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+## 1.2.0
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+* Switched to top-down rendering, yielding performance improvements
+* Add a dot-density gamma feature to thin out especially dense clusters
+* Add support for multiple layers, making it possible to include more
+  than one GeoJSON featurecollection in a map. [#29](https://github.com/mapbox/tippecanoe/pull/29)
+* Added flags that let you optionally avoid simplifying lines, restricting
+  maximum tile sizes, and coalescing features [#30](https://github.com/mapbox/tippecanoe/pull/30)
+* Added check that minimum zoom level is less than maximum zoom level