Ok I am having problems with putting multiple sprites on the screen that uses the same texture.  Example:  I am creating a game where you fly a ship and shoot various lasers to blow stuff up.  Well I think I have the multiple sprites thing down by using an array, however I am using a class lvl variable to hold the X axis position of the ship and another variable for the laser.  In the update method I am making them equal each other so that the laser will look like it is coming from the ship.  But when you move the ship obviously the laser moves also along the X axis. How can make it where it will not move.  I know its probably some easy logic that I am just not seeing.

Also if there is a completely better way to do this other than arrays please let me know!!

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I am using a class lvl variable to hold the X axis position of the ship and another variable for the laser. 

Class level where? In what class? Why do you need to set a variable for the laser if it hasn't fired yet? Can you have more than one laser on-screen at a time? If not, just keep the variable null until it's needed. When you go to draw the laser sprite, if the variable for its position is null, you don't draw it.

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... variable to hold the X axis position of the ship and another variable for the laser.  In the update method I am making them equal each other ... when you move the ship obviously the laser moves also