,char error[255]) { //TODO: error messages, show
 			currentcommand->prev_command = last_command;
 			currentcommand->command = mystrdup(ed.str);
 			last_command = currentcommand;
+			free(old_buf);
 			return currentcommand->command;
 		}
 		if (sdl_key==SDLK_ESCAPE || sdl_key==SDLK_BACKQUOTE)
 		{
 			console_mode = 0;
+			free(old_buf);
 			return NULL;
 		}
 		if(sdl_key==SDLK_UP || sdl_key==SDLK_DOWN)
@@ -3951,6 +3948,7 @@ char *console_ui(pixel *vid_buf,char error[255]) { //TODO: error messages, show
 		}
 	}
 	console_mode = 0;
+	free(old_buf);
 	return NULL;
 }